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Fireside Chats with the NAfME Council for Choral Education

Fireside Chats with the NAfME Council for Choral Education Meet the 2019–2021 and 2020–2022 NAfME Council for Choral Education Division Representatives The NAfME Council for Choral Education is asking our constituents…

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Words You Can Teach By

Words You Can Teach By The Power of Words By NAfME Member Matt Brown This article first appeared in the October 2020 issue of Teaching Music. A simple phrase or…

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More than Half of the 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™ Semifinalists Are NAfME Members

More than Half of the 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™ Semifinalists Are NAfME Members Announcing the 25 Selected Semifinalists Recently, the GRAMMY Museum® announced its 25 semifinalists for the 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator…

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Developing a New “3 Rs” Approach to Education in a Post-COVID-19 World

Developing a New “3 Rs” Approach to Education in a Post-COVID-19 World Refine, Re-Focus, Re-Ignite By NAfME Member David Knott This article first appeared on David Knott’s “Radical Music Education”…

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The Promise of Artistic Process

The Promise of Artistic Process Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Aligns the Standards By NAfME Members Scott Edgar, Fran Kick, and Lori Schwartz Reichl “An ounce of performance is worth pounds…

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Rehearsing during COVID-19

Rehearsing during COVID-19 How to Effectively Sing, Play, and Build Ensemble Skills during Remote or Hybrid Teaching By NAfME Member Peter J. Perry, D.M.A. I miss conducting my ensembles!!! To…

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The Practice: Improvement Is Always Possible

The Practice Improvement Is Always Possible By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D.  This article was first published on Edward Varner’s Creating Hope blog. Practice Makes Perfect Perfect Practice Makes Perfect…

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NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship to Marissa Altendorfer and Brendon Culloton

  For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship to Marissa Altendorfer of University of Wisconsin–River…

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Kathleen Ohlman Honored as a 2020 Lowell Mason Fellow

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 Kathleen Ohlman Honored as a 2020 Lowell Mason Fellow RESTON, VA (October 1, 2020)—On October 1, 2020, National…

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Music Theory Meets Technology: Engaging Students during COVID-19

Music Theory Meets Technology Engaging Students during COVID-19 By Darren LaCour, sponsored by Artusi University music theory educator Darren LaCour reflects on his experiences before and during the pandemic, and…

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