equity

Opening Doors for All Students: 2019 National Conference

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…

Hip Hop Empowers!

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…

Engaging Diversity in Music-Making and Teaching

Amplify: Involvement Engaging Diversity in Music-Making and Teaching  By Dr. Alice M. Hammel Opus Facilitator Faculty Member – James Madison University It is difficult to describe the numerous powerful moments…

Amplify the Future of Music: Opening Doors for All Students

The 2019 NAfME National Conference Amplify the Future of Music: Opening Doors for All Students By Denese Odegaard NAfME Professional Development Committee Chair and NAfME Immediate Past President The mission of the…

Embracing Human Difference in Music Education

Embracing Human Difference in Music Education Suggestions for Honoring Diversity in Music Classrooms   By NAfME Members Mara E. Culp and Karen Salvador   Children occupy intersectional identities, comprised of (dis)ability, ethnicity,…