Beyond the School Year: Why Music Camp Makes a Difference
Beyond the School Year Why Music Camp Makes a Difference By NAfME Member Amy K. Miller, sponsored by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis As the current, unprecedented school year…
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Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair
Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Andrew B. Spang “If they don’t give you a seat at…
March 2021 Marks the 36th Music In Our Schools Month®
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfMEcatherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 March 2021 Marks the 36th Music In Our Schools Month® This Year’s MIOSM® Theme Is “Music. The Sound of…
The Promise of Artistic Process, Part 2
The Promise of Artistic Process Here’s how Social Emotional Learning aligns our curricula with the standards, particularly in a virtual teaching world. By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl, Fran Kick,…
Vision Boards, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a Surprise
Vision Boards, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a Surprise When One Teacher Didn’t Throw Away Her Shot By NAfME Member Lesley Moffat Online band is hard. In an environment where students…
Words You Can Teach By
Words You Can Teach By The Power of Words By NAfME Member Matt Brown This article first appeared in the October 2020 issue of Teaching Music. A simple phrase…
Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts
Finding Sanctuary Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D. This article was first published on Edward Varner’s Creating Hope blog. Social…
Talking Points for Advocating for Arts and Music Education for All Students
Arts Education Is Essential Unifies Arts and Music Education Groups Nationwide Talking Points for Advocating for Arts and Music Education for All Students Update: Learn about the 2021 campaign: Arts Are…
NAfME Joins 52 Other National Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Tooshar SwainToosharS@nafme.org or (571) 323-5925 NAfME Joins 52 Other National Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential for Students during COVID-19 Pandemic RESTON, VA (May 27, 2020)—As…
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State Education Budgets
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State Education Budgets The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in the United States has all but shuttered normal life and the economy as we…
