Music Parents’ Tips for Summertime Music-Making
Music Parents’ Tips for Summertime Music-Making By Amy Nathan Article Originally Posted On OUPblog The lazy days of summer pose a special challenge for music parents. With school and…
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The Instant Gratification Culture: Use it to Your Advantage!
The Instant Gratification Culture: Use it to Your Advantage! By NAfME Member Chad Nicholson, Director of Bands, University of Arizona “Put away your phone.” We hear this…
Still Making Music: How Students with Traumatic Brain Injury Can Continue with Musical Activities
Still Making Music: How Students with Traumatic Brain Injury Can Continue with Musical Activities By NAfME Member Patrick Bennington Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), of which concussions are a part, is…
Bring Them Back: The Benefits of an Alumni Recital
Bring Them Back: The Benefits of an Alumni Recital By NAfME Member Doreen Fryling There are so many good reasons to have an alumni recital that I will even…
Summer Has Arrived
Sumer is icumen in By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo School is over for most of us. We have entered grades, conferred with parents, filled out recommendations, and met with…
Using Repertoire to Enhance Life-Long Learning
Making Connections: Using Music to Make Artistic, Interdisciplinary, and Lifelong Connections for Special Learners By NAfME Member Brian Wagner-Yeung Did you know that repertoire can be used to teach your…
Project-Based Learning and Cross-Curricular Units for the Middle School Orchestra
Making Connections Project-Based Learning and Cross-Curricular Units for the Middle School Orchestra By NAfME Member Arlene Bennett Every piece of music is rich with connections to history, culture, literature…
A Guide to Breaking Cultural Barriers in Today’s Orchestra Classroom
Colorless Teaching: A Guide to Breaking Cultural Barriers in Today’s Orchestra Classroom By NAfME Member Taniesha Hines The orchestra classroom of yesterday has evolved. The days when orchestra programs were…
NAfME Member Spotlight: Wendy Sims and Lifelong Music Learning
Wendy Sims and Lifelong Music Learning NAfME Member Spotlight Wendy L. Sims is the recipient of this year’s National Association for Music Education Senior Researcher Award, presented March 19,…
Stronger Together – Working as a Team in District Curriculum Writing
2014 Music Standards Implementation in Your District, School, and Classroom Stronger Together – Working as a Team in District Curriculum Writing By NAfME President-Elect Denese Odegaard Have you…
