music education

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Guitar Class in the Treasure State

Guitar Class in the Treasure State Number 25: The State of Montana By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Steve Eckels teaches guitar at both Flathead High…

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When Should You Retire?

When Should You Retire? The Skills and Models of a Happy Retirement By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox This article first appeared on Paul Fox’s blog here. [Portions reprinted from…

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Everyday Networking

Everyday Networking Forget the Rules and Just Be You By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the December 2017 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.  “I…

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Call for Papers: Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education

Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education CALL FOR PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, PERFORMANCES, & POSTERS   June 3–6, 2020University of MississippiOxford, Mississippi The Symposium Planning Committee welcomes submissions on topics…

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Preparing Students for Auditions

Preparing Students for Auditions Three Areas to Consider By NAfME Member Tom Sabatino This article was originally published on “Cued In,” the J.W. Pepper blog. It never failed. Late November…

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Arthur Raymond Doughty Honored as a 2019 Lowell Mason Fellow

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Arthur Raymond Doughty Honored as a 2019 Lowell Mason Fellow RESTON, VA (July 29, 2019)—On June 19, 2019, the National Association…

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Five Things to Do in Your First Five Years of Teaching

Five Things to Do in Your First Five Years Advice for New Music Educators By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo Five years sounds like a very long time, but in the…

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History of the Guitar in the United States

History of the Guitar in the United States  By Ricardo Paz NAFME Council for Guitar Education Member Director, Capital High School Guitar Program, Santa Fe, New Mexico Nineteenth-Century Guitar History…

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NAfME President and Board Chair Kathleen D. Sanz with Martha Wachulec of Montclair State University

NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship to Martha Wachulec of Montclair State University

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395  National Association for Music Education Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship to Martha Wachulec of Montclair State University RESTON, VA (July 11,…

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Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is the 2019 Music Education Champion Award recipient

Senator Jon Tester of Montana Named the NAfME 2019 Music Education Champion Award Recipient

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Senator Jon Tester of Montana Named the NAfME 2019 Music Education Champion Award Recipient RESTON, VA (July 10, 2019)—National Association for…

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