What We Believe: Black Lives Matter
What We Believe: Black Lives Matter As a nation, we are hurting again. Still. Racial injustice is real, and ongoing, and increasingly evident as COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black communities, and as…
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State Success Stories: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Music Educators Association Our affiliated state music education associations do such amazing work on a regular basis. It is one of the things that makes NAfME staff and leadership…
Vision 2020: Did We Make Key Changes?
Vision 2020 Did We Make Key Changes? By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the January 2020 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Never limit…
Thinking Outside the Box for Black History Month
Thinking Outside the Box for Black History Month How Do We Change the Narrative? By NAfME Member Marques L. A. Garrett February is the annual celebration of the lives,…
It’s Elementary! Women Composers in K-5 Music Classrooms
It’s Elementary! Women Composers in K-5 Music Classrooms By NAfME Member Miriam Capellan This article first appeared on the “Dear Clara” blog. What is a composer? What does a…
Modeling Diversity: Translating Social Issues through Music
Modeling Diversity Translating Social Issues through Music By NAfME Member Raymond Reimer Uy Jr.Hanover Township Public Schools “What is the story about our world that we are sharing with…
Including the Music of Your Students in Your Curriculum
Including the Music of Your Students in Your Curriculum Every child has a song to sing. Is your bias silencing your classroom? By NAfME Member Johnathan M. Hamiel This article…
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, . . . Am I Providing Opportunities Reflecting All?
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, . . . Am I Providing Opportunities Reflecting All? Expanding Diversity by Featuring Diverse Conductors, Composers, and Clinicians By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This…
Increasing Diversity and Equity in K–12 Ensemble Repertoire
Programming Diversity Increasing Diversity and Equity in K–12 Ensemble Repertoire By NAfME Member Mary Lynn Doherty, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University Essential Question: If we believe our curriculum can reflect…
A Bigger Life: An Open Letter from a 3 Strings UnLoCkeD Southwest Parent
A Bigger Life An Open Letter from a 3 Strings UnLoCkeD Southwest Parent By NAfME Council for Guitar Education in collaboration with Parent Ms. Sarah Shea “Michael finally fell…
