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Deborah A. Confredo addresses NAfME National Leadership Assembly in June 2024

Deborah A. Confredo Begins Term as NAfME National President, 2024–2026

Deborah A. Confredo Begins Term as National Association for Music Education National President, 2024–2026 HERNDON, VA (July 9, 2024)—On June 4, 2024, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) welcomed…

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Recruiting and Retaining Hispanic and Latino/a/x Music Educators

Recruiting and Retaining Hispanic and Latino/a/x Music Educators: A Literature Review By NAfME Member Ruben James Alcala This article first appeared in the OnlineFirst articles of Update: Applications of Research…

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Recruiting with a Twist

Recruiting with a Twist 5 Student-Centered Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Program  By NAfME Members Theresa Hoover and Angela Ammerman Whether you are worried about having enough numbers to maintain…

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Full Time Equivalency and Its Place in a Post-Pandemic World

Full Time Equivalency and Its Place in a Post-Pandemic World  What Is FTE? By NAfME Member William Brandt  Full Time Equivalency, or FTE as we know it, is a system…

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Creating Meaningful Music Programs in Rural Settings

Creating Meaningful Music Programs in Rural Settings Ideas to Build and Strengthen Your Music Program By NAfME Members Chris Harper and DaShaun McGee  Chris Harper and DaShaun McGee presented on…

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Recognize the Importance of Recruitment Presentations

Spring Forward Recognize the Importance of Recruitment Presentations  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the April 2019 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “The best…

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Recruiting and Retaining Students

Build It and They Will Come Recruiting and Retaining Students By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl  This article was originally published in the March 2017 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.…

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A Motto for Success

A Motto for Success The Surprising Benefits of Sloganeering By NAfME member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the October 2016 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Vision…

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