What Is Gospel Music?
What Is Gospel Music? Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy Find out more about the history of Gospel music, and how it is performed, in this Jazz Academy lesson…
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What is Latin Jazz?
What is Latin Jazz? Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy Chris Washburne discusses the history and definition of Latin Jazz, and offers a few theories as to the music’s…
Jump, Jive, and Wail: Getting Your Jazz Band to Swing
Jump, Jive, and Wail: Getting Your Jazz Band to Swing It’s All About the Rehearsal By NAfME Member Kim Harrison I had the great pleasure of attending one…
MEAs Raise the Advocacy Banner High at the State House
In March, state Music Education Association (MEA) leaders and members visited state capitols across the United States, seeking legislative support for music education. In addition, many of the MEAs…
Three NAfME Members Share Why They Believe Every Month is Jazz Appreciation Month
Each April, in observance of Jazz Appreciation Month, many music educators bring jazz instruction, jazz history, and other jazz activities into the classroom. Three teachers whose students were…
NAfME’s History, the Evolution of Music Education–and Taylor Swift!
The San Francisco earthquake and fires on April 18, 1906, inadvertently led in 1907 to the founding of what is now known as the National Association for Music Education…
JAM’s Not Just a Condiment: Celebrate Jazz in April!
Each April, Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) shines a spotlight on jazz music as both an historical and a living treasure. The special month aims to draw greater public attention to the extraordinary…
