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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Developing Our Musicianship as Music Educators
Developing Our Musicianship as Music Educators By NAfME Member Christopher H. Fashun, Assistant Professor of Music, Hope College Christopher H. Fashun presented on “Afro-Brazilian Drumming for K–8 General Music” during…
Bomba: The Sound of Puerto Rico’s African Heritage
Bomba: The Sound of Puerto Rico’s African Heritage By NAfME Member Vimari Colón-León This article will appear in the April 2021 issue of General Music Today, now Journal of General…
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…
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…
