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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.

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A Place for Difficult Conversations

A Place for Difficult Conversations The Foundations of Music Education Classroom By Drew X Coles This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Teachers College, Columbia University Master of Arts…

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Harnessing Digital Performance

Harnessing Digital Performance: Empowering Music Educators and Students for Global Artistic Reach By NAfME Members Edward White and José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. This article delves into the transformative landscape where…

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Laurie Fellenz

Laurie Nason Fellenz has served as executive director of Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA), Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) and Wisconsin Foundation for School Music (WFSM) since July 2018. Prior…

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John H. Burn

John Burn is the Director of Bands and Orchestra and the Music Department Lead at Homestead High School, where he has taught since 1991. John is a Past-president of: California…

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Stephen Pickard  

Stephen Pickard is entering his 10th year as the band director at Governor John R. Rogers High School and Dessie Evans Elementary School in Puyallup, Washington. As a conductor and music educator, Stephen strives to provide memorable musical experiences for his students, offering a wide array of musical choices and opportunities through concert bands, percussion ensembles, and jazz bands.

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Lesley Bossert

An active NAfME member for many years, Lesley Ann Bossert is a retired member of OMEA, beginning her second term as the NW representative on the Music Honor Society Advisory…

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Courtney Kaiser-Sandler

Interlochen Arts Academy and Arts Camp alumna Courtney Kaiser-Sandler is a professional songwriter, vocalist, and musician as well as the founder of the singer-songwriter program at Interlochen Arts Academy. Along…

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Brian P. Zeller

Brian P. Zeller is the Director of Bands at Scarsdale High School, where he leads the Honors Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, Varsity Band, and teaches classes on Music…

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Christopher Moseley

Christopher Moseley, Ed.S is the Education Specialist for Performing Arts at Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico County, VA. In this role, he advocates for performing arts education K-12, supporting…

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