Research Shows Software Improves Students’ Sight-Reading Skills
Research Shows Software Improves Students’ Sight-Reading Skills By Dr. Amy Bovin, sponsored by MusicFirst Music reading skills were frequently at the top of my to-do list as a…
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The Promise of Artistic Process, Part 2
The Promise of Artistic Process Here’s how Social Emotional Learning aligns our curricula with the standards, particularly in a virtual teaching world. By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl, Fran Kick,…
Vision Boards, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a Surprise
Vision Boards, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a Surprise When One Teacher Didn’t Throw Away Her Shot By NAfME Member Lesley Moffat Online band is hard. In an environment where students…
Five Questions with Jazz Guitar Great Mark Whitfield
“Know the Music, Be Prepared” Five Questions with Jazz Guitar Great Mark Whitfield By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair The modern jazz scene has…
Top 10 Most-Read Music Education Blogs of 2020
Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2020 2020 has been a particularly challenging year for music educators and their students. As we begin a new year, we wish you and…
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…
Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Twelve
Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Twelve By Thomas Amoriello Jr. Immediate Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with…
What Music Has Meant to My Students
What Music Has Meant to My Students Live from Room 218 By NAfME Member Joseph Rutkowski This school year in Room 218 at John L. Miller – Great Neck North…
The Spirit of the Season: Free Holiday Musical
The Spirit of the Season Free A Cappella Holiday Musical Sponsored by the Association of International Barbershop Quartet Champions (AIC) FREE A Cappella Holiday Musical – December 19, 2020,…
In the World of Trauma-Informed Education: “Trust Is Not a Trick”
In the World of Trauma-Informed Education: “Trust Is Not a Trick” By NAfME Member David Knott The original article first appeared on David Knott’s blog. Our students want to feel…
