jazz

NAfME State MEA event

JAZZ LAB: A Reading Session Featuring Female Identifying Jazz Composers

JAZZ LAB: A reading session featuring female identifying jazz composers, led by Dr. Emmett Goods Bring your horn and sit in, or observe from the sidelines and ask your questions!…

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NAfME town hall

An Evening with Your Council for Jazz Education

Get to know your NAfME Council for Jazz Education, chaired by Bethany Robinson, and bring your questions and scenarios. We will hear about and name challenges we see in today’s…

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NAfME town hall

Tools for Jazz Directors: From Beginning to Advanced Rehearsal Techniques

This NAfME Council for Jazz Education Town Hall will present rehearsal and improvisation tools for jazz ensembles, including beginning to advanced techniques, preparing for a successful rehearsal, and ways to…

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NAfME town hall

Techniques and Tips for Elevating Jazz Education at Your School

Members of NAfME’s Council for Jazz Education will explore dynamic rehearsal techniques for jazz ensembles, how to integrate vocalists into a jazz ensemble setting, and tips and tricks to increase…

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Omar Thomas conducting

Meet the 2024 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference Keynote Speaker: Omar Thomas

Meet Acclaimed Jazz Musician, Educator, Arranger, and Award-Winning Composer Omar Thomas The conference took place September 25–28, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Described as “elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, intense, and crystal clear…

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NAfME webinar

Webinar: Improv 101 and Beyond: Blues, Bebop, and Vocal Improv Ideas for Your Music Classroom

Presenters: Lenora Helm Hammonds, Danny Kolke, William Leather, Lisa Linde. Facilitator: Bethany Robinson. This webinar will give you strategies to introduce the blues, bebop, and vocal jazz improvisation to your…

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double bass instrumentalists in 2022 All National Honor Ensemble Symphony Orchestra rehearsal

The History of Double Bass Patterns

The History of Double Bass Patterns By Jason Heath, Orchestral Strings Product Specialist, Eastman Music Company This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Eastman Music Company. The double bass,…

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Student Xylophone used in grade school education

Linking Latin Rhythms into Orff Ensembles

Linking Latin Rhythms into Orff Ensembles By NAfME Member Oscar Oviedo Presenting Linking Latin Rhythms into Orff Ensembles at the “NAfME is ME!” 2022 NAfME National Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Register now. This…

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The 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles Modern Band performed under the direction of Scott Burstein in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Bob O’Lary

540 Students from 45 States and Territories to Perform in the All-National Honor Ensembles

For Immediate Release Contact: Kristen Rencher at NAfME kristenr@nafme.org or (571) 323-5898 540 Students from 45 States and Territories to Perform in National Harbor, Maryland, in the All-National Honor Ensembles…

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Arranging for Pedagogy

Arranging for Pedagogy A Creative Approach to Repertoire in the Modern Music Room By NAfME Member Heather Fortune Presented Arranging For Pedagogy—A Creative Approach to Repertoire in the Modern Music…

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