Create/Compose…and the technology that can help
Create/Compose …and the technology that can help By NAfME member Michael Hayden Now more than ever, music technology has the transformative power to strengthen our music classrooms and deepen…
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The Conductor Mind (for Composers)
The Conductor Mind (for Composers) By Patrick Dupre Quigley This article first appeared on The Cajun Conductor blog and is reprinted with permission from the author. Dear Composer Friends, So,…
From Imagination to Notation: Keeping Composition Creative
From Imagination to Notation: Keeping Composition Creative By Janice Smith and Michele Kaschub Like many music teachers working with young composers, we have found ourselves wondering how we…
Creating a More Musically Literate High School Musician
Composition Projects that Promote 21st Century Skills AND Develop Your Performing Ensemble By Nora Tycast and Brian Lukkasson As with any good and efficient professional development session (does that…
Five Music Books You Need on Your Summer Reading List
Headed for the beach this summer? Or is an Adirondack chair your lakeside destination? If you want to take along a good book for company, NAfME has you covered with…
Composition 101: Preparing to Enter a Composition Contest
Advice for Young Composers Considering Entering Composition Contests “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” By Andrew F. Poor, D.M.E. Southern Division Representative, National Council for Music Composition Recently, there has been…
The National Association for Music Education Proudly Announces the New National Music Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (August 27, 2014)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce the release of the New National Music Standards, which will ensure students…