Classroom Games and Activities for General Music
Are you looking for Musical Games and Activities for your classroom? You’ve come to the right place! NAfME members shared some fantastic exercises they use in their classrooms – and…
Tag: General Music
How Non-Profits & Booster Groups Can Benefit From #SocialMedia
Social media is an inexpensive way to keep your members, volunteers, and donors informed, and an effective tool for advertising events and promotions! By delivering great experiences and…
Important Benefits of Music In Our Schools
Important Benefits of Music In Our Schools This article is originally appeared on the Bachelors Degree website (2014) and has been updated by NAfME (2021). Join National Association for Music…
Poll Shows Public Support for Early Childhood Education Funding
Our colleagues at the Committee for Education Funding shared news about the First Five Years Fund’s new poll showing overwhelming support for early learning. The bipartisan poll “finds that 71…
Conducting — Letting Go of Bad Habits
Conducting—Letting Go of Bad Habits By NAfME Member Michael Murphy The choral music educator’s job, according to Michael Murphy, “while rewarding, is a complex one. Sometimes it seems that managing…
Trumpeting Across the Curriculum
NAfME member Lenna Harris has worked hard to infuse music throughout her school’s curriculum, but a recent opportunity helped her highlight the music program in a special way. When her…
Early Childhood: Pattern Matching Games
Early Childhood: Pattern Matching Games Inviting children to take turns matching patterns helps develop the musical mind/voice connection. Here are some games to try. Sing into the Mic Use a…
Tap into the Magic of Drumming, Part 1
There’s something magical about kids and drums. “My students are drawn to them like magnets,” says Susan Keeble. Group drumming from West Africa can address diverse student needs regardless of…
Making a Case for Chorus
Making a Case for Chorus “Of the educators who said that their school has no choir program today, 31% said their school used to have such a program.”– from Making the Case…
Cross Disciplines with Folk Songs, Part 1
Folk songs have lots of advantages for music classroom use. They connect music to history and culture, they’re popular with children, they exist in most cultures, and they’re often in…
