Intimidating Improvisation Simplified
Intimidating Improvisation Simplified Focus on the Blues By NAfME Member Sarin Williams Like many music educators today, my background was strictly in classical music—until I sought out an independent…
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An Important Voice in Music Education
An Important Voice in Music Education In Memoriam Chris Vadala By NAfME Member Peter J. Perry This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching Music magazine.…
Guitar Class in the Keystone State
Guitar Class in the Keystone State Number 15: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Today we visit Saint Marys, located in…
Guiding and Learning from the Audition Process
Guiding and Learning from the Process Educators use a variety of strategies to guide students through the application process for the NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles—and pick up new strategies for…
Fresh Professional Development for Spring 2019
Fresh Professional Development for Spring 2019 Dozens of Hours of Professional Development for $20 a Year NAfME Academy is an easy way to access content specific, peer-reviewed, and innovative professional development sessions…
Jazz Is the Aspirational Sound of Our Democracy
Jazz Is the Aspirational Sound of Our Democracy An Interview with 2019 All-National Honor Jazz Ensemble Conductor Todd Stoll and Guest Soloist Camille Thurman This year the 2019 All-National…
Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles
For Immediate Release Media Contact:Kristen Rencher571-323-5898KristenR@nafme.org Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles The Nation’s Top Student Musicians to Perform in Six Ensembles in Orlando, FL, on…
The Beginner’s Guide to Improvising
The Beginner’s Guide to Improvising A Three-Step Process for your Beginner Jazz Students By NAfME Member Richard Grennor This article originally appeared on “Dr. Grennor’s Music Academy” blog. There…
Towards a More Inclusive Music Education
Towards a More Inclusive Music Education Diversifying the Styles of Music We Study, Create, and Perform By NAfME Member Steve Holley Change can sometimes be scary. After 19 years…
A Love of Music from the Very Beginning
A Love of Music from the Very Beginning Harlow Alexander, This Year’s Shannon Kelly Kane scholarship Recipient By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the October 2018 issue of…
