Pursuing His Passions: Faith, Family, Farm, and Music
Pursuing His Passions: Faith, Family, Farm, and Music Fred Ritter Recently Retired from the Nebraska Public Schools By NAfME member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article originally appeared in…
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How You Can Celebrate Jazz in April—and Throughout the Year
How You Can Celebrate Jazz in April—and Throughout the Year By Richard Victor, Chair of NAfME’s Council for Jazz Education April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Here are some useful resources to…
Interview with Progressive Funk-Rock Guitarist DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight
Blackbyrd Fly:Interview with Progressive Funk-Rock Guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight By Thomas J. Amoriello Jr.NAfME Member and NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair-Elect…
Lessons in Our Shared History through Music
Lessons in Our Shared History through Music By NAfME Member Stephen Holley Today is April 4th—the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As we all…
The 2018 All-National Honor Ensembles Conductor Spotlight: Todd Stoll
The 2018 All-National Honor Ensembles Conductor Spotlight: Todd Stoll Throughout the month of March, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has shared profiles of the 2018 All-National Honor Ensembles (ANHE) conductors, who…
African American History in the Music Classroom
African American History in the Music Classroom Addressing Social Issues, History, and Genres By NAfME Member Sharen Bolder This year during African American History Month, in my middle school…
Spend Your Spring Break with NAfME Academy!
Spend Your Spring Break with NAfME Academy! It’s finally March, which means the weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and teachers and students alike could be embracing…
NAfME President Denese Odegaard to Begin Fireside Chats for NAfME Members
NAfME President Denese Odegaard toBegin Fireside Chats for NAfME Members Inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s radio broadcasts between March 1933 and June 1944, NAfME President Denese Odegaard will be…
Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2018 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles in Walt Disney World This November
For Immediate Release Contact: Kristen Rencher at NAfME KristenR@nafme.org or (571) 323-5898 Renowned Conductors to Leadthe 2018 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles in Walt Disney World This November The Nation’s Most Elite…
NAfME Celebrates 69 Newly Certified NBCT Music Educators
NAfME Celebrates 69 Newly CertifiedNBCT Music Educators Last week, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards celebrated 5,470 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). Each of these accomplished educators earned…
