When Julian Lloyd Webber takes to the stage at The Apex, the acclaimed cellist will prove there is more to him than just being the younger brother of theatre giant Andrew Lloyd Webber. Hailed by critics as the ‘doyen of British cellists’, the 62-year-old will revisit one of the greatest achievements of his career performing his Brit award winning interpretation Read More »
I grew up in Ansonia and am a graduate of Lincoln Elementary, Willis School, Ansonia Middle and Ansonia High School, going through the music programs in each of them. I have heard of the budget cuts up on the table through the Valley Sentinel and the Register and just wanted to let all of you know how the music education program helped me grow during my time in school and helped me get to where I needed to be today. Read More »
An after-school enrichment program in the San Fernando Valley is making up for budget cuts in public school music education. Inspiring Notes, a 501(c)3 organization, is the first of its kind in the valley, filling the gap left in local schools forced to cut back on in-school arts programs. Read More »
The NAfME advocacy team would like to extend its sincerest thanks to the NAfME leaders from across the United States who wrote to the superintendent of Lansing’s public schools regarding the elimination music teacher positions. The success of this response depended on the participation of many of our colleagues in Michigan, including Cory Micheel-Mays and his team at the Michigan Music Education Association Read More »
Four years ago Heidi Welch began planning a spring trip for her music students, a performance trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Welch, a 9–12 grade music teacher from New Hampshire, had no idea when she began plans for the trip that she would need to make little detour to the White House on the way home. Read More »
NAfME is pleased to announce that Daniel Levitin will present the keynote address at the opening of the Conference on April 10, 2014. Daniel Levitin is an award-winning scientist, musician, and record producer. He is the author of the number one best seller This Is Your Brain on Music, which was published in nineteen languages and spent more than one year on the New York Times best seller list. His newest book, The World in Six Songs, topped the bestseller lists in its first week of release. Read More »
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