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Virtual Teaching and Learning Resources for Music EducatorsMembers of NAfME Societies and Councils have provided these resources from their own original teaching experiences, music educators in their school districts, universities, communities, peers, or other trusted sources. We thank them for their assistance and commitment to NAfME members as we all pull together to keep educating and making music. We will be updating these resources frequently.Learn more and register for upcoming free webinars. FEATURES AND NEWS Welcome to the Newly Rebranded ‘Journal of General Music Education’

Welcome to the Newly RebrandedJournal of General Music Education By Rekha S. Rajan, Academic Editor, Journal of General Music Education  This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue of theJournal of General Music Education (formerly General Music Today) Dear colleagues, friends, music educators, and musicians, It is with overwhelming excitement that I welcome you to the newly revamped Journal of General Music Education. Since its inception, the journal (General Music Today, GMT) has never been revised, expanded, or modified in either the cover, mission, or scope. Our fields of

John Kao: A Pathway of Improvisation

John Kao A Pathway of Improvisation By Ella Wilcox This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Teaching Music. Thought leader John Kao finds that music fosters creativity, interaction, and exploration. It’s been said that ideas form the backbone of the universe because everything of value arises from them. For John Kao, a self-styled “innovation activist” based in San Francisco, generating and developing ideas are what inspires his work on innovation and organizational transformation. He sees things differently and gets joy from making the world a little bit

SMTE: A Nexus for Things Happening in Music Education

Society for Music Teacher Education: A Nexus for Things Happening in Music Education By Carla Kalogeridis This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Teaching Music. As part of a new series to help readers learn more about NAfME’s societies and councils, the chair of the Society for Music Teacher Education talks about opportunities to collaborate and where the profession needs the help most. Founded in 1982, the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) is one of NAfME’s national societies. David A. Rickels, associate professor and chair of

Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.

Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education.  He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education.  Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.

Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.

Johnson received a university teaching award the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.

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