All Uke Can Do: Enhancing General Music through the Ukulele
All Uke Can Do: Enhancing General Music through the Ukulele By NAfME Member Shelbi Busche Every week I get to work with a talented group of musicians who analyze,…
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Creating a More Musically Literate High School Musician
Composition Projects that Promote 21st Century Skills AND Develop Your Performing Ensemble By Nora Tycast and Brian Lukkasson As with any good and efficient professional development session (does that…
Give Your Students the Creative Classroom They Deserve
Building a Climate for Creativity in the Classroom By NAfME Member John Mills Facilitating a climate of creativity in a music classroom is one of THE most important components of…
Composition 101: Preparing to Enter a Composition Contest
Advice for Young Composers Considering Entering Composition Contests “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” By Andrew F. Poor, D.M.E. Past Southern Division Representative, National Council for Music Composition Recently, there has…
Ben Folds Comes to NAfVille!
In less than three weeks, NAfME will welcome multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter, and producer Ben Folds to our national in-service conference in Nashville, where he will host the keynote opening…
When Students Compose, They “Synthesize All of the Elements of Music with a Creative Purpose”
When Students Compose Their Own Music, They “Synthesize All of the Elements of Music with a Creative Purpose” Daniel Deutsch, is a NAfME Lowell Mason Fellow, who has been honored for…
Mentoring Young Composers
Composition is the creative wellspring of music, according to Daniel Deutsch. “When we teach our children to compose, we invite them into the inner world of music,” Deutsch affirms. In…
