Guitar Class in the Old Dominion
Guitar Class in the Old Dominion Number 9: Commonwealth of Virginia By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Dr. Kevin Vigil currently serves on the NAfME Council…
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Making a School Whole Again
Making a School Whole Again David Byrd revived a long-gone high school music program in Oakland, California. By Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the October 2018 issue…
Show Gratitude: Make Real Contact by Giving Thanks, and Meaning It
Show Gratitude Make Real Contact by Giving Thanks, and Meaning It By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl A similar version of this article was originally published in the November 2018…
Summer Camp with Teaching Guitar Workshops
Summer Camp with Teaching Guitar Workshops Celebrating 25 Years of Teaching Guitar By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Attention NAfME members! Are you interested in…
Over a Half-Century of Music Education
Over a Half-Century of Music Education A teacher in Louisiana looks back and continues to forge ahead. By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the October 2018 issue of…
Towards a More Inclusive Music Education
Towards a More Inclusive Music Education Diversifying the Styles of Music We Study, Create, and Perform By NAfME Member Steve Holley Change can sometimes be scary. After 19 years…
A Love of Music from the Very Beginning
A Love of Music from the Very Beginning Harlow Alexander, This Year’s Shannon Kelly Kane scholarship Recipient By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the October 2018 issue of…
50 States of Guitar Class—Number 8: The Aloha State
50 States of Guitar Class Number 8: The Aloha State By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Aloha NAfME members! Today we will visit Honolulu and…
The Unexpected Benefits of Commissioning New Music
The Unexpected Benefits of Commissioning New Music By NAfME Member Aaron Given When my students and I first commissioned a composer, the opportunity basically fell into my lap. I…
Creepy, Gross, and Macabre Things Lurking in Your Music Classroom
Scary Music!!! Creepy, Gross, and Macabre Things Lurking in Your Music Classroom By NAfME member Peter J. Perry, D.M.A. It is October, and the scariest things in your music…
