College Audition Tips from New York Philharmonic Trumpeter and Manhattan School of Music Faculty Ethan Bensdorf How Brass Students Can Prepare for Audition Season and How Their Music Directors Can…
10 Books to Improve Practice, Part II A Better Approach to Practice By NAfME Member Kyle Oberhauser A quick review from Part I, “Why Practice Works,” will show the importance…
Making Music Together Again! By Terry Lowry, Conductor, Carroll Symphony Orchestra, sponsored by Musical Overture Music, for most people, is best enjoyed with others. In fact, the appeal of school…
Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…
They Have to Practice without You Now Effective and Organized Learning Processes in Music Practice By NAfME Member Kim Mieder, PhD Music students often struggle with practicing alone…
Encouraging Music Students to Practice Common Excuses and Complaints from Students and How to Address Them By NAfME Member Nancy Vanderslice Summer’s over, and the students are coming back to…
Saving Yourself from Yourself: An Audition Day Checklist for You and Your Brain By NAfME Member Doreen Fryling, Ed.D. Whether this is your first audition or your hundredth, you are…
Motivating and Inspiring Students to Practice Using Fun and Creativity By Angela Harman If you had a tree in your classroom that represented student practice, and you were allowed to…
Maximize Your Practice Time Using the Rule of 10’s… BY DONNA SCHWARTZ Originally posted on Donna Schwartz Music: where music matters… How many times have you heard someone say…
Group Work Done Right By Michael Pearson Original article on Hightop Maestro When studying the pros and cons of grading students on group work rather than individual achievement, perhaps…
