Summer 2017 Spotlight Award Recipient — Matthew Stensrud Congratulations to Matthew Stensrud ACEMM’s July 2017 recipient of the Spotlight Award! “My teaching is built around the premise that every student should succeed as a well-rounded learner… Read More »
Mindfulness in the Classroom – How Not to Lose Your Mind! By Laura Stack ACEMM Spotlight Award Recipient, Summer, 2014 “Joey hit me.” “I have to go the bathroom.” “I never get a turn!” *A child taps on… Read More »
Beth Brewer is ACEMM’s 2017 Beacon Scholarship Recipient ACEMM is happy to announce that the 2017 Beacon Scholarship is awarded to Beth Brewer. The Beacon Scholarship will help send Beth to the Dzodze, Ghana, where she… Read More »
Early Childhood Music Education – A Lasting Value Martha Glaze Zook, ACEMM’s Fall, 2013 Spotlight Award recipient, invites us into her classroom at the Settlement Music School for a typical music and movement activity involving 4… Read More »
E. E. Cummings through the lens of Elemental Music and Movement Contributed by Ardith Collins, 2014 ACEMM Beacon Scholarship recipient E. E. Cummings’ profound simplicity speaks to the heart of elemental music, and his expressive typography is a joy… Read More »
The Sweet Sound of the Dulcimer Steven Calantropio, President The Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer is the closest thing we have to an instrument born and raised here; an all-American folk instrument. The musical history… Read More »
The Elemental Approach – Resources and Ideas: “Why are We Doing This?” Why Are We Doing This? An Elemental Approach to Learning with Older Students by Lorelei Batislaong, ACEMM Spotlight Recipient Winter, 2015 … Read More »
ACEMM Welcomes Lissa Ray to Board of Trustees Lissa Ray brings valuable experiences and creative energy to ACEMM! We are thrilled to announce that Lissa has joined our Board of Trustees and look forward to the many… Read More »
The ‘What’ and ‘Why’ of Elemental Music Steven Calantropio, President Welcome to the American Center for Elemental Music and Movement President’s Forum. Each month, I will take some time to present readers with insights,… Read More »
What is Elemental Music? Defining a musical style is not an easy task. Along with the identifying the chronological start and end points, the salient artistic qualities of the style must be… Read More »
