Begin the School Year with Ringing Success
Begin the School Year with Ringing Success The Benefits of Using Handchimes in the Classroom By Kathleen Ebling Shaw, sponsored by Malmark, Inc.—Bellcraftsmen You, like many music teachers, may have…
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Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Seven
Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Seven By Thomas Amoriello Jr. Immediate Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with…
Yay Storytime!: Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Four
Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Four By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In this edition of the “Yay Storytime!” series, we…
Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part One
Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part One By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Children’s picture books serve many purposes in forming the…
Fostering Independent Musicians in the Choral Classroom
Fostering Independent Musicians in the Choral Classroom By NAfME Member Karla McClain My favorite sound in the whole world is when my entire choir is independently practicing…
The Joy of Solfège
The Joy of Solfège By NAfME Member Walter Bitner Article originally published in Choral Director Magazine For all of my teaching career – save for 2008 – 2011 when I…
A New Approach to Instrumental Music Literacy
Are You Sure Your Method Book Is Teaching Kids to Read? A New Approach to Instrumental Music Literacy By NAfME Member Nathaniel Strick This Is No Easy Task Let’s…
A Band Director’s Guide to Teaching Chorus, Part 1
A Band Director’s Guide to Teaching Chorus, Part 1 By NAfME Member Tom Sabatino Article Originally Posted on JW Pepper Blog Part 1: Preparing Your Singers During my teaching…
Engaging All Types of Learners in the Music Classroom
Engaging All Types of Learners in the Music Classroom Tools and Techniques to Reach Different Types of Learners in the Music Classroom By NAfME Member Brian Wagner-Yeung Music teachers…
Music and Literacy: There is a Connection!
Music and Literacy: There is a Connection! Motivating General Music Lessons that Also Reinforce Students Reading Achievement By NAfME member Dr. Sharon T. Doyle The National Council of Teachers…
