Classroom Management

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When Students Go Off Track, How Do You Recapture Their Attention?

When Students Go Off Track, How Do You Recapture Their Attention? Three Music Educators Respond This article first appeared in the January 2022 issue of Teaching Music.   Cordara Xavier…

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Take, Leave, Transform! What Do We Keep from Last School Year?

Take, Leave, Transform! What Do We Keep from Last School Year? By NAfME Member Robby Burns Note: This blog post (and associated podcast episode) is based on my presentation from the…

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Incorporating More Assessment in Your Orchestra Classroom

Incorporating More Assessment in Your Orchestra Classroom Finding the Balance between Assessment and Rehearsal  By NAfME Member Daniel Lytle I find accurately assessing my orchestra students to be challenging. It…

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Develop Performance Skills with Cloud Software

Develop Performance Skills with Cloud Software By NAfME Member Robby Burns Over the past year of remote and hybrid instruction, teachers have reimagined the tools, assignments, and methods that best…

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5 Strategies for Optimal Zoom Room Engagement

5 Strategies for Optimal Zoom Room Engagement By NAfME Members Angela Ammerman and Jacob Kohut Since the beginning of the incorporation of music as a course of study in U.S.…

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Technology Strategies to Get You a Superior Adjudication!

­Technology Strategies to Get You a Superior Adjudication! Use Technology to Enhance Your Adjudication Experience  By NAfME Member Peter J. Perry, D.M.A.   As the last memories of winter break…

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A Purposeful and Passionate Plan for Managing the Music Classroom

Management Potential A Purposeful and Passionate Plan for Managing the Music Classroom  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the November 2016 teacher edition of In…

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