Top 10 Most-Read Music Education Blogs of 2021
Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2021 2021 has been a year of innovation, new ideas, and enthusiastic advocacy for the critical importance of music education for students. Music educators have…
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Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2021 2021 has been a year of innovation, new ideas, and enthusiastic advocacy for the critical importance of music education for students. Music educators have…
Top Five Ways to Keep Music Students Engaged in their Online Learning Experience By Kam Lal, sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Notetracks This article first appeared on the Notetracks blog…
A Note from the Academic Editor: The Sunshine File By NAfME Member Corin T. Overland, Academic Editor of Music Educators Journal This article first appeared in the December 2020 issue…
10 Books to Improve Practice, Part II A Better Approach to Practice By NAfME Member Kyle Oberhauser A quick review from Part I, “Why Practice Works,” will show the importance…
Creativity in the Classroom—From Re-Creation to Creation Nine Steps to an Effective Warm-Up By Dr. James W. Doyle, sponsored by Adams State University “In order to be creative, you have…
Always Start from the Beginning Developing Tone Quality, Intonation, Concert Repertoire, and Classroom Management through Unison Playing in Performing Ensembles By NAfME Member Robby Burns Every year I teach band,…
Making Music Theory Practical Foster Creativity for All of Your Students with Pop Music By NAfME Member Bob Habersat, sponsored by ShedtheMusic.com There is a meme out there of a…
Song of the Week Building a Vetted and Diverse Teaching Repertoire By Naomi Fernandez, Programs Liaison Supervisor, sponsored by Education Through Music When Education Through Music (ETM) began the very…
Best Communities for Music Education Designation a Lifeline for Music Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic By Claire Kreger-Boaz, sponsored by The NAMM Foundation Adapted from, “Best Communities for Music Education…
John Kao A Pathway of Improvisation By Ella Wilcox This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Teaching Music. Thought leader John Kao finds that music fosters creativity,…