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Gamifying Solfège

Gamifying Solfège By Gregory Ristow and Leah Sheldon, sponsored by uTheory It’s no secret that integrating play and instruction leads to deeper, more engaged learning and better retention, no matter…

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First Steps in Green Screen Technology

First Steps in Green Screen Technology An Exciting and Creative Way to Engage Your K–6 Students! By NAfME Member David Rankine Presenting First Steps in Green Screen Technology at the…

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Guitar Class in the Empire State

Guitar Class in the Empire State Number 38: The State of New York By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair   In this edition of “50 States…

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Intimidating Improvisation Simplified

Intimidating Improvisation Simplified Focus on the Blues By NAfME Member Sarin Williams   Like many music educators today, my background was strictly in classical music—until I sought out an independent…

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The Joy of Solfège

The Joy of Solfège By NAfME Member Walter Bitner Article originally published in Choral Director Magazine For all of my teaching career – save for 2008 – 2011 when I…

Sight-Singing in the String Classroom

Developing Sight-Reading Rock Stars in Orchestra By NAfME Member Kelly Thomas, Ed.D.   I started playing violin in the fourth grade and was, at best, an average sight-reader. In the…