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Navigating Music Teaching in Uncertain Times

Navigating Music Teaching in Uncertain Times An Opportunity to Re-Think What Matters Most in Music Learning  By NAfME Member Chiao-Wei Liu  This article first appeared in the January 2021 issue…

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Spring Forward . . . Remotely, When Necessary

Spring Forward . . . Remotely, When Necessary Recognize the Importance of Recruiting ALL Students By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl A similar version of this article was originally published…

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Burned Out or Bummed Out? Teacher Self-Care: Diagnosis and Remediation

Burned Out or Bummed Out? Teacher Self-Care: Diagnosis and Remediation By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox This article first appeared on Paul Fox’s blog here. This is part six in…

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Apps to Help with Time Management and Planning

Digital Organization Tools for Music Educators, Part 2 Apps to Help with Time Management and Planning By NAfME Member Robby Burns In “Digital Organization Tools for Music Educators,” I detailed…

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Observations of Guitar Class in 50 States

Observations of Guitar Class in 50 States By NAfME Member Bill Swick This article first appeared in the January 2021 issue of Teaching Music. Guitar education reflects diversity and provides…

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Curtains Up! Pathways to Theater and the Fine Arts during COVID-19

Curtains Up! Pathways to Theater and the Fine Arts during COVID-19 By NAfME Member Brian Cyr An abbreviated version of this article first appeared in the Connecticut Association of Boards…

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Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair

Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Andrew B. Spang “If they don’t give you a seat at…

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The Virtual Performance Is Here to Stay

The Virtual Performance Is Here to Stay Process over Performance  By NAfME Member Nicole Guimaraes The original article first appeared on Nicole Guimaraes’s blog. Virtual Performances—they have become commonplace in…

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Music In Our Schools Month® 2021: “Sound of My Heart” Song Bracket

Music In Our Schools Month® 2021 “Sound of My Heart” Song Bracket By NAfME member Elizabeth Caldwell This article was originally published on the Organized Chaos blog. This year the Music…

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Reflective Music Teaching

Reflective Music Teaching: Ideas for Early-Career Teachers By NAfME Members Erik Piazza and John Mills   The start of a music teacher’s career—including the transition from college to the classroom—is…

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