Ideas from NAfME Members for Fellow Music Educators
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We want you to know that we appreciate all that you are doing for your students because their well-being comes first. You have risen to meet the educational needs in this time of crisis by sharing resources, and we will be updating these resources frequently. It is important to take care of yourselves as you juggle family and work life and to remember that we are a music education nation working together to make life easier.
During this time of unprecedented need for virtual/online instructional materials, the first consideration for us must be student safety. As educators, we are dedicated to providing safe learning environments for students in our physical classrooms every day. We must be equally dedicated to providing safe virtual/online environments as well. To that end, NAfME recommends:
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- Children under the age to 13 have verifiable parental consent before accessing any online resources
- Students and/or families do not provide any identifying information to gain access to the resources – free or paid
NAfME cares about our students so we advocate for equitable access to instruction. As we curate materials to help members implement online learning, we recognize that effective online instruction in any subject requires:
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- Universal access to learning devices and internet services
- Professional learning opportunities and time for educators to design online learning environments, tasks, and assessments
- Opportunities for students to learn how to succeed with online instruction
- An appropriate learning management system
Members of NAfME Societies and Councils have provided these resources from their own original teaching experiences, music educators in their school districts, universities, communities, peers, or other trusted sources. We thank them for their assistance and commitment to NAfME members as we all pull together to keep educating and making music.
Please respect copyright. Find out more about copyright easements during the pandemic from NFHS.
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- Past NAfME/NAMM Foundation webinar: Bridging the Gap: Teaching and Learning Music Online
- Past webinar: A Conversation: What Do Science and Data Say About the Near Term Future of Singing by National Association of Teachers of Singing
- Past webinar: Teaching Students with Disabilities during COVID-19 with Alice Hammel (PowerPoint document; quiz for professional development recognition)
- Past webinar: Music Education and SEL during COVID-19 with Scott Edgar (PowerPoint document; quiz for professional development recognition)
- Past webinar: Keeping Music Education Strong with NAfME and NAMM Foundation (PowerPoint document; timestamp guide to webinar)
- Past webinar: Music – Thinking Differently: It’s Not About a Virtual Ensemble with Meghan Cabral (PowerPoint document; quiz for professional development recognition)
- Past webinar: Promoting and Preserving Music Programs during COVID-19 (advocacy webinar) with Mary Wagner and Jenna Day (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: Moving Music Online: Successful Models and Advice with John Mlynczak and Patrick Benson (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: Leadership at the Local Level: Make Your Voice Heard (advocacy webinar) with NAfME Presidents (PowerPoint document; advocacy resources)
- Past webinar: Walking the Talk: Working with Administrators during COVID and Beyond (advocacy webinar) with Leyla Sanyer (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: Why Should I Care about Advocacy? (advocacy webinar) with Lynn Brinckmeyer (PowerPoint document; other resources)
- Past webinar: Music Advocacy: Moving from Survival to Vision (advocacy webinar) with John Benham
- Past webinar: Advocating for Music Education Utilizing Social-Emotional Learning (advocacy webinar) with Scott Edgar and Bob Morrison (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: Discussing the Diversification of State Repertoire Lists with Dr. Rob Deemer; Cecilia Clark; Quincy C. Hilliard; Amy Rever-Oberle; Cory Meals; and Brandon Houghtalen (resource document)
- Past webinar: Teaching General Music during COVID-19: Changing Our Focus to Creating, Responding, and Connecting with Becky Halliday, Phil Wilson, and Rob Lyda (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: A Framework for Teaching General Music during COVID-19 with David Frego, Tiffany Taylor-English, Jennifer Donovan, and Rob Lyda (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: Preparing Online Learning Opportunities for Students with Nancy Garvey (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: Social Distancing, Sanitation, and Carts, Oh My! Suggestions and Strategies for Teaching General Music on a Cart with Amy Walworth, Danielle Ingram, Melissa Stouffer, and Rob Lyda (PowerPoint presentation)
- Past webinar: Model Cornerstone Assessments: They Can Work for Your Program with Fred Burrack (PowerPoint presentation )
- Past webinar: Mariachi Guitar and Vihuela Strumming Teaching Online with Ramon Rivera (PowerPoint presentation, Passcode for viewing %HbZC4bj; access more than 100 music assignments)
- Past webinar: Opening the 2020-2021 School Year: What are Strategies for Success? with Annamarie Bollino, Dr. Heather Cote, Martha Gabel, Dr. Lance Nielsen, Michael Stone, and Dr. Marcheta Williams (PowerPoint presentation)
- Past webinar: Supporting Young Children’s Social and Emotional Learning through Music Activity with Lili M. Levinowitz (PowerPoint document)
- Past webinar: Music Advocacy: State Success Stories and Strategies
- Past webinar: TEACH via Distance Learning: A Copyright Guide
- Past webinar: Fostering Community in a Virtual World
- Past webinar: Motivating Singers during COVID-19
- Past webinar: Creative Connections: Blending Technology and Creative Expression in your Virtual Music Rehearsals
- Past webinar: Best Practices for Online Choral Rehearsals
- Past webinar: Do You Want to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Your Music Class? (PowerPoint presentation)
- Past webinar: Conversations about Choral Tone
- Past webinar: The Power of Story in Song: Communicating Your Message (PowerPoint presentation)
- Past webinar: The Rehearsal Grid: A Systematic Approach to Planning Repertoire and Rehearsals (Rehearsal Grid template; Rehearsal Plan template)
- Past webinar: Teaching Elementary and Early Childhood Music in the Time of COVID-19
- Past webinar: Music Education Post-Election: Updates and Key Takeaways (advocacy webinar)
- Past webinar: Aerosol Study Round 3 Results Update
- Past webinar: Smithsonian Folkways Learning Pathways: A New Way to Deeply Engage Students with Music Online
Online Resources
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