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Effective and Organized Learning Processes in Music Practice

They Have to Practice without You Now Effective and Organized Learning Processes in Music Practice By NAfME Member Kim Mieder, PhD   Music students often struggle with practicing alone effectively…

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An Accidental Barbershopper Becomes a Leading Choral Advocate

An Accidental Barbershopper Becomes a Leading Choral Advocate A High School Choir Director’s Journey into Barbershop A Cappella By Jason Whitney, sponsored by Barbershop Harmony Society High school choral educator…

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Guidance for Choral Instruction This Fall

Guidance for Choral Instruction This Fall The NAfME Council for Choral Education Is Here to Help Coinciding with the release of the updated Fall Guidance for Music Education from NAfME…

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What Virtual Teaching Successes Do You Plan to Carry into Your Teaching This Fall?

What Virtual Teaching Successes Did You Have Last Spring That You Plan to Carry Forward into Your Teaching This Fall? Three NAfME Members Respond  This article first appeared in the…

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A Message from NAfME Leadership for Fall 2020

NAfME President Mackie Spradley’s Back to School Message for NAfME Members (video) We Will Get Through This – Together! Dear Music Educators, Our profession is facing unprecedented challenges. The only…

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Acknowledgement to NAfME Society and Council Members for Their Service, 2020

  Societies and Councils provide expert, committed leadership for all key areas of music education within the association. NAfME would like to acknowledge the following Society or Council members whose…

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Lesson Planning for a Year of Uncertainty

Lesson Planning for a Year of Uncertainty By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell This blog was first published on “Organized Chaos.” Lesson planning and curriculum development for general music is difficult…

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Music: A Powerful Tool for Family Engagement

Music: A Powerful Tool for Family Engagement  By Dr. Lili M. Levinowitz, Professor Emeritus, Music Education, Rowan University Director of Research, Music Together Worldwide Sponsored by Music Together Worldwide Elementary…

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Wisconsin Music Educators Association Receives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Wisconsin Music Educators Association Receives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award   RESTON, VA (August 13, 2020)—The National Association for Music Education…

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From the Hood to the White House: One NAfME Member’s Inspirational Story

From the Hood to the White House Chelsea Cook Shares the Details of Her Remarkable Career in Her Wildly Inspirational Book By NAfME Member Chelsea Cook Let me tell you…

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