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Sharon Isbin 2001 Grammy Award

 A Cultural Treasure: Interview with Sharon Isbin

A Cultural Treasure Interview with Sharon Isbin, Juilliard Classical Guitar Program Founder By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair It is not a stretch to describe Sharon…

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2019 ANHE mixed choir male singer

Preparation for Adjudication: A Checklist for Success

Preparation for Adjudication A Checklist for Success  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl *Special thanks to Jonathan Sindler and Andrew B. Spang, colleagues and music educators of the Howard County…

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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

Nine of Ten GRAMMY Music Educator Finalists for 2020 Are NAfME Members

Nine of Ten GRAMMY Music Educator Finalists for 2020 Are NAfME Members NAfME member Mickey Smith Jr. has been named the honoree of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™. Congratulations!…

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An smiling teacher in an elementary school classroom with seven boys and girls, 6 and 7 years old. They are having fun, excited to be in school, laughing and smiling.

What Are Your 2020 Resolutions for Your Music Classroom?

What Are Your 2020 Resolutions for Your Music Classroom? Three NAfME Members Respond   This article first appeared in the January 2020 issue of Teaching Music magazine.   Roger CossMusic…

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NAfME Celebrates 50 Members Who Are Newly Certified NBCT Music Educators

NAfME Celebrates 50 Members Who Are Newly Certified NBCT Music Educators On December 9, 2019, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards celebrated 3,831 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who join…

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Thomas Mosher

In Memoriam Thomas Mosher

  In Memoriam Thomas Mosher   Longtime NAfME member Thomas Mosher (1942–2019) of Lakewood, New Jersey, passed away on Saturday, December 14, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania…

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Al Pitrelli

The Season’s Greetings Guitarist: An Interview with Al Pitrelli

The Season’s Greetings Guitarist Interview with Trans-Siberian Orchestra Musical Director Al Pitrelli By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair During the last quarter of a century, the…

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Speak the Language: Use Proper, Specific Musical Vocabulary in Your Daily Instruction

Speak the Language Use Proper, Specific Musical Vocabulary in Your Daily Instruction By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the March 2019 teacher edition of In…

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Modeling Diversity: Translating Social Issues through Music

Modeling Diversity Translating Social Issues through Music By NAfME Member Raymond Reimer Uy Jr. Hanover Township Public Schools “What is the story about our world that we are sharing with…

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Including the Music of Your Students in Your Curriculum

Including the Music of Your Students in Your Curriculum Every child has a song to sing. Is your bias silencing your classroom?  By NAfME Member Johnathan M. Hamiel  This article…

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