music history

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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2022 ANHE jazz ensemble rehearsal

Black Music History: More Than Just a February Lesson

Black Music History More Than Just a February Lesson By NAfME Member Ashley Cuthbertson This article first appeared on A. Cuthbertson Consulting’s blog where you can listen to this blog…

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A Prelude to Performance

A Prelude to Performance Instructional Methods for Introducing a Musical Selection  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the February 2020 teacher edition of In Tune…

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

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

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Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education

  Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education The Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education will meet at the University of Mississippi in Oxford from Wednesday, June…

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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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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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Carolyn Bennett at Library of Congress

“A Music Teacher Is All I’ve Ever Wanted to Be.”

“A Music Teacher Is All I’ve Ever Wanted to Be.”  Carolyn Bennett is the first music educator Teacher-in-Residence at the Library of Congress. By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared…

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10 Facts about the Bassoon

10 Facts about the Bassoon By Vivian Yan Article originally posted on Oupblog Join NAfME today Rising to popularity in the 16th century, the bassoon is a large woodwind instrument…

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