distance learning

Embracing Digitalization: The Unexpected Benefits of E-Learning

Embracing Digitalization The Unexpected Benefits of E-Learning By Sharon Cho, sponsored by QuaverEd COVID-19 has presented the first real test of e-learning systems to school districts across the nation. While…

NAfME Supports Arts Coalition Study on Effects of COVID-19

  NAfME Supports Arts Coalition Study on Effects of COVID-19 on Return to the Rehearsal Hall November 13, 2020, update now available. NAfME is supporting a new study on the…

Music—Thinking Differently: It’s Not ALL about the Virtual Ensembles

Music—Thinking Differently It’s Not ALL about the Virtual Ensembles By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral This time of social distancing is difficult for all involved. It is difficult for students as…

Finding Value in the Virtual Ensemble

Finding Value in the Virtual Ensemble How Should We as Music Educators Consider Coming Changes? By NAfME Member Joseph Owens Coronavirus has forced music educators to deliver music instruction in…

An Opportunity: Where Does Music Education Go from Here?

An Opportunity Where Does Music Education Go from Here?  By Anne Fennell, NAfME Council for Innovations Chair This article first appeared on Anne Fennell’s blog. We have an opportunity. Right…

The Future of Music Education

The Future of Music Education What’s It Going to Look Like?  By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral We do not know. As educators, we are planners, we want to know what…

A Personal and Professional Pivot

A Personal and Professional Pivot Make It Simple, Not Stressful By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the April 2020 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.…

Moving to Online Learning

Moving to Online Learning A Few “Jabs” to “Hook” You Up with a Knock-Out Plan  By NAfME Member David Knott This blog first appeared on David Knott’s “Radical Music Education”…

Music Publishers Agree to Allow Educational Use of Copyrighted Music

Music Publishers Agree to Allow Educational Use of Copyrighted Music This article was first published by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Several prominent music publishers have temporarily…

Creative and Engaging Experiences for Student Teachers

Challenges Lead to Opportunities! Creative and Engaging Experiences for Student Teachers By NAfME Members Keith Hodgson and Jenny L. Neff, Music Educators at The University of the Arts Challenges  In…