music practice

Developing a Creative Culture: Proven Strategies for Teaching Creativity in the General Music Classroom from Michigan MEA

Ignite creativity in your general music classroom! This session provides proven, practical strategies to establish a creative culture, empowering students to explore, compose, and express themselves through music. Discover techniques…

Pressure Proof: Practicing for Peak Performance from Michigan MEA

Every musician wants to play as beautifully on stage as they do in the practice room. All too often, we get on stage and sound nothing like rehearsal, because of…

Empowering Students through Sight Reading: A Guide for Music Teachers

Empowering Students through Sight Reading A Guide for Music Teachers Sponsored by NAfME Corporate member MakeMusic What is sight reading? Being able to look at a brand new piece of…

Teaching Intonation to Beginning Musicians: Setting Up for Success from Day One

Teaching Intonation to Beginning Musicians Setting Up for Success from Day One By Gregory Ristow and Leah Sheldon, sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member uTheory Who doesn’t love a perfectly tuned…

College Audition Tips from New York Philharmonic Trumpeter and Manhattan School of Music Faculty Ethan Bensdorf

College Audition Tips from New York Philharmonic Trumpeter and Manhattan School of Music Faculty Ethan Bensdorf How Brass Students Can Prepare for Audition Season and How Their Music Directors Can…

10 Books to Improve Practice, Part II

10 Books to Improve Practice, Part II A Better Approach to Practice By NAfME Member Kyle Oberhauser A quick review from Part I, “Why Practice Works,” will show the importance…

Making Music Together Again!

Making Music Together Again! By Terry Lowry, Conductor, Carroll Symphony Orchestra, sponsored by Musical Overture Music, for most people, is best enjoyed with others. In fact, the appeal of school…

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

Effective and Organized Learning Processes in Music Practice

They Have to Practice without You Now Effective and Organized Learning Processes in Music Practice By NAfME Member Kim Mieder, PhD   Music students often struggle with practicing alone effectively…