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TITLE: Protecting Music Programs from Pandemic Fallout
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: May 9, 2020
Curated from the National Association for Music Education – The public health crisis is necessitating unprecedented disruption to our country’s education system. Schools, students and families have demonstrated remarkable flexibility and resilience as they’ve done their part to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Specifically, the online actions of music educators and students have inspired us all as they’ve shared…
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TITLE: Moving to Online Learning – A Few “Jabs” to “Hook” You Up with a Knock-Out Plan
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: April 30, 2020
Curated from NAfME – by David Knott – With our transition from traditional teaching to online delivery of content, there are many places popping up to provide resources for you to become a “virtual rockstar.” These same resources let readers and followers view many people’s “virtual flex.” An online “pose-down” sometimes leading to some hurtful comments in the thread. You…
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TITLE: Teaching Music Online: How to Engage Students Through Your Virtual Classroom
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: April 6, 2020
Most music educators are now faced with online teaching. Whether you’re a pro at it or just getting started, here’s a clearing-house on ideas, sources, and tips. Curated from JW Pepper’s music education blog – In this challenging time, the music education community has been doing what it does best: working together to keep students engaged in deeply meaningful choral,…
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TITLE: Resources to Inspire Music Making, Learning and Teaching – from The NAMM Foundation
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Videos
DATE: April 2, 2020
Curated from the NAMM Foundation – All of us at The NAMM Foundation express our concern and support for everyone that is experiencing the realities of the current global health crisis. Teaching and learning music can continue and even thrive through the remarkable tools, resources and people that are engaging in music online. Provided resources have been created by The…
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TITLE: Tonettes, Song Flutes, Flutophones, and Precorders
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: February 15, 2020
Curated from BandWorld – by Howard Fosdick – An article on cheap plastic flutes? Surely I jest! Actually, no. There are a whole host of reasons to familiarize yourself with these instruments — even if you never play them. Perhaps the biggest one is simply that they’ve introduced tens of millions of American schoolchildren to music. You probably remember tooting…
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TITLE: Music Education Mentoring in Missouri – A Crucial Program
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: December 17, 2019
A Podcast Interview with Steve Litwiller, MMEA Mentoring Chair – by Ray Benton – An Exclusive podcast from Nottelmann Music – Did you know that forty-four percent of new teachers leave teaching within five years? Learn how MMEA Mentoring Chair Steve Litwiller and educators in this program are making a real difference! If you’re a Missouri Music Educator and new…
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