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Rebuilding after the Storm

Rebuilding after the Storm Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation works to help music programs in Houston after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the…

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Views from 2018 All-National Honor Guitar Ensemble Members

NAfME ANHE Guitar Ensemble Recap Views from 2018 All-National Honor Guitar Ensemble Members By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Students who participated in the inaugural 2018…

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Vocal Health: How Choral Directors Can Help Students

Vocal Health: How Choral Directors Can Help Students By Jennifer Moorhatch The original article first appeared on J.W. Pepper’s blog. One of the most important but sometimes overlooked jobs of…

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Maintain Your Musicianship

Maintain Your Musicianship Dust Off Your Instrument and Experience the Benefits By NAfME member Lori Schwartz Reichl  This article was originally published in the January 2018 teacher edition of In Tune…

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Building Successful Band Programs in Smaller Schools

A Thousand Little Things Building Successful Band Programs in Smaller Schools By NAfME Member John Cisetti This article first appeared on J.W. Pepper’s blog. The student population at Louisburg High…

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Sound Design and the Thrill of Theme Parks Harmonize as Universal Orlando Collaborates with NAfME

Sound Design and the Thrill of Theme Parks Harmonize as Universal Orlando Collaborates with NAfME By Teresa Crews, sponsored by Universal Orlando At Universal Orlando Resort, one of our principal…

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Guitar Class in the Gem State

Guitar Class in the Gem State Number 10: The State of Idaho By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Today we visit Idaho with respected guitar educator…

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Stress, Burnout, and Stage Fright in College

Stress, Burnout, and Stage Fright in College Resources for Music and Music Education Majors By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox PMEA Retired Member Coordinator and Chair of Council for Teacher Training,…

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Friendship as Mentorship

Friendship as Mentorship Colleagues Can Be Your Best Resource Professionally and Personally  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl A similar version of this article was originally published in the December…

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Guitar Class in the Old Dominion

Guitar Class in the Old Dominion Number 9: Commonwealth of Virginia By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Dr. Kevin Vigil currently serves on the NAfME Council for…

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