General Music

Assessing the Standards: An Exploration of the Respond Model Cornerstone Assessment

Assessing the Standards An Exploration of the Respond Model Cornerstone Assessment By NAfME Member Emily Hatch This article first appeared in the April 2022 issue of Journal of General Music…

Star-Songs and Constellations: Lessons from the Global Jukebox

Star-Songs and Constellations Lessons from the Global Jukebox By Patricia Shehan Campbell  This article first appeared in the September 2021 issue of Music Educators Journal. In a time of attention…

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Sixteen

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Sixteen By Thomas Amoriello Jr., Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s…

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Fifteen

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Fifteen By Thomas Amoriello Jr., Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s…

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown Make the Moments Count Rather Than Count the Days that Remain By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “Sometimes we’re all too quick to count down the…

Teaching Handbells/Handchimes as a Catalyst for Lifelong Musicianship

Teaching Handbells/Handchimes as a Catalyst for Lifelong Musicianship By NAfME Member William Brandt  Music is something that exists in almost every facet of our daily lives. It is present at…

Considering Intersectionality: Implications for the Future of Music Education

Considering Intersectionality Implications for the Future of Music Education By NAfME Members Mara E. Culp and Karen Salvador Helping all learners develop individual musical identities and reach their fullest music-making…

Motivate Your Students with MORE Tales of Technique, Tenacity, and Triumph

Motivate Your Students with MORE Tales of Technique, Tenacity, and Triumph Sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member The Articulate Foundation This spring, Articulate with Jim Cotter returns to streaming and to…

Reconsidering the Timeless Tale of Peter and the Wolf

Reconsidering the Timeless Tale of Peter and the Wolf Sponsored by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Countless children and adults have been introduced to orchestral music since the first performance of…

Intercultural Understanding in the Music Classroom

Intercultural Understanding in the Music Classroom By Nisha Feik, sponsored by Sound Infusion by Cultural Infusion The past two years have presented enormous challenges to families. We have endured separation…