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Faculty-Alumni Projects That Empower Students By NAfME Members Dr. José Valentino Ruiz and Derris Lee As music educators and academic leaders, one of our most powerful tools for advancing student…
From Theory to Practice Strengthening Music Education Through Music-Focused PLCs By LaSaundra Belcher and Angela Schendel Keedy This article first appeared in the April 2025 issue of Teaching Music. Lessons…
NAfME Calls on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to Release Education Funds How Advocates Can Make a Difference Updated July 22, 2025 In July, NAfME joined a coalition…
Being More Than “Just a Music Educator” The Five Ps of Vocational Alignment By NAfME Member José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Abstract In today’s convoluted educational and cultural climate, music educators…
By NAfME Member José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Summer isn’t just for rest—it’s for reset. For music educators, summer is a sacred window between the exhaustion of performance assessments and the…
It’s Not Your Fault Classroom Management to Curb the Disruptions By NAfME Member Angela Ammerman, PhD Has anyone else noticed this epidemic of shrinking attention spans of our student-musicians? Nearly…
From the Podium to the Publisher Finding Methods that Support Your Teaching By Chase Banks, sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Hal Leonard As a beginning band student, my very first…
Uncoupling Rumination from Reflection A Call for Compassionate, Curious Dispositions By NAfME Member Lisa Martin, Music Educators Journal Academic Editor This article first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Music Educators Journal.…
HERNDON, VA (June 23, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) honored Allyson Horvath of the University of Indianapolis and Amari Junkins of Ohio Northern University as the…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Recognized with 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award HERNDON, VA (June 16, 2025)—The National Association for Music…