Resources

Building a Legacy: Recruiting Future Music Educators (2021)

Presenters: Ross Winter, Lauren Maho, Anna Puster, John Puster, Nancy Ditmer, Brayden Frye Hosted by master educator, clinician, and conductor: Veronica Jackson. Additional presenters: Ross Winter, University of Central Florida; Lauren Maho, Freshman/Music…

Building a Legacy: Recruiting Future Music Educators (2022)

The need for music educators across the country is great and you can help! This is the second program in a series. Learn how to leave a legacy with future music educators as you actively recruit music teachers from within your own program.

Building a Legacy: Mentoring Future Music Educators from Kindergarten to 12th Grade!

A music teacher mentor can shape a future music educator’s future in significant and powerful ways. Learn how to find future music teachers in classrooms at any level and build the tools to mentor these students.

An Influencer’s Toolkit: Practical Steps to Build Your Legacy

This influencer’s toolkit will provide practical steps to share powerful teaching experiences with potential future music teachers.

You Are Not Alone! Tips for New Teachers in Small Schools

This article shares insights from a variety of experienced small-school teachers; these tips are specifically focused on supporting teachers during their first few years teaching in small schools.

The Art of Strategic Arts Planning – October 26, 2023 Music Program Leaders Colloquium

See the below recording and presentation slides from the October 26 colloquium on “The Art of Strategic Arts Planning: Facilitation to the Finish Line” presented by Michael Stone, Lance Nielsen,…

Music Model Cornerstone Assessments

The Model Cornerstone Assessments (MCAs) provide an instructional and assessment framework into which teachers integrate their curriculum to help measure student learning. Each school program has a unique population and circumstances…

Guitar Best Practices: Years 1, 2, 3 and 4

The NAfME Council for Guitar Education collaborated and compiled lists of Guitar Best Practices for each year of study. They comprise a set of technical skills, music experiences, and music theory knowledge that guitar students should know through their scholastic career.

Workbook for Building and Evaluating Effective Music Education in General Music

The Workbooks continue to include materials to help music educators evaluate the quality of their program, as well as tools to help music educators discuss teacher evaluation within the context of their music classroom with school administrators. Added are materials to help assess student growth and to help identify specific music classroom practices that exemplify appropriate music teaching strategies.

Celebrating and Elevating the Small-School Experience

Educators in small schools share their perspectives and their joys about teaching music. We asked more than a dozen experienced small school music educators to define “small school.”