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Guitar Teaching Focused on Creative Development and Composition Skills

Teaching Guitar for Ages 5–11 Fostering Creativity and Compositional Mastery By NAfME Member Oleksiy Bilous Objective of the Article This article aims to present a methodology for teaching children of…

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United Through Music: March is Music In Our Schools Month

March 2026 Marks the 41st Observance of Music In Our Schools Month®

March 2026 Marks the 41st Observance of Music In Our Schools Month® This Year’s MIOSM® Theme Continues as “United Through Music” HERNDON, VA (February 23, 2026)— For more than 40…

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Introversion in Music Education

Supporting Introverted Music Teachers By NAfME Member Jennifer Hibbard Many years ago, as a rookie music teacher, I assumed my introversion was a personality flaw. I thought it meant I…

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Level-Up Student Agency

How to Do Less for Your Students So They Can Do More!  By NAfME Member Erin Zaffini My oldest son is in his final year of middle school this year.…

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Let’s Go-Go”: Music, Community, and Social Responsibilities

“Let’s Go-Go” Music, Community, and Social Responsibilities By NAfME Member Katy Ieong Cheng Ho Weatherly  This article was first published in the October 2025 issue of the Journal of General Music…

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Serving All Students, Regardless of Socioeconomic Status or Disability

Highlights from the NAfME 2025 Virtual Symposium on Music Education and Students with Disabilities and/or Living in Poverty  An Interview with Joseph Abramo and Alice Hammel On November 15, 2025,…

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Music Education Advocacy Pays Off

Music Education Advocacy Pays Off Federal Funding Preserved for FY 2026 By Amber Friel, NAfME Communications Manager, Advocacy and Public Policy After months of intense advocacy and lingering uncertainty, the much-anticipated…

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When Music Becomes Healing

When Music Becomes Healing A Student-Led Collective Rooted in Empathy By Ava Silva Costa, Founder, Arturo Healing Hearts arturohealinghearts.org Music possesses the ability to alter a space before a single…

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Making the “Other” Familiar Through Music Education

Making the “Other” Familiar Through Music Education By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell The original article first appeared on the Organized Chaos blog. I believe one of the most important roles…

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Minnesota MEA Seeks Presenters for Upcoming Virtual Conference

A Message from the President of Minnesota Music Educators Conference about In-Person Conference Cancellation As President of the Minnesota Music Educators Association, I want to share directly with our broader…

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