COVID-19

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General Music to Overcome Challenging Times

General Music to Overcome Challenging Times Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Learning Environment By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D. This article was first published in the April 2021 issue of Journal of…

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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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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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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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Top 10 Most-Read Music Education Blogs of 2020

Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2020 2020 has been a particularly challenging year for music educators and their students. As we begin a new year, we wish you and your…

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What Music Has Meant to My Students

What Music Has Meant to My Students Live from Room 218 By NAfME Member Joseph Rutkowski This school year in Room 218 at John L. Miller – Great Neck North…

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Music Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 and Beyond

Music Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 and Beyond Seeking Professional Satisfaction and Continuing to Teach By NAfME Member Mara E. Culp and Rachel Roberts  The events of 2020 altered education…

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3 Tips for Teaching Music Online, From Teachers College, Columbia University

3 Tips for Teaching Music Online, From Teachers College, Columbia University Sponsored by Teachers College, Columbia University Master of Arts in Music and Music Education The COVID-19 pandemic has changed…

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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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Classroom Learning vs. Distance Learning in the Music Classroom

Classroom Learning vs. Distance Learning in the Music Classroom Seven Benefits of Distance Learning to Consider By Darin Au NAfME Council for Guitar Education Western Division Representative Ah, distance learning.…

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