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Music Supervisors Stay Connected and Caring for Music Education during COVID-19

Music Supervisors Stay Connected and Caring for Music Education during COVID-19 A 113-year History! By Michael D. Stone, Chair, NAfME Council of Music Program Leaders Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator,…

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What Is Music Licensing and Why Is It Important for a Music Career?

What Is Music Licensing and Why Is It Important for a Music Career? By Shane Whalen, sponsored by International Songwriting Competition Simply put, music licensing has become one of the…

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Giving Tuesday 2020: Make a Difference for Music Education

Giving Tuesday 2020 Make a Difference for Music Education   Can you make a donation to show your support for music education? With over 74 percent of school-age children needing…

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Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Ten

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Ten By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture…

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Music, Encoded: How a Bit of Programming Can Become a Teacher’s Secret Superpower

Music, Encoded How a Bit of Programming Can Become a Teacher’s Secret Superpower By NAfME Member Krisztina Mathe Over the course of a few months, education as we know it…

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Building Community through Music

Austin High School Building Community through Music By Ron Freiheit, sponsored by Wenger   The music program at Austin High School (AHS) in Austin, Minnesota, was growing. By 2018, it…

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A Prelude to Performance

A Prelude to Performance Instructional Methods for Introducing a Musical Selection  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the February 2020 teacher edition of In Tune…

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A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation

A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation By Tiffany Kerns, CMA Foundation Executive Director, sponsored by the CMA Foundation Dear music teachers, It is safe to say that 2020…

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Breaking the Social Barrier in the COVID Music Class

Breaking the Social Barrier in the COVID Music Class Making Connections By NAfME Member Brittany True   Would you like to hear a scary story? A completely silent and emotionless…

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Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Nine

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Nine By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture…

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