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Lessons from the Pandemic

Lessons from the Pandemic High School Teaching   By NAfME Member Brendan Finucane This article was first published on the Chromawheel blog.   The transition to distance learning necessitated by…

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EMPATHY: Written in Wood Block Letters, White Background

Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts

Finding Sanctuary Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts  By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D. This article was first published on Edward Varner’s Creating Hope blog. Social and…

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Advising Students on Majoring in Music

Advising Students on Majoring in Music A Little Nudge Can Do Them Good By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the October 2019 teacher edition…

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More Than Half of the 2021 Music Educator Award Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members

More Than Half of the 2021 Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members The Music Educator Award Is Presented by The Recording AcademyTM and the GRAMMY Museum® The Recording Academy™…

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The Musician of the Month Project

Inspiring Students through Engaged Listening By NAfME Member Adam N. McLean, M.M.Ed. Somerville (MA) Public Schools Immediate Past President, Boston Area Kodály Educators The original version of this article first…

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Distance Learning for Special Learners in the Music Classroom

Distance Learning for Special Learners in the Music Classroom By NAfME Member Brian Wagner-Yeung Many students have been struggling during this time period of COVID-19. While music programs were full…

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Kidz Are Gonna Rock

Kidz Are Gonna Rock Interview with Little Kids Rock Director of Teaching and Learning Scott Burstein By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair The world…

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Good Enough Is Neither . . . Except for Now

Good Enough Is Neither . . . Except for Now Keep Music Education Meaningful, Manageable, and Mindful  By NAfME Member David Knott This blog first appeared on David Knott’s “Radical…

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CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3396 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (July 20, 2020) — In collaboration with…

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NAfME Awards Eight Collegiate Members and Four Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement

  For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395  National Association for Music Education Awards Eight Collegiate Members and Four Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement RESTON, VA…

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