Dr. Patricia Weitzel, from the Schwob School of Music, offers students recordings of the 2020-2021 All-State Orchestra Double Bass Etudes.
HEART Music
Check out some wonderful resources provided by HEART Music!
Ashley Wilson of HEART Music demonstrates why the piano is so great, and why you should play it! www.heartmusicathens.org HEART Music is a nonprofit organiza...
Malik Henry of HEART Music demonstrates why the trombone is so great, and why you should play it! www.heartmusicathens.org HEART Music is a nonprofit organiz...
Lesson Plans
GMEA Webinar 2.0
Enjoy this recap of the GMEA Webinar 2.0 from July 22, 2020.
OPENING SESSION
BAND
CHORUS
ELEMENTARY
ORCHESTRA
GUITAR
TECHNOLOGY
Performing Arts Aerosol Study
Initial results of an aerosol study commissioned by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) and more than 125 performing arts organizations have yielded preliminary data and considerations that could help prevent the cancellation of performing arts activities in the future amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
ASTA Planning Guide
The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) created a Planning Guide for String Teachers. This guidance provides suggestions for classroom teachers, ensemble directors, and studio teachers as they navigate various instructional situations during the COVID-19 pandemic, including Face-to-Face and Online.
NAfME & NFHS: Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education
In this unique time, music educators are modifying their practices not only in teaching, but in classroom orientation, cleaning, spacing and management. It is understood that, as trained professionals, music educators want to offer the very best instruction so all students can learn and grow in their knowledge, understanding, and love of music. This guide asserts that music educators can still do that, but also acknowledges that how we deliver teaching may be different than in the past.
Black Lives Matter
Guidance for Orchestra during COVID-19
Guidance for Guitar during COVID-19
Guidance for Chorus during COVID-19
Guidance for Elementary Music during COVID-19
Guidance for Band during COVID-19
Guidance for Beginning Ensembles during COVID-19
GMEA Return to Marching Guidelines Proposal
This guidance is provided to promote public awareness of certain health and safety-related issues. Such information is neither exhaustive nor necessarily applicable to all circumstances or individuals, and is no substitute for consultation with appropriate health-care professionals. Statutes, codes, or environmental conditions may be relevant. GMEA reserves the right to rescind or modify this document at any time.
Social Emotional Learning
Arts Education Is Essential
As policymakers plan for school reopening in the fall, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) joined 52 other organizations in a statement that supports an arts education for all students. In the statement, “Arts Education Is Essential,” the signing organizations convey that the arts have already played a pivotal and uplifting role during the health crisis, and that arts education…