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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Seeing Ghana in a New Light A new perspective on the use of world music in the classroom, By Louis Persic, 2016 recipient of ACEMM’s Beacon Scholarship I wondered, “How is it possible that… Read More »
