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NAfME Member Benefit — Online Professional Development

Got music education questions? Want some expert advice?

Take advantage of a special online professional development opportunity...free to NAfME members!

NAfME offers this exciting benefit to our members throughout the school year. NAfME members visiting the band, orchestra, chorus, jazz, and general music forums can get expert advice in answer to their questions. In addition, the general music forum may feature a guitar mentor and a mariachi mentor each month. Our mentors rotate on a monthly basis and respond to your questions every few days.

If you would like to be a mentor or make a recommendation regarding the mentoring website, please contact Susan Lambert.

Important note: This benefit is available to NAfME members only. To post questions, you will need your NAfME member number. Can't find your membership card? E-mail Member Services or call 800-828-0229.
 

Monthly Schedule

This professional development opportunity starts in September and continues throughout the school year. The 2011-2012 mentors are listed below, with the current month listed first.
 

Month of February
Band - Lorie Enloe
Chorus - Patricia Conover
General Music - Jennifer Langlotz
Guitar - Travis Perry
Jazz - Mike Titlebaum
Orchestra - Bart Medlicott
 

Month of January
Band - Spiros Xydas
Chorus - Lynn Pernezny
General Music - Greta Mitchell
Guitar - Robert Goldsmith
Jazz - Paul Baransy
Orchestra - Karla Philipp

Month of September
Band - Matthew Saunders
Chorus - T.J. Harper
General Music - Mary Lynne Bennett
Guitar - Nancy Wills
Jazz - Stephen Holley
Orchestra - Kathleen McCullough

Month of October
Band - John Christian
Chorus - Claudia Dvorak
General Music - Mary Abt
Guitar - Eileen Dimminger
Jazz - Zach Poulter
Orchestra - Barry Kolman

Month of November
Band - Glen Schneider
Chorus - Cecil Shoemaker
General Music - Brian Uerling
Guitar - Juan Garcia
Jazz - Scott Rybolt
Orchestra - Sandra Dackow

Month of December
Band - Glenn Scheuermann
Chorus - David Baar
General Music - Paul Corbiere
Guitar - Ronald Korbitz
Jazz - Dave Edmund
Orchestra - Cynthia Bush

Month of January
Band - Spiros Xydas
Chorus - Lynn Pernezny
General Music - Greta Mitchell
Guitar - Robert Goldsmith
Jazz - Paul Baransy
Orchestra - Karla Philipp

Month of March
Band - John Watkins
Chorus - Jason Locker
General Music - Maureen Butler
Guitar - Duke Sharp
Jazz - Peter Perry
Orchestra - Brian Powell

Month of April
Band - Wendy Reeves
Chorus - Ron Hendrix
General Music - Katie Carlisle
Guitar - Glen McCarthy
Jazz - Thomas Matta
Orchestra - Karen Russell

Month of May
Band - Windy Fullagar
Chorus - Alexa Doebele
General Music - Karen Williams
Guitar - Michael Durig
Jazz - Dave Snider
Orchestra - Jennifer Lyne