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Mock Interviews: Unraveling the “Puzzle” of Landing a Music Teacher Job

Mock Interviews Unraveling the “Puzzle” of Landing a Music Teacher Job By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox This article first appeared on Paul Fox’s blog here. Assembling the pieces: Interview Questions and Assessment Criteria…

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Will You Still Need Me When I Retire?

Will You Still Need Me When I Retire? Toward a Meaningful, Healthy, and Happy Retirement By NAfME member Paul K. Fox Adapted from the Fall 2019 issue of PMEA News…

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Music Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 and Beyond

Music Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 and Beyond Seeking Professional Satisfaction and Continuing to Teach By NAfME Member Mara E. Culp and Rachel Roberts  The events of 2020 altered education…

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NAfME Awards Eight Collegiate Members and Four Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement

  For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395  National Association for Music Education Awards Eight Collegiate Members and Four Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement RESTON, VA…

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Opening All Doors: Digital and Hybrid Music in Music Teaching and Learning

Opening All Doors: Digital and Hybrid Music in Music Teaching and Learning By NAfME National Conference Presenter Jonathan Kladder Have you ever wondered what types of music learning experiences might…

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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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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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Professionalism in Teaching

Professionalism in Teaching Treating the Pursuit of Excellence as a Daily Habit  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the January 2019 teacher edition of In…

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Washington, DC, Music Education Association Chapter Relaunches

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 Washington, DC, Music Education Association Chapter Relaunches National Association for Music Education Announces New Chapter in the Nation’s Capital RESTON,…

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The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music!

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music! Music Education Professional Development in India By NAfME Member Virgil Vihaan Sequeira This article first appeared in the Western Music Education…

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