The early bird rate for the 2022 NAfME National Conference is available through September 16! Learn about the preconference forums taking place prior to the national conference and Music Research and Teacher Education Conference—Emerging Leaders Forum; Music Program Leaders Forum; and NAfME Collegiate Pre-Con. PreK–12 music educators: Use the justification toolkit to share benefits of attendance with your administrator. Let others know you’re attending!
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Marisa Weinstein (left, with microphone) was the recipient of the 2017 George Parks Award.
Photo courtesy of Music for All and Jolesch Enterprises.
The deadline to nominate a band director for the George Parks Award is September 14, 11:59 PM ET. The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary band director who embodies the characteristics and leadership that Mr. Parks showed his students every day: collaborative spirit; dedication to knowing students as individuals; perseverance and enthusiasm; and ability to instill qualities in students beyond achievement in music.
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David E. Circle, a beloved president of the MENC: The National Association for Music Education (now NAfME), passed away at age 85 on August 10, 2022. “His impact on the profession and our association was profound,” said NAfME President Scott R. Sheehan, “and we know his legacy will live on through all who were fortunate to know him as a teacher, colleague, mentor, and friend.”
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NAfME Executive Director Chris Woodside shares a message for members and the entire music education nation for the back-to-school season. Find out about new NAfME member benefits and upcoming events. Together, we are NAfME!
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In this special back-to-school message from the NAfME Council for General Music Education, Chair Rob Lyda shares encouragement for general music educators: “You’ve kept music in students’ lives. You’ve kept music going when everyone else told us that we should shut it down. Thank you for the hard work you’ve done over the past couple of years.”
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Allyssa Jones, Chair of the NAfME Council for Innovations, shares back-to-school encouragement for music educators: “You are an innovator. You’re all innovators. It’s true. Not only have you survived the last two years, you’ve grown—acquiring new skills and perspectives that will move your program forward in ways you haven’t imagined before.”
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Chair Elizabeth Fortune and Division Representatives of the NAfME Council for Orchestral Education share best practices in this back-to-school message for the orchestral teaching community. “Our goal,” shares Fortune, “is to create resources and support for the NAfME orchestra teaching community so that we can keep pushing music education—and especially orchestral music education—forward into a new world of cultural responsiveness and innovation.”
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NAfME SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION
The NAfME Society for Research in Music Education seeks applications for three vacancies on the Society’s Executive Committee. The term for service is six years, beginning January 1, 2023. Deadline to apply is today: September 1, 2022.
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Arts ARE Education, a national campaign of which NAfME is a part, is holding a town hall September 12, 5:00 PM ET, “Arts Education for All Students in 2022–2023.” Learn about the campaign’s new calls-to-action, tools, and resources, and how you can get involved with supporting music and other arts education in your school, district, and state. Send a letter to state legislators, and engage your students’ parents and guardians in advocacy.
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NAfME will kick off the 2022–2023 school year with virtual Hill events the week of September 19. NAfME leadership, state MEAs, collegiates, and all members who want to engage in our advocacy activities are welcome to attend. Visits with elected officials and their staff will help you establish relationships throughout the year. Participants will receive a virtual training on September 12 at 7PM ET. Members will have the opportunity to participate in the event if they are unable to participate in Hill meetings. Register by September 9.
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Tri-M® gives your music students community service, performance, and leadership opportunities. Students develop confidence, creativity, critical thinking, compassion, and a host of other leadership skills sure to serve them well in school and beyond.
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NAfME COLLEGIATE
This week is focused on recruiting and team building activities implemented and shared by each NAfME Collegiate chapter. Taking place September 12–16, Collegiate Kickoff Week offers members the opportunity to highlight their local programs and membership; participate in service and volunteer events; and benefit from national virtual programming.
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As a member you have access to all the online archives for five peer-reviewed journals. Learn how you can write for these publications.
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NAfME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WEBINARS
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On September 20, 7:00PM ET, tune in for “Between the Podium and Me: Recruiting and Mentoring a Diverse Body of Future Music Teachers” with panelists: Angelica Brooks; Annalisa C. Chang; Monica Guido; Ebonee Woodland; and John Rine Zabanal. This webinar is part of the Building a Legacy series.
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During this NAfME Council for Jazz Education town hall on September 21, 7:00PM ET, presenters Peter Sampson and Joseph L. Jefferson will discuss how choosing great literature to teach from is key to building a successful jazz program at any level. Whether you have a blossoming jazz program or are starting from scratch, the music with which you decide to teach makes a difference.
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We want to hear from you! Join members of the PLPC for an interactive discussion (an “unwebinar”) on September 29, 7:00PM ET, focused on key trends and issues facing PreK–12 teachers nationwide. Share your success stories/innovations, challenges, questions, and areas where you would like to see more professional development resources as you start the new school year.
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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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SELECTED NAfME CORPORATE MEMBER WEBINARS
Numerous design and acoustical requirements determine the effectiveness of your secondary school music facilities. During this presentation presenters review five critical factors—Acoustics, Floor Plan, Technology, Storage, and Equipment—that will help promote critical listening, sound isolation, efficient space layout, and proper equipment recommendations for those individuals who teach, learn, perform, and experience music in your spaces.
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SELECTED NAfME CORPORATE MEMBER WEBINARS
Music education is undergoing a revolution in how to center students to empower their agency and honor all identities within a classroom. Explore how Longy is leading the way in the culturally responsive teaching movement.
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CARLA KALOGERIDIS
What can the exploration of global music do for you and your students? For those NAfME members whose careers have spanned the globe the answer is: It makes all the difference in the world.
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Alice Hammel of James Madison University and private flute instructor; Alice Tsui, Arts Coordinator and Founding Music Educator of New Bridges Elementary in New York; and Julia West, managing editor of Visions of Research in Music, share what has worked well for them in connecting with students.
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BRANDON WILLIAMS
Community building is a vital goal of any music classroom or ensemble. Music educator Juliet Hess draws on the work and experiences of activist-musicians and affirms that musicking brings us together “through shared emotion, through using music to build bridges between people, through intentionally placing people together, through learning when to assert one’s voice musically and when to support others, and through engaging with unfamiliar music.”
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JOURNAL OF GENERAL MUSIC EDUCATION, APRIL 2022
By including nonmusic ideas, concepts, and skills, music teachers can reinforce learning for all students. This article by Ellary A. Draper includes suggestions for how general music teachers can include various nonmusic ideas, concepts, and skills in music instruction as well as specific ideas for inclusive music classrooms with students with disabilities. (Member login required.)
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JOURNAL OF MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION, JUNE 2022
Why the difficulty in recruiting or retaining future teachers? Most analyses point to gaps in perceived earnings or total compensation as compared to other so-called professions requiring a 4-year college degree and/or licensure. Many scholars, however, believe that increasing responsibility coupled with diminished status and respect—job characteristics exacerbated by the pandemic—has resulted in a demoralized teacher workforce. Read more from James R. Austin. (Member login required.)
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MUSIC EDUCATORS JOURNAL, JUNE 2022
This article by Erin Zaffini includes strategies for music mentors to successfully mentor beginning teachers toward becoming more culturally responsive, even as they themselves are also striving toward that same goal. Strategies include shared reflections, using targeted “conversation starters” to foster beginning teachers’ self-reflection, and harnessing the characteristics associated with beginning teachers’ developmental stages. (Member login required.)
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Photo by Trey Lockett
LATOYA A. WEBB
Regardless of whether you can see the big picture, getting into the habit of learning from all your experiences will enhance your growth as a person and as a teacher, and it will eventually become second nature.
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PHILLIP D. PAYNE, NATALIE STEEL ROYSTON, ADRIAN D. BARNES, AND KATE M. BERTELLI-WILINSKI
The resources offered to potential music majors should enhance their ability to select a school that ensures their academic, social, and personal success. The earlier that mentors reach out to these prospective students, the higher will be their probability of success in the profession.
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NAfME COLLEGIATE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Last school year the NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council held four helpful collegiate chats to equip future music educators: “PRAXIS Practice: Prepare to Pass”; “At Your Service: Plan for Chapter Success”; “Becoming a Music Teacher: Making the Transition”; and “Building Your Brand Starts Now.” Make sure your membership is current so you can take part in future chats.
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TEACHING MUSIC, JANUARY 2022
This article shares a few perspectives from outstanding music education leaders who were profoundly impacted by their experiences at various Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and/or whose musical journeys led them to devote their careers to guiding HBCU students in the pursuit of excellence. (Member login required.)
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DR. LORI SCHWARTZ REICHL
Mentoring begins before one becomes a teacher in the education profession. “For the university students,” Neil Anderson, principal of Golden Hill Elementary School of the Arts, says, “they need to observe, ask questions, observe, ask more questions, observe some more, and ask even more questions.” This reflective tool is imperative for understanding and growth.
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Does your university or college campus have a NAfME Collegiate chapter? Start one today in three easy steps, and find resources for recruitment to build your chapter and learn about the Collegiate Recognition program.
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