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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…

Moving to Online Learning

Moving to Online Learning A Few “Jabs” to “Hook” You Up with a Knock-Out Plan  By NAfME Member David Knott This blog first appeared on David Knott’s “Radical Music Education”…

Music Publishers Agree to Allow Educational Use of Copyrighted Music

Music Publishers Agree to Allow Educational Use of Copyrighted Music This article was first published by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Several prominent music publishers have temporarily…

How to Make Music with Your Ensembles Even during COVID-19

How to Make Music with Your Ensembles Even during COVID-19 #musicisnotcanceled   By NAfME Member Michael ParsonsDirector of Instrumental Music Briarcrest Christian School Memphis, Tennessee Not unlike countless other music…

Want Young Children to PLAY Music?

Want Young Children to PLAY Music? Start by Giving Them Opportunities to Play WITH Music!  By Anne Sailer and Lauren Guilmartin, sponsored by Music Together Worldwide  Twenty-year-old college sophomore Sam…

Creative and Engaging Experiences for Student Teachers

Challenges Lead to Opportunities! Creative and Engaging Experiences for Student Teachers By NAfME Members Keith Hodgson and Jenny L. Neff, Music Educators at The University of the Arts Challenges  In…

An Opportunity to Create Life-Long Musical Relationships

An Opportunity to Create Life-Long Musical Relationships  An Interview with 2020 All-National Honor Ensemble Jazz Band Guest Artist Terell Stafford The 2020 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Jazz Band is taking…

A Fantastic Force: Teamwork in Advocacy

A Fantastic Force The Importance of Connections and Teamwork in Advocacy  By Andi Hasley, Immediate Past President of West Virginia Music Educators Association Sponsored by the CMA Foundation A little…

Virtual Choirs

Virtual Choirs Student Thoughts on Taking Performance Online By NAfME Members Bobby Olson and Scott N. Edgar   If your social media feed is anything like mine, it has been…

An Open Letter to Visual and Performing Arts Department Heads

Why Guitar Class? An Open Letter to Visual and Performing Arts Department Heads By Darin Au NAfME Council for Guitar Education-Western Division Representative The NAfME Council for Guitar Education would…