The Student Voice: Are We Listening and Adapting?
The Student Voice Are We Listening and Adapting? By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “If you want to serve, you must begin by listening, not assuming.” ― Jacqueline Novogratz,…
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Believe in the Power of Great Teachers
Believe in the Power of Great Teachers By NAfME Immediate Past President Mackie V. Spradley This article was first published in the March 2022 issue of Music Educators Journal. In…
Music Empowering Voice: A Student-Teacher Take
Music Empowering Voice A Student-Teacher Take Sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Hawaii Youth Symphony What would life be like without the opportunity to hold an instrument? What impact would a…
4 Strategies to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence
4 Strategies to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence By NAfME Member Jen Rafferty As music teachers, we have access to a fast-track of social emotional learning for our students. Just like…
Intercultural Understanding in the Music Classroom
Intercultural Understanding in the Music Classroom By Nisha Feik, sponsored by Sound Infusion by Cultural Infusion The past two years have presented enormous challenges to families. We have endured separation…
When Students Go Off Track, How Do You Recapture Their Attention?
When Students Go Off Track, How Do You Recapture Their Attention? Three Music Educators Respond This article first appeared in the January 2022 issue of Teaching Music. Cordara Xavier HarperDoctoral…
Keeping It Real: Authentic Experiences in Education
Keeping It Real Authentic Experiences in Education By NAfME Members Andrew B. Spang and Lori Schwartz Reichl Robert Donnager spun, holding the microphone in his hand. “Ask yourself,” he said…
Resource Building in the Digital Age
Resource Building in the Digital Age Tools and Support for Music Education By Rebecca Hof, sponsored by Save The Music Foundation The original article first appeared on the Save The Music…
Musical Creativity Is in the DNA of SEL
Musical Creativity Is in the DNA of SEL By NAfME Member Michael P. Fleischmann, Christopher Schroeder, and NAfME Member Scott N. Edgar Music educators across the world have navigated extreme…
Student-Centered Learning through Game Creation
Student-Centered Learning through Game Creation By NAfME Member Tina A. Huynh Tina Huynh presented on “Student-Centered Learning through Game Creation” during the NAfME 2021 PreK–12 Learning Collaborative in February 2021.…
