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Let Your Experience Be Their Guide: When Students Consider Quitting Music

Let Your Experience Be Their Guide: When Students Consider Quitting Music

November 16, 2018| Scott Watson
Simultaneous Learning: A Proactive Philosophy to Teaching Music

Simultaneous Learning: A Proactive Philosophy to Teaching Music

November 13, 2018| Paul Harris
Festival First Aid Kit: Resources for the Road

Festival First Aid Kit: Resources for the Road

November 7, 2018| Toni Hosman
Festivals, Copyrighted Music, and Ratings: How to Avoid Not Getting a Rating

Festivals, Copyrighted Music, and Ratings: How to Avoid Not Getting a Rating

November 5, 2018| Pam Phillips
Tips for Teaching Guitar to Students with Smaller Hands

Tips for Teaching Guitar to Students with Smaller Hands

November 2, 2018| Jules Fitzgerald
Tips for Teaching Young String Players

Tips for Teaching Young String Players

October 30, 2018| Renata Bratt
10 Considerations to Take Your Vocal Group to the Next Level

10 Considerations to Take Your Vocal Group to the Next Level

October 25, 2018| Michele Weir
You Can Teach Percussion (Even if You Don't Play)

You Can Teach Percussion (Even if You Don't Play)

October 22, 2018| Chris M. Bernotas
5 Career Development Skills Music Educators Are Already Teaching Their Students

5 Career Development Skills Music Educators Are Already Teaching Their Students

October 19, 2018| David R. Sears
Make the First Few Minutes Count: Warm-Up Tips for Jazz Band Rehearsal

Make the First Few Minutes Count: Warm-Up Tips for Jazz Band Rehearsal

October 16, 2018| Michael Kamuf
5 Tips for Giving Constructive Feedback to Adult Singers

5 Tips for Giving Constructive Feedback to Adult Singers

October 11, 2018| Jeanne Kelly
7 Songs A-Singing: Ingredients for a Satisfying Seasonal Program

7 Songs A-Singing: Ingredients for a Satisfying Seasonal Program

October 8, 2018| Krista Hart
Free Music Activity: Halloween Word Scramble

Free Music Activity: Halloween Word Scramble

October 5, 2018| Alfred Music Official
Beyond the Lessons—Teaching People, Not Just Music

Beyond the Lessons—Teaching People, Not Just Music

October 5, 2018| Richard Meyer
Finding the Meaning in Your Teaching Career

Finding the Meaning in Your Teaching Career

October 5, 2018| George Megaw
5 Seasonal Themes to Refresh Your Winter Concerts

5 Seasonal Themes to Refresh Your Winter Concerts

October 3, 2018| Jim Palmer
Keep Music Alive: Celebrate Kids Music Day

Keep Music Alive: Celebrate Kids Music Day

September 28, 2018| Alfred Music Official
Flanders Fields: Honoring the Fallen with Music

Flanders Fields: Honoring the Fallen with Music

September 25, 2018| Paul A. Aitken
Connecting Literacy, Music, and Technology: Projects to Motivate Students

Connecting Literacy, Music, and Technology: Projects to Motivate Students

September 21, 2018| Zig Wajler
The Private Music Teacher as an Entrepreneur: 6 Tips to Build and Maintain a Practice

The Private Music Teacher as an Entrepreneur: 6 Tips to Build and Maintain a Practice

September 18, 2018| Dave Isaacs
Fostering Reading Skills in Preschool Pianists

Fostering Reading Skills in Preschool Pianists

September 18, 2018| E. L. Lancaster
5 Steps for Teaching Improvisation to Piano Students

5 Steps for Teaching Improvisation to Piano Students

September 18, 2018| Loren Gold
Teaching Tips: Helping Piano Students Apply New Concepts (Part 2 of 3)

Teaching Tips: Helping Piano Students Apply New Concepts (Part 2 of 3)

September 18, 2018| Melody Bober
Teaching Tips: Helping Piano Students Apply New Concepts (Part 3 of 3)

Teaching Tips: Helping Piano Students Apply New Concepts (Part 3 of 3)

September 18, 2018| Melody Bober
The Soul of Spanish Piano Music

The Soul of Spanish Piano Music

September 18, 2018| alfred.com
Celebrating 150 Years of Enrique Granados: Spanish Pianist, Composer, and Pedagogue

Celebrating 150 Years of Enrique Granados: Spanish Pianist, Composer, and Pedagogue

September 18, 2018| alfred.com
5-Minute Warm-Ups: Warming up the Voice and the Body

5-Minute Warm-Ups: Warming up the Voice and the Body

September 17, 2018| Sally K. Albrecht
5 Ways for Guitarists to Develop Their Ear

5 Ways for Guitarists to Develop Their Ear

September 6, 2018| Jared Meeker
Integrating Your Music Program into Daily School Life

Integrating Your Music Program into Daily School Life

September 5, 2018| Anna Wentlent
Be Part of the Music: Help Get—and Keep—as Many Kids in Music as Possible

Be Part of the Music: Help Get—and Keep—as Many Kids in Music as Possible

August 28, 2018| alfred.com
Tips for Starting an Elementary Guitar Program

Tips for Starting an Elementary Guitar Program

August 28, 2018| Jason Yeary
9 Steps to Successfully Fall Back to School

9 Steps to Successfully Fall Back to School

August 22, 2018| Karen Farnum Surmani
I Got the Job—Now What?

I Got the Job—Now What?

August 21, 2018| Donny Longest
Total Musicians: Tools to Help Your Ensemble Members Develop Skills as Individual Players

Total Musicians: Tools to Help Your Ensemble Members Develop Skills as Individual Players

August 15, 2018| Michael Story
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