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Music—Thinking Differently: It’s Not ALL about the Virtual Ensembles

Music—Thinking Differently It’s Not ALL about the Virtual Ensembles By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral This time of social distancing is difficult for all involved. It is difficult for students as…

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Guitar Class in the Hoosier State

Guitar Class in the Hoosier State Number 47: The State of Indiana By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair Images in this article were taken…

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Finding Value in the Virtual Ensemble

Finding Value in the Virtual Ensemble How Should We as Music Educators Consider Coming Changes? By NAfME Member Joseph Owens Coronavirus has forced music educators to deliver music instruction in…

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An Opportunity: Where Does Music Education Go from Here?

An Opportunity Where Does Music Education Go from Here?  By Anne Fennell, NAfME Council for Innovations Chair This article first appeared on Anne Fennell’s blog. We have an opportunity. Right…

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From Sting to Sky: Interview with Ex-Scorpions Guitarist Uli Jon Roth

From Sting to Sky Interview with Ex-Scorpions Guitarist Uli Jon Roth   By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair While in his early twenties, Ulrich Roth (b. 1954)…

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The Future of Music Education

The Future of Music Education What’s It Going to Look Like?  By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral We do not know. As educators, we are planners, we want to know what…

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Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Five

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Five By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books” series…

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A Personal and Professional Pivot

A Personal and Professional Pivot Make It Simple, Not Stressful By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the April 2020 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.…

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COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines

COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines By NFHS, NAfME and the NAMM Foundation These guidelines were first published on the National Federation of State High School Associations website. COVID-19 and Instrument Cleaning…

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Guitar Class in the Mount Rushmore State

Guitar Class in the Mount Rushmore State Number 46: The State of South Dakota By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In this edition of “50 States…

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