{"id":2187268,"date":"2025-12-04T20:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2187268"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:59:24","slug":"spruce-elementary-music-teacher-earns-national-appointment-publishes-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/spruce-elementary-music-teacher-earns-national-appointment-publishes-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Spruce Elementary music teacher earns national appointment, publishes new book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_166\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_482030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-482030\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-482030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea Krein. (Photo courtesy of Edmonds School District)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"433\">Spruce Elementary music teacher Andrea Krein has earned national recognition through her appointment to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/email-link.parentsquare.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.S2WRVkGYQ0-2FojNZOPL5SVHEjO2CM83cmKLmVM087M9-2BAa5zm9HVy-2BYcLRREwzfZkAsPqicE-2FCa7WIpfJyDx9-2BMe4ARvulyDphN7WNXsWz68-3DXIcV_xWg-2ByKLEebrcx3nHFrXnxSiVKaW-2FbdBbyUWktlwQgAbU-2FHgMEFVsmalSwE-2FnyC8pawMjI0Vi4YDUhQoCLuP22SoWR0Xvx9MZlwS4-2BTB-2B8KDpcx-2Bbds-2Fjgtb-2B-2Bz-2Fantqj0hnkQsU26rLcfVEm2lxZqbEeGTN6JUhkAxm-2Fiv2ovdGky2QPz5linxb-2BlzTimV6y-2FWcFGORAsqetYpaqgT896Qt1-2BmVucL0BTj50Hy1CrVgW-2BtbUYUDDFrNcTINcg7QuhSDoLza2QXyBXEYtApzttw-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Council for General Music Education<\/a> and her contribution as a published author in a newly released book for music educators.<\/p>\n<p>According to NAfME, the Council\u2019s mission is \u201cto encourage and improve the quality of teaching and research in general music at all levels, with particular attention to instruction from preschool through grade 8.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Krein, this service is an opportunity to support teachers and students on a broader scale, according to the district\u2019s newsletter to families.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"888\">\u201cTo me, the NAfME appointment means I can more effectively help create and cultivate resources for teachers and students on a national level,\u201d Krein said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"1229\">Also, Krein is a contributing author to <em data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"963\">The Modern Band Handbook<\/em>, published by Oxford University Press. Her chapter, \u201cScaffolding a Student-Led Band Through Percussion,\u201d details how she guides students from group percussion work into forming student-driven bands that rehearse, make creative decisions and perform with confidence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1391\">\u201cI hope educators find this book valuable and realize that modern band doesn\u2019t require extensive equipment while giving students meaningful autonomy,\u201d Krein said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-newsletter-signup\">\n<h2 class=\"newsletter-heading\">Start your morning with the latest local news.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtext\"> Subscribe to the FREE My MLTnews Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-disclaimer\">We will never send spam or annoying emails. Unsubscribe anytime.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source mltnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Krein. (Photo courtesy of Edmonds School District) Spruce Elementary music teacher Andrea Krein has earned national recognition through her appointment to the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Council for General Music Education and her contribution as a published author in a newly released book for music educators. 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