NAfME is pleased to present Marie McCarthy, Professor of Music Education at University of Michigan, as the eighteenth recipient of the NAfME Senior Researcher Award. The award, from the NAfME Society for Research in Music Education (SRME), recognizes significant, long-term scholarship in music education. It will be presented to McCarthy on November 4 at the 2022 NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Biennial Conference.
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NAfME is excited to announce that U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten will deliver remarks on Thursday, November 3, at the 2022 NAfME National Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. As a teacher, instructional leader, and later as principal, she established a commitment to educating the whole child through an emphasis on social and emotional learning and the arts, combined with academic rigor. Learn more about Cindy Marten here.
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TRI-M® MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY
Middle and high school teachers and students are invited to join Tri-M® Music Honor Society Advisors and students for a National Tri-M® Rally in celebration of the Tri-M Chapters of the Year during the 2021–2022 school year. Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser shares why you and your chapter should attend.
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NAfME CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT
Innovative online learning with two summers in NYC.
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NAfME COUNCIL OF MUSIC PROGRAM LEADERS
Authentic and REAL collaborations end up changing kids’ lives. Kids know REAL when they see it, and they also know contrived. Project-based learning is something students, teachers, families, and communities can rally around. Spend time with Beth Fortune and Ann Medellin discussing the collaborative, community partnerships, and artistic process. Be empowered with ideas, solutions, conversations, and permissions to develop inspiring and cool projects for your students.
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These most accomplished high school music students will take part in the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2022 All-National Honor Ensembles (ANHE) November 3–6, 2022, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, DC. This will include several rehearsals with the 2022 ANHE Conductors and workshops with renowned clinicians. Each ensemble will perform in concerts on November 5–6.
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This fall, the NAfME welcomed several new members to the Music Education Policy Roundtable, a public policy coalition consisting of more than 40 organizations that advocates for a high-quality music education for all students. Learn more about the 10 new members.
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NAfME is proud to endorse the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act and the EDUCATORS for America Act which seek to revise the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and strengthen the educator pipeline. We look forward to working with Senators Ben Ray Luján and Jack Reed as well as Representatives Alma Adams and Teresa Leger-Fernandez and other members of Congress to pass these important pieces of legislation.
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The latest NAfME curriculum unit created with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program, “Harmonizing Instruments/Guitar Unit, Advanced Level, Rearranging Justin Holland,” is now available. See all curriculum units currently available.
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NAfME has endorsed the Capital, Repairs, and Employment for Art Talent to Improve Visibility Everywhere (CREATIVE) Act introduced by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01). Recognizing the integral role that access to music and the arts play in a healthy community, Rep. Bonamici has introduced this legislation to assist local arts organizations with their pandemic recovery efforts.
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NAfME CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT
Let us help you do your best teaching online and shape the next generation of musicians.
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The NAfME Eastern Division is accepting Student Composers Concert Applications through November 23. Students who submit a chamber or electronic composition or song will be considered for inclusion in the Student Composition Concert at the NAfME Eastern Division Conference in Rochester, New York, next April. Selected students will also participate in a post-concert reflection with their fellow student composers and members of the NAfME Eastern Division Composition Committee.
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Each year, the United States honors the contributions that Latines have made to the United States with a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration that runs from September 15 to October 15. We must continue to examine the accessibility of a well-rounded education for Hispanic and Latine students throughout the school year and advocate for music education availability to these communities.
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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS
Congratulations to West Anchorage High School on being named the 2022 NFHS Performing Arts School of Excellence. NAfME members Kirby Kaufmann (band director), JT Fryer (choir director), and Gabrielle Whitfield (orchestra director) are among the faculty honored.
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NAfME members: Save 25% on any co-published title with promo code. Take a look at the digital catalog and view the complete list of NAfME titles. Interested in publishing a book? Click here.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The U.S. Department of Education continues to seek student performing artists to appear in-person or virtually for Department hosted events, especially for special observances. Learn more about this incredible opportunity to showcase your music program.
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NAfME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WEBINARS
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Submit your idea for a webinar topic to the NAfME Professional Learning and Partnerships Committee (PLPC). Webinar proposals are reviewed by the PLPC.
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TIFFINY C. RECKLEY AND JENNIFER A. THEILACKER
We understand the need to have real voices of diversity represented to tell our stories and create awareness within our colleague community. The tough questions should be asked, and the hard conversations should be had as a means of professional development and growth for every educator because of the students we face each day. 2022 NAfME National Conference presenters
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SPONSORED BY uTHEORY
It’s no secret that integrating play and instruction leads to deeper, more engaged learning and better retention, no matter the age of learner or the subject. Students take ownership of learning and let go of self-criticism and fear in a playful environment, and teachers gain the freedom to listen in and focus on their students. That’s critical when it comes to building reading skills.
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ANNA HARRIS
For the last five years, I have been collaborating with first-generation Ethiopian-Americans in the D.C. area to collect and transcribe children’s songs as accurately and authentically as possible. I’ve done this to better meet the needs of my students, who all deserve to see their own cultures reflected in the content they are taught. 2022 NAfME National Conference presenter
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ERIN PRICE AND SHANNAN HIBBARD
A trauma lens recognizes that pinpointing “trauma students” encourages further marginalization and harm to students who are often most vulnerable in schools. A trauma lens requires us to offer compassion to all students with a chance to express themselves, and to be seen and heard. 2022 NAfME National Conference presenters
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OSCAR OVIEDO
My approach to incorporating learning a folk song from my native country of Colombia into the Orff process addresses several of the 2014 Music Standards. The A and B sections of the song are structured in a manner that the performer will know what to do in the contrasting sections of the song. 2022 NAfME National Conference presenter
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MUSIC EDUCATORS JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 2022
Educators walk a fine line to borrow necessary cultural artifacts in teaching. As student populations continue to become more diverse, writes Tina Beveridge, there is an understanding that we should move away from the dominance of Western art music. (Member login required.)
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Miami Arts Charter Percussion Group
Learn about the seven student performing groups taking the stage this November in National Harbor, Maryland! Groups hail from Virginia, Nebraska, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
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The November 2–3 NAfME Collegiate PreCon sessions will focus on preparing collegiate music education students to get the most benefit from their degree and to make a successful transition to the classroom. Dynamic presenters will provide interactive sessions to support and engage future music educators. And Peter Boonshaft will deliver a keynote address.
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Participants in this forum will learn about leadership characteristics and effective practices, pathways to leadership, working with many types of personalities, influencing and leading through change, organizational and communication skills, and creating a vision. This year’s forum will be led by several renowned leaders who served as National Presidents of NAfME/MENC.
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The NAfME Society for Music Teacher Education and Society for Research in Music Education research and presentation and poster sessions take place November 4-6. Learn about the hundreds of poster sessions, symposia, special research presentations, and more. And don’t miss the NAfME Senior Researcher Address on Friday. See schedule for the conference.
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This forum is geared for those in administrative roles, built with insights and models from your colleagues—music program leaders. It will address: recruitment/retention of a diverse teacher pool; equity, access, and inclusion; culturally responsive practices; teacher evaluation; and leading in times of change and transformation.
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