Make a Sound!: Interview with Drummer Michael Bland
Make a Sound! Interview with Drummer Extraordinaire Michael Bland By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair “Whenever Prince saw me paralyzed and afraid, he’d say, ‘Put…
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The Happy Percussionist: Another Approach to Retirement
The Happy Percussionist Another Approach to Retirement By NAfME Member John Beck “If you are doing something that you enjoy doing, why stop doing it?” I retired from…
Help with Handheld Percussion
Help with Handheld Percussion Five Tips for Your General Music Class By NAfME Member Kelly Mraz How long has it been since you’ve taken a percussion methods class?…
Do Sweat the Small Stuff, Part 2: Beginning Brass and Percussion
Do Sweat the Small Stuff, Part 2: Beginning Brass and Percussion By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral This article originally appeared on the Band Director’s Talk Shop blog. Brass Have the…
Tips for String Teachers When Communicating with Winds, Brass and Percussion
“You Want Me to Do What?” Tips for String Teachers When Communicating with Winds, Brass and Percussion By NAfME member Michael Gagliardo “Don’t be afraid,” my undergraduate conducting teacher…
Jazz Drumming 101: Gaining Limb Independence through Lap Drumming
Jazz Drumming 101 Gaining Limb Independence through Lap Drumming By NAfME members Bob Habersat and Paul Levy, with Rocky Martin Most of the time, the high school/middle school percussionist…
NAfME Member Urges Music Educators to Think Globally
NAfME Member Urges Music Educators to Think Globally Member Spotlight: Melissa Morris This article originally appeared in the January 2017 Teaching Music. World drumming advocate and NAfME member Melissa Morris believes…
Play for Your LIFE!: Chamber Music from Mozart to Led Zeppelin
Play for Your LIFE!: Chamber Music from Mozart to Led Zeppelin By Joseph Rutkowski I believe that chamber music is the most intimate form of musical collaboration, and all teenagers…
A Creative Approach to Building Percussion Ensembles
A Creative Approach to Building Percussion Ensembles By Cara Calabrese As an instrumental music teacher in a large, urban district, I have recently had the opportunity to develop instrumental…
Empowering the Timpanists in Your Music Ensemble
Timpani Survival 101 By NAfME Member Jeremy Kirk I am very excited to help build your timpani knowledge in my upcoming session Timpani Survival 101 at this year’s NAfME National…
