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Advocating for SmartMusic in Your Classroom
As music educators, we are often held to the same standards as our academic core subjects, such as math and English.
Show Me (How to Get) the Money: A Look at New Federal Funds for Music Education
By Marcia Neel, Heather Mansell, and Dr. Dave Gerhart
Most educators are not aware that billions of dollars in federal funding are available for schools and districts to use to support arts education.
Recovering Post-Pandemic: Coming Back Stronger Than Ever
The big question on music teacher’s minds is when and how will we recover from the pandemic. In fact, some are even asking, can we recover?
Building a Music Program in a Title I School
My years spent teaching in a Title I school district were the most rewarding of my K-12 career. While I cherish and have wonderful memories of former students at my other schools, my mission as an orchestra teacher in a Title I School went beyond teaching music.
Advocacy During Uncertainty: 4 Things to Consider
Music education has changed dramatically over the last few months. It seems that everyone has a different situation regarding how they are teaching their students this school year.
Understanding the Language of Music Education Advocacy
Music is an essential part of every child’s education. Truthfully, it’s a fundamental part of the human experience. Scholars, poets, and philosophers throughout history have praised music as being one of the highest forms of art.
Helping Students Persevere When They Want to Quit
Learning to play a musical instrument is hard. However, my experience as a middle school orchestra teacher led me to discover that most adolescent musicians believe that learning to play an instrument is easy.
Music Ed Mentor Podcast #58: Meditation and Mindfulness in the Music Classroom
Every music teacher I’ve ever met has had a horrible-day experience where they thought something like: I love my career but I hate my job.
Music Ed Mentor Podcast #57: How to Burn Out of Teaching Music
Last July, as I was preparing to present to the NAfME Southwest Division Collegiate Summit, I decided to do a quick poll in one of the big music teacher groups.