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TITLE: Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education from NFHS and NAfME
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: June 25, 2020
Curated from NFHS – The mission of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is to advance music education by promoting the understanding and making of music by all. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) provides leadership for the administration of high-school based activities, emphasizing health and safety to develop leaders and increase opportunities for all. In the time of COVID-19, […]
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TITLE: Starting Breathing Exercises to Encourage Air Capacity Growth
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: June 15, 2020
Curated from 4themusiceducator.com – by Bill Stevens – Musicians who require the use of their air to perform will benefit from “Starting Breathing Exercises to Encourage Air Capacity Growth.” Whether you are a brass, woodwind or even a vocalist musician, breathing, and effective airflow, is an absolute necessity to perform. In addition, increasing your knowledgebase is a great way to […]
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TITLE: Advice To Music Educators – Three Things to Think About as You Fight for Your Program
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: June 5, 2020
This video curated from Scott Lang Leadership – Three things to think about as you fight for your program
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TITLE: NAfME Supports Arts Coalition Study on Effects of COVID-19 on Return to the Rehearsal Hall
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: June 4, 2020
Curated from NAfME – NAfME is supporting a new study on the effects of COVID-19 on the return to the rehearsal hall. The study will examine aerosol rates produced by wind instrumentalists, vocalists, and even actors, and how quickly those aerosol rates accumulate in a space. As part of NAfME support for the study, our Society chairs (SRME chair Deborah A. […]
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TITLE: Planning for Next School Year—Pandemic or Not
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: May 30, 2020
Curated from Smartmusic’s The Music Educator Blog – by Elisa Jansen Jones – This week’s episode recaps a webinar I recently hosted that wasn’t really a webinar at all! Not a lesson, not a lecture—it was a work session. I brought on my friend and colleague Jessica Peresta to help walk us through exactly how to plan for next school […]
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TITLE: The Drive of Top Tubist Aaron Tindall
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: May 28, 2020
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite – by Ben Nussbaum – “I’m kind of hard-wired to do things at a pretty intense level,” says Aaron Tindall. “In the low brass field, you just have to be relentless.” And Tindall expects the same passion from his students. “He’s one of the most hard-working people I’ve ever met,” says TJ Graf, one […]
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