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The music classroom can easily be an environment that provides multiple ways for all students to have access to high-quality music-making. While focusing on engaging students who have higher support…
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Have you ever questioned if elementary school is an appropriate age to discuss the LGBTQ+ community? Have you searched for age appropriate ways to include this community? Have you wondered…
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We can all agree that music is for everyone. The question is: what are we doing as music educators to make equitable access to high-quality, rigorous music programs—where learners not…
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As music educators, it is our job to ensure that every student feels safe, supported, and welcome in our classrooms. This is especially true for students in marginalized groups, such…
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As our classrooms diversify, the languages with which our students engage are more than just mainstream English. Music educators need tools to create linguistically responsive classrooms that aim to improve…
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Creating a Community for All Learners: Reimagining Arts Standards through Centering Students As a member of the National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS), NAfME is participating in “Reimagining Standards-Based Arts…
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For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Releases New Strategic Plan Moving the Music Education Profession Progressively Forward RESTON, VA (November 22,…
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First Peoples’ Ways Forward: Embracing Local Indigenous Peoples’ Ways and Musics in School Music Classes By NAfME Members Anita Prest, J. Scott Goble, and Hector Vazquez-Cordoba This blog refers to…
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We See You, Sis! A Conversation of the Unique Experiences of Black Female Band Directors By NAfME Members Tiffiny C. Reckley and Jennifer A. Theilacker Presented We See You, Sis!…
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A Thousand Tiny Cuts Overcoming Implicit Bias to Promote Belonging By NAfME Member Alex Rivera Alex Rivera presented A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Overcoming Implicit Bias to Promote Belonging at the…
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