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What We Believe: Black Lives Matter As a nation, we are hurting again. Still. Racial injustice is real, and ongoing, and increasingly evident as COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black communities, and as…
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Vision 2020 Did We Make Key Changes? By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the January 2020 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Never limit…
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Including the Music of Your Students in Your Curriculum Every child has a song to sing. Is your bias silencing your classroom? By NAfME Member Johnathan M. Hamiel This article…
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“You Might Be Left with Silence When You’re Done” The White Fear of Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education By NAfME National Conference Presenter Martin Urbach This article first…
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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Senator Jon Tester of Montana Named the NAfME 2019 Music Education Champion Award Recipient RESTON, VA (July 10, 2019)—National Association for…
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A Resource for Diversity Rob Deemer wins the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award. By Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching…
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The Work of Culturally Responsive Teaching Constance L. McKoy Reflects on Passion and the Process By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching Music…
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NAfME Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Current-State Study Information and FAQ UPDATED 1/3/20: DEIA Study Executive Summary now available. The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) wants to live up to…
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Opening Doors for All Students The 2019 NAfME National Conference explored more ways to bring students music education! By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article appeared in the April…
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Hip Hop Empowers! Interview with Harlem-Raised, Boston-Based Hip Hop Artist Billy Dean Thomas By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair The six elements of the hip hop…
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