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A Composition Project for Performing Ensembles

A Composition Project for Performing Ensembles By NAfME Member Matthew Witt For decades, performing ensembles have focused on one thing: Rehearsing. We must learn to do more than rehearse –…

The Next Generation of Music Education

The Next Generation of Music Education in Chaska, Minnesota By NAfME member Eric Songer   The Next Generation of Music Education is an incredible revolutionary project that involves transforming music…

Composing in the Large Ensemble

Stronger Together through Composition Composing in the Large Ensemble By Daniel AbrahamsAssistant Professor of Music EducationUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Alaska Teaching middle school band and orchestra was one of the…

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Unity, Variety and Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

Unity, Variety and Beethoven’s 5th Symphony By Stacy Gray   This article presents four music composition techniques that can help music educators create National Core Arts Standards (NCAS)-aligned lesson plans…