Classroom and Time Management Tips
Are you looking for classroom and time management tips? We’ve compiled several resources for you below. Please share your ideas with us on Amplify, the online community for music educators!…
Category: Back To School
NAfME Preconference and its Solutions Music Group Will Help Make Sense of the New National Music Standards
On October 25th and 26th, NAfME will present a “Standards, Assessment, & Evaluation Preconference” at its 2014 National In-Service Conference at the Gaylord Opryland and Resort in Nashville Tennessee. The Preconference…
Classroom Games and Activities for General Music
Are you looking for Musical Games and Activities for your classroom? You’ve come to the right place! NAfME members shared some fantastic exercises they use in their classrooms – and…
NAfME's Halle Dinkle Heads Back to School
Just in time for band practice, school bells, and seating charts, Tom Batiuk, creator of the comic feature Funky Winkerbean, debuts a new Halle Dinkle comic strip. Batiuk, a former middle school teacher, is such a…
Why Mozart Was an Underachiever, and Other Thoughts About Talent
This originally appeared in the second edition of the Broader Minded Beat newsletter (May 9, 2014). Hello Broader Minded Thinkers! There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to…
Want to Use the New Music Standards in Your Classroom? Take a Lesson (Plan) from NAfME
Whether or not you were one of the hundreds of music teachers who reviewed the new National Standards for Music Education over the past two years, you can use the…
Want to Inspire Your Music Students in the Classroom? Introduce Them to Interactive Learning
Interactive Listening Maps linked from iPad to Projector/screen for fully engages class with “Olympic Fanfare” by John Williams. From Bebop to Beethoven, technology can bring music to life…
Music In Our Schools Month
We are already looking forward to the 30th anniversary of Music in Our Schools Month in March 2015! Throughout MIOSM, we celebrate the student and all of the ways that music…
How Non-Profits & Booster Groups Can Benefit From #SocialMedia
Social media is an inexpensive way to keep your members, volunteers, and donors informed, and an effective tool for advertising events and promotions! By delivering great experiences and…
20 Ways Music Teachers Can Use Pinterest in Their Music Classrooms
NAfME Pinterest Page As a teacher, you’re likely always looking for ways to get your students excited about learning. One innovative method is through Pinterest, which has quickly become…
