Griff Gall, ACEMM’s Winter Spotlight Recipient An Elemental Approach, A Child-Centered Approach Griff Gall’s twenty-two years of teaching music and movement in Grades K-5 have given him ample experience in reaching his students using… Read More »
Jessica Ingraham is ACEMM’s Summer 2019 Spotlight Recipient Inclusivity and Involvement for Everyone! Jessica Ingraham is strongly in favor of inclusivity. She believes that everyone should have access to enjoyment and fulfillment through music regardless of… Read More »
Processing an Integrated Approach to Music, Movement and Language Processing an Integrated Approach to Music, Movement and Language A video presentation focused on improving language skills among ESL students while acquiring music and movement skills ACEMM’s… Read More »
Essel Linton is ACEMM’s Fall 2018 Spotlight Recipient! Congratulations to Essel Linton, ACEMM’s Fall 2018 Spotlight Award recipient! A veteran music educator, Essel’s unique background influences her teaching while addressing student needs at a school where for many, English is not a first language. Read on to find out more about the ways her dedication and teaching approach benefits young learners and colleagues!
Contributing to a Better World: Project-Based Learning through Music, by K. Michelle Lewis Come along on a journey with second graders who were motivated to help others halfway across the world! Inspired by a children’s book, these students creatively brainstorm and collaborate to provide clean drinking water for people in Africa. In this article, recent Spotlight Award recipient K. Michelle Lewis explains how to use a project-based learning model to empower students to explore both music and solve real-world concerns, and how to align such a project to the National Core Arts Standards. ACEMM invites you to read “Contributing to a Better World: Project-Based Learning through Music”!
K. Michelle Lewis, ACEMM’s Spring 2018 Spotlight Award Recipient Teacher, performer, composer… K. Michelle Lewis describes how the act of creating music propels her work in the areas of learning, performance and business. Michelle Lewis is very… Read More »
A New Challenge – the Schuhplattler! The Schuhplattler: a German Folk Dance About the Schuhplattler The Schuhplattler is an energetic and demanding Bavarian dance which is also popular in Austria and the German speaking… Read More »
Aaron Williams, ACEMM’s Winter 2018 Spotlight Recipient Congratulations to Aaron Williams, recipient of the ACEMM Winter 2018 Spotlight Award “I often feel like I have the greatest job in the world…I get to teach music… Read More »
Making a Difference in Different Ways Over the past 5 years, ACEMM has recognized and responded to individuals in the field of music and movement education. In doing so, ACEMM has reached into the lives… Read More »
ACEMM’s Fall 2017 Spotlight Recipient — Anna Freeman “This simple idea of pattern recognition allows for surprisingly complex and beautiful musical experiences.” ~ Anna Freeman This observation by this fall’s Spotlight recipient, Anna Freeman… Read More »
