The New Team For MusicTechForMe Podcasts -Get Ready!
September 1, 2010 – 6:52 pm | View Comments

Prof. V. Keith Mason from Belmont University and I have officially agreed to team-up and do this year’s podcasts at MusicTechForMe.Com.   I am very excited for the opportunity to work with him and for our new podcast format.   Keith …

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Challenge: Ten Minutes Of Music Development A Day…
September 2, 2010 – 11:48 am | View Comments
Challenge: Ten Minutes Of Music Development A Day…

For teachers the best “New Year’s Resolutions” shouldn’t start on January 1st, rather they should start at the beginning of every school-year.   There are many AWESOME things that music educators are doing online that will reinvigorate …

Monday Morning Music Mix ~ August 30th, 2010
August 30, 2010 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Monday Morning Music Mix ~ August 30th, 2010

 

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Monday’s Music Quote: Frederick Delius ~ “Music is an outburst of the soul.”
MusTech.Net provides you with the most interesting news to follow and wake-up to on Monday Mornings. So, sit back, grab your favorite coffee or morning …

This Thursday the 2nd, 2010 Drs. Frankel And Pisano To Present Webinar
August 29, 2010 – 10:43 pm | View Comments
This Thursday the 2nd, 2010 Drs. Frankel And Pisano To Present Webinar

Dr. Jim Frankel and myself will be presenting a Webinar highlighting the MusicPLN.org and the power of niche Social Websites like it.   The Webinar will be take place online via Soundtree on Thursday the 2nd …

Support Music And The 1,000,000 Music Ed. Petition
August 29, 2010 – 10:24 pm | View Comments
Support Music And The 1,000,000 Music Ed. Petition

I recently was asked to become an affiliate member of the the Support Music Coalition.   I had my first teleconference call last Thursday (I tweeted some of this under the hashtag #SmusC).   The work that the …

Upcoming 2010-11 School-Year Events Featuring Dr. Pisano
August 28, 2010 – 10:58 pm | View Comments
Upcoming 2010-11 School-Year Events Featuring Dr. Pisano

The following is a list of upcoming events that I will be attending, performing, or presenting clinics.  If you are attending any of these events/sessions please let me know -I would love to meet up …

A Sample Curriculum For High School Instrumental Ensembles
August 28, 2010 – 1:39 am | View Comments
A Sample Curriculum For High School Instrumental Ensembles

The following curriculum example is a suggestion for Instrumental Concert Band Directors to study for use with their own programs.   There has been a lot of discussion recently on the MusicPLN.org about the inclusion of …

Accommodating the Guest Conductor: The Making of a Good Host
August 26, 2010 – 2:07 pm | View Comments
Accommodating the Guest Conductor: The Making of a Good Host

Many music educators will, no doubt, be put in the position of finding a guest conductor to work with their instrumental or choral programs at some point.  These types of “guest conductor” programs typically include: …

Twitter Music Education Widget -Free
August 23, 2010 – 11:17 pm | View Comments
Twitter Music Education Widget -Free

Are you looking for a way to post the latest Music Education Tweets on your Webpage?  Well, look no further.  Simply copy this code into your Website, Webpage, or Widget (javascript must be supported).  The …

Monday Morning Music Mix ~ August, 23 2010
August 23, 2010 – 12:12 pm | View Comments
Monday Morning Music Mix ~ August, 23 2010

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Monday’s Music Quote: Oliver Herford ~ “The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven’t got the joke yet.”

MusTech.Net provides you with the most interesting news to follow …

Dr. Pisano’s Weekly Tweets posted
August 19, 2010 – 4:30 pm | View Comments

Just responded to: Boosters http://musicpln.org/wo4H1ad #
#musedchat Topic:What strategies work best for nurturing & extending Gifted & Talented students in our Music Education? 2night: 8P EDT #
#musedchat Mod: @andrewritenour Topic:What strategies work best for nurturing & …

Monday Morning Music Mix ~August 16, 2010
August 16, 2010 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Monday Morning Music Mix ~August 16, 2010

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Monday’s Music Quote: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~ “Music is the universal language of mankind.”

MusTech.Net provides you with the most interesting news to follow and wake-up to on Monday Mornings. So, sit back, grab …

Dr. Pisano’s Weekly Tweets posted
August 12, 2010 – 4:30 pm | View Comments

Music Educator's please join our Professional Learning Network! It's free at http://musicpln.org #musedchat #edchat #mpln #
Just announced a new Beta integration with the MusicPLN.org and goodreads -music book reviews for the #MPLN #musedchat #
Hey, …

The Definitive List Of BuddyPress Plugins (70 Listed)
August 9, 2010 – 4:22 pm | View Comments
The Definitive List Of BuddyPress Plugins (70 Listed)

I’ve been using BuddyPress for almost  five months now and I’ve been an active WordPress User for over 5 years.   I am very excited about the use of BuddyPress as an Educational Platform and …

Dr. Pisano’s Weekly Tweets posted
August 5, 2010 – 4:30 pm | View Comments

Updated MusicPLN.org to 1.03 -Forums now include Global Tags from All forums and Forum-Topic-Tags. Good stuff. #musiced #
Updated MusicPLN.org to 1.03 -Forums not include Global Tags from All forums and Forum-Topic-Tags. Good stuff. …

Social Media Usage Is Explosive! -Social Media Counter
August 4, 2010 – 5:38 pm | View Comments
Social Media Usage Is Explosive! -Social Media Counter

Just a quick post an post and counter embed to show just how proflic Social Media has become in our online-everyday-lives.   Gary Hayes, from PersonalizedMedia.com has put together an incredible counter (yep, it’s embeddable) to …

Dr. Pisano To Keynote At Michigan This January (MMEA)
August 3, 2010 – 2:57 pm | View Comments
Dr. Pisano To Keynote At Michigan This January (MMEA)

I am very pleased and humbled to have been offered the keynote presentation at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids this coming year (2011).   The Conference will be held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel from …

iSchoolBand ~Just In Time For School!
August 3, 2010 – 1:12 am | View Comments
iSchoolBand ~Just In Time For School!

Well if you haven’t seen iSchoolBand and are an ensemble director, you might just be missing the “easy” button with regard to the administration of your group(s).  iSchoolBand is the only platform of its kind …

Dr. Pisano’s Weekly Tweets posted
July 29, 2010 – 4:30 pm | View Comments

Finishing up class for the morning and just got my invite to the new REALTIME Twitter streams with TweetDeck!!! I'll try over lunch! #
RT @Zweibz7: Did you see pisanojm's post on the status of the …

MusicPLN.org -One Week In The Running
July 26, 2010 – 10:16 pm | View Comments
MusicPLN.org -One Week In The Running

I recently posted a large article over at the MusicPLN.org (MPLN) about the state of the site.  I am very excited to say that, by ALL accounts, the site has been a smashing success.  Not …

Dr. Pisano’s Weekly Tweets posted
July 22, 2010 – 4:30 pm | View Comments

Egads! ha.. can't type that without smirking… filling out my calendar for next two semesters! Completely Full!!! egads! … LOL! #
Ok.. New group… Have at it! #
Music Ed. River Project …