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Since getting involved in modern band and popular music education over the past 25+ years, I have seen it grow from a niche subject in after school and lunch club programs to a robust class offered alongside many traditional music classes, At the NAfME Research conference in Long Beach in October, the discussion was no longer about “should we” teach modern b...

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