Orchestra Gives You Wings
Orchestra Gives You Wings How to Propel Student Learning for a Flying Start By NAfME member Angela Harman My family has a pet bird. He’s a parakeet that lives in…
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A Guide to Breaking Cultural Barriers in Today’s Orchestra Classroom
Colorless Teaching: A Guide to Breaking Cultural Barriers in Today’s Orchestra Classroom By NAfME Member Taniesha Hines The orchestra classroom of yesterday has evolved. The days when orchestra programs were…
Top 5 Orchestra Recruitment Tips
Top 5 Orchestra Recruitment Tips Successful Ways to Build Your Orchestra Program By Maria Stefanova Mar Orchestra recruitment is an important part of every orchestra director’s position. We all…
Sight-Reading with your Middle Level Ensemble? Take a New Look at a Word Wall.
Sight-Reading with your Middle Level Ensemble? Take a New Look at a Word Wall. By Casey Clementson Have you ever sight-read a new piece of music with your middle…
Creating a Thriving Middle School Orchestra Program
Creating a Thriving Middle School Orchestra Program By Wendy K. Moy, DMADirector of Choral Activities and Music EducationConnecticut CollegeNew London, CT Fresh out of my undergraduate program, I began…
Top 10 Tips for Music Recruitment
by: Sarah Bean Stafford Granite Falls Middle School Band Director in Caldwell County, North Carolina We’ve all been there. Looking out at a crowd of little, seemingly fresh-out-of-the-womb faces…
Broad Music Education Coalition Stands up for Teachers in Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (January 16, 2015)—Earlier this week, Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a “discussion draft” of his…
