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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.…

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Want Young Children to PLAY Music?

Want Young Children to PLAY Music? Start by Giving Them Opportunities to Play WITH Music!  By Anne Sailer and Lauren Guilmartin, sponsored by Music Together Worldwide  Twenty-year-old college sophomore Sam…

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First Comes Love, Then Comes Mastery

First Comes Love, Then Comes Mastery Connecting Socially, Emotionally, and Virtually as a Community By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl   This article was originally published in the March 2020…

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A Grownup Conversation with Raffi

A Grownup Conversation with Raffi Interview with Songwriter and Child Advocate Raffi Cavoukian, CM OBC By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair “Sing your little song/ Sing…

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

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Four By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In this edition of the “Yay Storytime!” series, we visit…

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Music Teacher Resources for School Closures

Music Teacher Resources for School Closures (Including Online and No Tech Ideas) By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell This blog was first published on “Organized Chaos.” Join NAfME today We are…

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Creating a Middle School General Music Curriculum from Scratch

Creating a Middle School General Music Curriculum from Scratch By Toni Garza, sponsored by QuaverEd Join NAfME today How do we instill a lifelong respect for music in our middle…

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A Conductor’s Tale: Francisco J. Núñez

A Conductor’s Tale Interview with American Young Voices Conductor Francisco J. Núñez By NAfME Member Thomas Amoriello Jr. Francisco J. Núñez is Principal Conductor of American Young Voices (AYV), and…

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Music In Our Schools Month® Ideas for the Classroom

Music In Our Schools Month® Ideas for the Classroom Music Changes Lives By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell This blog was first published on “Organized Chaos.” This year the NAfME Music In…

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

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Three By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Music can take you many places, and today with the…

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