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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, . . . Am I Providing Opportunities Reflecting All?

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, . . . Am I Providing Opportunities Reflecting All? Expanding Diversity by Featuring Diverse Conductors, Composers, and Clinicians  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This…

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Redirecting Research: Embracing the Process

Redirecting Research Embracing the Process By NAfME Member Caylen Stewart While completing my master’s degree, I struggled to focus my research. I have outlined the difficulties and how I redirected…

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Nearly All of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Semifinalists Are NAfME Members

Nearly All of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Semifinalists Are NAfME Members Announcing the 25 Selected Semifinalists   Recently, the GRAMMY Museum® announced its 25 semifinalists for the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator…

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Five Reasons to Apply for the CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence Award

Five Reasons to Apply for the CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence Award By NAfME member Franklin J. Willis, sponsored by the CMA Foundation Being a recipient of the CMA…

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In Memoriam Steven M. Demorest

In Memoriam Steven M. Demorest Steven M. Demorest (1959–2019) died peacefully at home on September 22 in Evanston, Illinois, with his family and loyal dog by his side. Demorest devoted…

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

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Two By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Since the publication of “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s…

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More Than Half of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members

More Than Half of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members The Music Educator Award Is Presented by The Recording AcademyTM and the GRAMMY Museum®   The…

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Call for Papers: Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education

Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education CALL FOR PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, PERFORMANCES, & POSTERS   June 3–6, 2020University of MississippiOxford, Mississippi The Symposium Planning Committee welcomes submissions on topics…

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CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2019 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Tooshar Swain ToosharS@nafme.org or 571-323-5796 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2019 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (July 8, 2019) — In collaboration with the…

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Candidates for 2020-2022 NAfME National President-Elect

NAfME online elections will open to eligible members on January 14, 2020 and will remain open through February 12, 2020 (11:59 PM Eastern).  Election America, NAfME’s online elections service, will…

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