Gabrielle Giffords: ‘Fighting Makes Me Stronger’
Gabrielle Giffords: ‘Fighting Makes Me Stronger’ By David Nabb This article first appeared in the January 2021 issue of Teaching Music. It’s rare for music education and music-making to benefit…
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Check Out the All-New Teaching Music Magazine
Check Out the All-New Teaching Music Magazine NAfME Members: Your Quarterly Magazine Is Filled with New Regular Features and an Updated Design National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased…
Guiding and Learning from the Audition Process
Guiding and Learning from the Process Educators use a variety of strategies to guide students through the application process for the NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles—and pick up new strategies for…
In Search of the Beautiful: Bob Duke and the Curious Mind
In Search of the Beautiful: Bob Duke and the Curious Mind By Ella Wilcox, NAfME Staff This article first appeared in the August 2017 issue of Teaching Music. Bob…
T-E-A-C-H: The ABCs of Our Chosen Profession, Teaching
T-E-A-C-H: The ABCs of Our Chosen Profession, Teaching By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo In education, there’s an acronym for everything: NCLB, ELL, SAT, ESE, FTE—you name it, they’ll…
“I Teach—What’s Your Superpower?”
“I Teach—What’s Your Superpower?” Member Spotlight: Argine Safari This article originally appeared in the April 2017 Teaching Music. THERE’S A SIGN on the piano in the room where NAfME member Argine…
Teaching Clarinet: The Very First Lesson
Teaching Clarinet: The Very First Lesson By NAfME Member Wendy Higdon Article originally posted on On and Off the Podium In June, I teach a three-week summer band class for…
Marin Alsop: A ‘brava!’ Interview with ‘Teaching Music’
Marin Alsop: A brava! Interview with Teaching Music This article first appeared in the October 2015 issue of Teaching Music. NAfME members received a free subscription with their…
Four Questions for New Teachers
Remarks to Michigan State University NAfME Collegiate Members By Nancy Flanagan As first appeared in Education Week’s Teacher in a Strange Land Blog on September 21, 2015. Reprinted…
In Loving Memory of NAfME Past President Dorothy A. Straub
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is saddened to announce that Dorothy A. Straub, President of the Association from 1992 to 1994, passed away on September 17,…
