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Beginning Bassoon Players: Let Them Play Flat

Beginning Bassoon Players: Let Them Play Flat By NAfME Member Elizabeth Fetters Do you mind breaking a few hard and fast band rules for the benefit of your beginning bassoon…

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Gaining Inspiration without Plagiarizing

Embrace Your Uniqueness Gaining Inspiration without Plagiarizing By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the April 2017 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Originality is undetected…

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6½ More Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know in Their 1st Year

The Other Half of the Baker’s Dozen: 6½ More Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know in Their 1st Year By NAfME Member Christopher J. Perez Director – Freedom High School Guitar…

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Spread Love Everywhere You Go

Live Life Rosie(r) Spread Love Everywhere You Go By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl A similar version of this article was originally published in the March 2018 teacher edition of…

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Guitar Program Advocacy: Interview with Three New Jersey Guitar Program Directors

Guitar Program Advocacy Interview with Three New Jersey Guitar Program Directors By Thomas J. Amoriello Jr. NAfME Member and NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair-Elect During the last few years,…

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There Is No Better Adjudicator Than Yourself

Prepare to Be Judged There Is No Better Adjudicator Than Yourself  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the February 2017 teacher edition of In Tune…

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NAfME Congratulates Member Melissa Salguero, Named 2018 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Honoree

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Congratulates Member Melissa Salguero Named 2018 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Honoree All Five…

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How to Get Administrators on Your Side

Stronger Together How to Get Administrators on Your Side By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the January 2017 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Coming…

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Embracing Human Difference in Music Education

Embracing Human Difference in Music Education Suggestions for Honoring Diversity in Music Classrooms   By NAfME Members Mara E. Culp and Karen Salvador   Children occupy intersectional identities, comprised of (dis)ability, ethnicity,…

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No Time for Questions! Or Is There?

No Time for Questions! Or Is There? Creating a Higher Level of Student Engagement By Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D., Eastern Division Representative for the NAfME Council for Band Education We…

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