The Unexpected Benefits of Commissioning New Music
The Unexpected Benefits of Commissioning New Music By NAfME Member Aaron Given When my students and I first commissioned a composer, the opportunity basically fell into my lap. I…
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Informed Musical Understanding through Composition
Informed Musical Understanding through Composition Creating, Performing, Responding in the Large Ensemble By NAfME Member Dr. Ruth Debrot, Boston University “Imagine a society that taught children to read, but…
What a Strong Foundation in Music Education Can Bring
What a Strong Foundation in Music Education Can Bring A Discussion with One NAfME Member’s Award-Winning Music Student By NAfME Member Sharon Pesenti Andrew Feldman has quite an…
Students Urged to Enter NAfME’s 2018 Student Composers Competition
Calling All Student Composers! Apply for the 2018 NAfME Student Composers Competition NAfME is seeking original music written by student composers for the 2018 Student Composers Competition. Teachers and students are invited…
Most-Read Music Education Blogs of 2017
Most-Read #MusicEd Blogs of 2017 As the end of 2017 draws near, we wish you and your students a very happy and safe holiday season. To help ring in the…
Igniting Creativity: Composition for General Music Classes, and for Special Learners
Igniting Creativity Composition for General Music Classes, and for Special Learners By NAfME Members Rhoda Bernard and Sheena Dhamsania Igniting a student’s creativity in the music classroom is not only…
Virtual Music-Making for Students with Exceptionalities
You’re Kidding! You Want Me to Do What? Virtual Music-Making for Students with Exceptionalities By NAfME Member Deborah Nelson Let me guess. When you are challenged to work with students…
Blending Traditional and Contemporary Teaching Methods
Blending Traditional and Contemporary Teaching Methods The Argument for Adding Commercial/Popular Music to Your Program By NAfME Member Stephen Holley As music education adapts to a new…
Engaging All Types of Learners in the Music Classroom
Engaging All Types of Learners in the Music Classroom Tools and Techniques to Reach Different Types of Learners in the Music Classroom By NAfME Member Brian Wagner-Yeung Music teachers…
Improving Standards Implementation in Instrumental Music Education
Teaching Everybody Everything Improving Standards Implementation in Instrumental Music Education By NAfME Member Alden H. Snell II One of the challenges instrumental music educators face is helping students understand…
