General Music

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Taking It to the Next Level: The Barber of Seville

Taking It to the Next Level Ways to Enhance the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s FREE digital production of The Barber of Seville By Kevin Nicoletti, sponsored by NAfME Corporate…

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3rd Annual General Music Virtual Mini-Conference

3rd Annual NAfME General Music Virtual Mini-Conference

The 2025 NAfME General Music Virtual Conference will take place 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET, on April 26. This will be the third annual conference, with previous events happening…

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General Music Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

General music teachers must teach a variety of concepts and objectives to multiple grade levels. Join NAfME Council for General Music Education members as they present lesson plan ideas to…

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NAfME town hall

Differences and Disabilities in the General Music Classroom: A Council for General Music Education Town Hall

Join members of NAfME’s Council for General Music Education and special guest Alice Hammel for an informal discussion of working with students with disabilities and differences in the general music…

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NAfME webinar

What’s Your Jam? Using Student Selected Music in the General Music Classroom

Students do not enter the general music classroom as blank slates but, rather, they bring with them a rich background of music experiences and interests. When teachers learn about their…

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The Journal of General Music Education Is Accepting Nominations for 2024–2030

The Journal of General Music Education is accepting nominations for the position of Academic Editor (2024–2030). The Journal of General Music Education (JGME) is seeking nominations for the Academic Editor and for…

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Music In Our Schools Month

Music In Our Schools Month® 2023: “Music Is All of Us” Song Bracket

Music In Our Schools Month® 2023 “Music Is All of Us” Song Bracket By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell This article was originally published on the Organized Chaos blog. This year…

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best of 2022

Top 10 Most-Read Music Education Blogs of 2022

Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2022 In 2022 music educators were reading about new ideas for their music programs, inclusivity in their classrooms, and notably—teacher recruitment and retention, as education…

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students learning notation

Iconic Notation: A Pathway to Music Literacy

Iconic Notation A Pathway to Music Literacy By Brittany Bauman, sponsored by NUVO Instrumental, LLC Iconic notation is defined as graphical representations of music that can include rhythm and melody.…

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Productivity Versus Presence 

Productivity Versus Presence A Dedicated Decision for December (and the New Year!)   By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl   “Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them…

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