music education

Nearly All of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Semifinalists Are NAfME Members

Nearly All of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Semifinalists Are NAfME Members Announcing the 25 Selected Semifinalists   Recently, the GRAMMY Museum® announced its 25 semifinalists for the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator…

Guitar Class in the Hawkeye State

Guitar Class in the Hawkeye State Number 32: The State of Iowa By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Today we visit Iowa with Sam Johnson, who…

7 Suggestions for Better Time Management for Music Educator–Entrepreneurs

How To Confront Father Time as Educators By NAfME Member José Valentino Ruiz This article first appeared on the F-Flat Magazine blog. What an exciting time it is for all…

Guitar Class in the Volunteer State

Guitar Class in the Volunteer State Number 31: The State of Tennessee By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Just south of Nashville, Allison Cowan created the…

Increasing Diversity and Equity in K–12 Ensemble Repertoire

Programming Diversity By NAfME Member Mary Lynn Doherty, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University Essential Question: If we believe our curriculum can reflect the values of inclusion and equity, are we intentionally…

A Bigger Life: An Open Letter from a 3 Strings UnLoCkeD Southwest Parent

A Bigger Life An Open Letter from a 3 Strings UnLoCkeD Southwest Parent By NAfME Council for Guitar Education in collaboration with Parent Ms. Sarah Shea “Michael finally fell in…

Creative Expression through Free Improvisation

Creative Expression through Free Improvisation  Increase Creativity, Connection, and Communication  By NAfME member Carole Ott Coelho and Tadeu Coelho Free improvisation has been shown to increase creativity, connection, and communication…

Listening to the Diverse Voices of America’s Past

Listening to the Diverse Voices of America’s Past Singing and Moving with Primary Sources  By NAfME Members Carolyn Bennett and Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D. Recently, my students learned from a…

Music Education and Social-Emotional Learning

Music Education and Social-Emotional Learning The Heart of Teaching Music  By NAfME National Conference Presenter Scott N. Edgar, Ph.D. Join NAfME today It’s Monday morning, and your students come into…

More Than Half of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members

More Than Half of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members The Music Educator Award Is Presented by The Recording AcademyTM and the GRAMMY Museum®   The…