Reevaluating Professional Practice
Reevaluating Professional Practice Experimenting with the New and Interrogating the Old in Ensemble Music Education By NAfME Member Brian N. Weidner As a new band director, I remember having a…
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Using Technology to Enhance Your School Concert
Concert Technology Using Technology to Enhance Your School Concert By NAfME Member Peter J. Perry, D.M.A. I will never take for granted the ability to sit down in person with…
Getting the Most Out of Your Band or Orchestra Method
Getting the Most Out of Your Band or Orchestra Method By Dr. Charles T. Menghini, sponsored by Hal Leonard Dr. Charlie Menghini, President Emeritus of VanderCook College of Music in…
March 29: 2021 All-National Honor Ensembles Concerts
2021 All-National Honor Ensembles Concerts March 29, 6:00-9:00 PM EDT This past January the 2021 All-National Honor Ensembles gathered virtually for rehearsals with esteemed conductors and workshops with renowned clinicians,…
A Question for Reflection: Do Students and Staff See a Representation of Women in Music?
A Question for Reflection: Do Students and Staff See a Representation of Women in Music? By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl This article is an expansion of the opening…
Recruiting with a Twist
Recruiting with a Twist 5 Student-Centered Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Program By NAfME Members Theresa Hoover and Angela Ammerman Whether you are worried about having enough numbers to maintain…
Motivating Your Ensemble: Ignite a Spark!
Motivating Your Ensemble Ignite a Spark! By NAfME Member Wendy K. Matthews When making music with others, the ensemble is able to become much more than the sum of its…
Top 10 Most-Read Music Education Blogs of 2021
Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2021 2021 has been a year of innovation, new ideas, and enthusiastic advocacy for the critical importance of music education for students. Music educators have…
10 Books to Improve Practice, Part II
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…
Best Communities for Music Education Designation a Lifeline for Music Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Best Communities for Music Education Designation a Lifeline for Music Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic By Claire Kreger-Boaz, sponsored by The NAMM Foundation Adapted from, “Best Communities for Music Education…
