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“Tossing” around Lesson Ideas That Maximize Student Engagement

“Tossing” around Lesson Ideas That Maximize Student Engagement By NAfME Member Theresa Iacarino Baltimore County Public Schools–Cromwell Valley Magnet Elementary School Toss a colorful dancing scarf in the air, and…

Building Community through Music

Austin High School Building Community through Music By Ron Freiheit, sponsored by Wenger The music program at Austin High School (AHS) in Austin, Minnesota, was growing. By 2018, it was…

A Prelude to Performance

A Prelude to Performance Instructional Methods for Introducing a Musical Selection  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the February 2020 teacher edition of In Tune…

A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation

A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation By Tiffany Kerns, CMA Foundation Executive Director, sponsored by the CMA Foundation Dear music teachers, It is safe to say that 2020…

Breaking the Social Barrier in the COVID Music Class

Breaking the Social Barrier in the COVID Music Class Making Connections By NAfME Member Brittany True   Would you like to hear a scary story? A completely silent and emotionless…

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

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

Best Practices for the Guitar Classroom

Best Practices for the Guitar Classroom Using Moveable Major Scales for Improvisation By Jayson Martinez, NAfME Council for Guitar Education Eastern Division Representative Guitar teachers who wish to include improvisation…

Classroom Learning vs. Distance Learning in the Music Classroom

Classroom Learning vs. Distance Learning in the Music Classroom Seven Benefits of Distance Learning to Consider By Darin Au NAfME Council for Guitar Education Western Division Representative Ah, distance learning.…

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…

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…