Join host, Jazzmone Sutton, NAfME State Advocacy Engagement Manager, and other music education advocates to hear their stories and reflections on how to make advocacy actionable for the music education advocate. Listen to the most recent episode of the Music Education Advocate podcast on the federal elections’ impact on music education. Episodes will be released biweekly.
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Register now for the January 19, 8:00PM ET town hall on the new NAfME Strategic Plan. Read the Strategic Plan now, including the Conceptual Framework, and bring questions and share your thoughts.
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NAfME is proud to support the IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Act H.R.8803, introduced by Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12). If passed, the legislation would establish a grant program through the U.S. Department of Education to support long-term improvements of campus facilities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
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Voting is open through February 9, 5:00PM ET for the NAfME Eastern, Northwest, and Southwestern Division members to vote on their respective Divisions’ Presidents-Elect for 2023–2025. Check your email for the ballot (check your spam folder if you do not see it). Ensure your membership is current so you can vote.
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Collegiate members, register for “PRAXIS PRACTICE: Preparing to Pass!” taking place January 23, 8:00PM ET. Join Dr. Heidi Welch (Presenter, NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Eastern Division Representative), Dr. William Earvin (Presenter, NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Member-at-Large), and Susan Smith (Facilitator, NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Chair).
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Now available for free download: “Using Responding, Performing, Creating, and Connecting to Inspire Personal Creating and Preserving: Band, Proficient Level.” This curriculum unit includes Library of Congress and research links, assessments, four lessons with handouts and rubrics, and more. More than 30 curriculum units created with the Library’s Teaching with Primary Sources program are now available for ensembles of various sizes, harmonizing instruments, music theory/composition, band, chorus, orchestra, and general music from kindergarten through high school.
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Now available for free download: “Finding Light in Difficult Times: Responding, Creating, & Protecting Intellectual Property—Orchestra, Proficient Level.” This curriculum unit includes four lesson plans including handouts and rubrics, links to resources from the Library, and more.
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Thank you to the NAfME 2022 National Conference sponsors! Check out special offers from sponsors providing fresh ideas for the new semester—available for a limited time.
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Registration for the NAfME Eastern Division Conference, taking place April 13–16 in Rochester, New York, is now open. The early bird rate is available through March 17. Check out the conference brochure, and make your plans to attend!
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The Tri-M® Leadership Conference takes place April 15 in Rochester, New York, during the NAfME Eastern Division Conference, and registration will soon be available. Chapters in the Eastern Division are welcome and must be active for participants to attend. The registration is $35 and includes lunch.
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PETER R. MARSH FOUNDATION
The Peter R. Marsh Foundation is currently offering $1000 grants for middle school music teachers nationwide who propose how the funds would be used to support music education in their classroom. The Music Grants are fashioned to nurture empathy and compassion among students through public service experiences that traditionally achieve better musicians, greater community values, and a safer school environment. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2023. Learn more about this grant opportunity.
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Check out open positions and hiring institutions now. Add your profile to the NAfME Career Center today or update your existing profile.
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The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum® announced ten finalists for the 2023 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™, and six of the ten are members of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). More than 1,205 initial nominations were submitted from 47 states. NAfME congratulates each and every one of these talented, dedicated music educators. Nominations are now open through March 15 for the 2024 GRAMMY Music Educator Award.
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NAfME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WEBINARS
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Join Greig Ashurst and Gillian Erlenborn for “Ring in a New Way of Teaching Music: Using Handbells and Handchimes with Your Music Students” on January 17, 7:00PM ET. This clinic aims to empower educators to use handbells and handchimes in effective ways for multiple educational settings, including general music, as a stand-alone performance-based instrument, and within existing instrumental and vocal settings. In addition to learning about handbell/handchime techniques, teaching resources, and repertoire, attendees will discover the many benefits of using handbells and handchimes in their existing music programs.
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Join Dennis Edelbrock for “Building a Better Brass Section” on January 25, 7:00PM ET. This session will offer many creative ways to build your brass section. Upper range, sound quality and performance anxiety among other concepts, will all be discussed with proven ways of improving your students’ technical abilities. Four main “tools” will be used to develop range, endurance, and sound quality. All will be demonstrated during the clinic and audience members will be invited to participate.
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Check out photos from the 2022 NAfME National Conference, Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, and All-National Honor Ensembles and the full conference program. Thank you to the conference review committees, presenters, sponsors, and exhibitors for a wonderful event!
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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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KATHY STEFANI
The university experience cannot provide the kind of in-the-classroom experience needed for first-year teachers, so for a principal or music supervisor to arrange time for an instructor to observe another teacher is invaluable and, in [music educator Neil] Anderson’s research, key to remaining in the music teaching profession. It's not a quick fix, but it’s part of the process.
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DR. LORI SCHWARTZ REICHL
You cannot move forward until you know what worked, what did not work, and what was missing or unnecessary. Be creative. Be concise. Be committed. Your mission is possible! It is never too late to refresh the vision.
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JOURNAL OF MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION, OCTOBER 2022
Reflective practice positively affects preservice teacher growth. Yet, in structures used to support student teachers, faculty often prioritize professionalism and logistics over pedagogical concerns. The purpose of this intrinsic case study by Vanessa L. Bond was to describe the use of pedagogical documentation with preservice music teachers to establish a culture of inquiry and community of practice during their student teaching experience. (Member login required.)
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JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION, JANUARY 2023
The purpose of this study by Mark Montemayor, Jessica Nápoles, Brian A. Silvey, and Lia Wiese was to examine the effects of score study and conducting gesture on collegiate musicians’ ability to detect errors in a choral score. Is there a combined effect of gesture and score study that impacts undergraduate conductors’ identification of errors in a score? (Member login required.)
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UPDATE: APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION, OCTOBER 2022
Building upon the work of Ladson–Billings, Lind and McKoy, and Shaw, the proposed framework of Elizabeth S. Palmer, Jason Vodicka, Tina Huynh, Christine D’Alexander, and Lisa Crawford takes into consideration the depth and breadth of musical experiences and contexts, musical content, and the diversity of musical cultures. The proposed framework includes four quadrants: (a) teacher competencies, (b) informed choices, (c) authenticity, and (d) holistic and comparative lessons. (Member login required.)
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PETER J. PERRY
While many of us may have technology “heartburn,” here are two great ways to use some of the technology skills we acquired during the pandemic to enhance the student and audience concert experience (and make your life easier too).
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ROBBY BURNS
I started by ensuring that I centered instruction around accessible melodic material from the method book rather than technical exercises and drills. Additionally, I took the pieces I was planning for our winter concert and wrote out every person’s part for every instrument using Dorico. Read more tips on developing tone quality, intonation, concert repertoire, and classroom management through unison playing in performing ensembles.
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DAVID RANKINE
Whether simply hanging a small green screen on your wall, or a studio the size of a classroom, your students will have the opportunity to create simple or elaborate video productions using their own Android or Apple devices and free apps. Educators will be able to transform activities they are already using in their classrooms into a professionally edited multimedia production (e.g., group or solo singing, circle games, dancing, expressive movement, even full band or choir performances).
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REBECCA HOF, SPONSORED BY SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION
This resource page is a hub of 200+ resources of content anyone can explore to enhance their music teaching and learning. Resources include curriculum and classroom ideas, apps and technology, fundraising and advocacy guidance, research on social emotional learning and culturally responsive teaching, and more.
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SAM RETI, SPONSORED BY MUZIE.LIVE
While many educators across the country are hesitant to take advantage of new technologies, it is those who adopt early who see the most success. The reality of modern education is that in order to provide the best quality, you must be willing to learn and try new tech.
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