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secondary choral students in black concert attire singing

Reframing and Reimagining Choir Festival Repertoire

Reframing and Reimagining Choir Festival Repertoire Thoughts Going beyond Traditional Adjudicated Performances By Darlene Machacon This article originally appeared in Tactus, spring/summer issue (2025). Permission to reprint is granted by the Western Region American…

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Apex Commercial Band at National Assembly 2024

Creating Spaces and On-Ramps: Welcoming Every Musician in the Classroom

Creating Spaces and On-Ramps Welcoming Every Musician in the Classroom By Shane Colquhoun, Chair of the NAfME Council for Innovations, Alabama State University In the fast-evolving landscape of the 21st century,…

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elementary music students with recorders

Setting Up Welcoming Teaching Spaces

How do you set up your teaching space to be a welcoming place for ALL students? Six Music Educators Share Their Ideas  This article first appeared in the August 2025…

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Recognizing and Addressing Bias in Repertoire Choices for Music Educators

Recognizing and Addressing Bias in Repertoire Choices for Music Educators Part Four of a Four-Part Series  By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee Read parts one,…

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Embracing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in the Audition Process

Embracing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in the Audition Process  Part Three of a Four-Part Series By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee Read parts…

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Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection

Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection Striving for Representation  Part Two of a Four-Part Series  By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee…

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young Asian female drummer

Cultural Appropriation versus Cultural Appreciation in the Arts

Cultural Appropriation versus Cultural Appreciation in the Arts Part One of a Four-Part Series  By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee As educators and professionals in…

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Diversity in Classical Music

Diversity in Classical Music An Overview of the NBSO K–12 Music Keyword Equity Database  By Jazzmone Sutton, NAfME Senior Manager for State Advocacy and Equity Representation plays a crucial role…

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Creating an Inclusive Music Classroom

Creating an Inclusive Music Classroom Honoring Students’ “Funds of Knowledge” By NAfME Member Chiao-Wei Liu  This article was first published in the January 2024 issue of Journal of General Music…

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Baruch Whitehead conducting a choir on stage

Black Music Matters

Black Music Matters By NAfME Member Dr. Baruch Whitehead  This article was first published in the Winter/Spring 2021 issue of College Music Symposium. Many music organizations, conferences, and schools have…

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