Last week, North Dakota’s State Education Standards and Practices Board approved an amended emergency administrative rule, addressing the recent teacher shortage the state has been experiencing. The proposed rule would…
Earlier this year, the GRAMMY Foundation announced 213 quarterfinalists for the 2016 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™ and of that number, 122 are members of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).…
I Suppose You Think This Is Funny: Using Humor as a Teaching Tool By Sara Given In college, I divided my time between music classes and performing in a…
Nominations for the 2017 GRAMMY Music Educator Awards are now open at www.grammymusicteacher.com. The deadline is March 15, 2016. The GRAMMY Foundation has announced 213 quarter-finalists for the 2016…
The National Association for Music Education is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2015 Professional Achievement Recognition. Jon Crust, Bemidji State University, advisor – Jeff Sands Andrew Steck,…
Marching band season is slowly approaching, and Dr. Nicholas Holland, Lead Director of the United States Army All-American Marching Band (USAAAMB) in 2014 and 2015, offers advice and insight on…
Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a new, bipartisan, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) proposal, entitled the “Every Child Achieves Act of 2015.”…
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…
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…
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…
