Nominations for the 2017 GRAMMY Music Educator Awards are now open at www.grammymusicteacher.com. The deadline is March 15, 2016. The GRAMMY Foundation announced the semifinalists for the 2016 GRAMMY Music…
Music has an important role in education. Its collaborative qualities encourage students to engage in critical thinking, while at the same time allowing them to better understand themselves and the…
Gospel Music is GOOD NEWS! By Anne Smith, Ed.S Aretha Franklin. Little Richard. Trisha Yearwood. Randy Travis. Beyonce. Katy Perry. When you hear these names, the word gospel in…
Developing a Dynamic Recorder Program By Jim Tinter Greetings colleagues! Developing a Dynamic Recorder Program is the second of two sessions I’ll be presenting at this year’s NAfME conference…
Welcome Aboard! Making New Students a Part of Your Ensemble It’s a new school year. It’s your first day of music class, and you have a room full of…
“Help! This Wasn’t Covered in My Methods Class!” Creative Problem Solving for First-Year Teachers By Melissa Berke, Erika Kepler, and Ashley Jurgens Your diploma is hanging next to your…
Eight Things to Consider When Creating Classroom Rules By Nancy Flanagan As first appeared in Education Week’s Teacher in a Strange Land Blog on August 3, 2015. Reprinted with permission…
From Imagination to Notation: Keeping Composition Creative By NAfME Members Janice Smith and Michele Kaschub Like many music teachers working with young composers, we have found ourselves wondering…
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,…
Singing in Early Childhood By Marissa Curry, Ingrid Ladendorf, and Caroline Moore “Often a single experience will open the young soul to music for a whole lifetime. This experience…
