Heading To Washington D.C. To Discuss Music Education And Technology Issues At The National MENC Conference This Weekend
June 18, 2009 – 3:51 pm | Comments

On June 20th, Saturday Morning at 10:00 a.m., I along with Profs. Brian Moore (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Stefani Langol (Berklee College of Music), and Dr. James Frankel (SoundTree/Korg) will be holding an open plenary that …

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January 4, 2009 – 6:40 pm | Comments

Done…Stay Tuned For A Complete New Look Of MusTech.Net
In March Of This Year!

Thanksgiving Information Via The Internet
November 27, 2008 – 10:04 am | Comments

I would like to wish all those folks that celebrate this holiday with me a very happy Thanksgiving.  Here are a couple of quick links that have some great information about Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving activities:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
Wikipedia’snformation
http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving
History.com’s …

Back From Disney World!!!
October 27, 2008 – 3:23 pm | Comments

I’m back from Disney…almost 20 hours on a bus…  Had a great time, the Grove City College Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble was amazing.  Will post pictures and information tomorrow.  For now… going to to …

Come See Me And The GCC Band This Friday In Disney!
October 22, 2008 – 9:55 am | Comments

Notice: All Floridians and wannabe mousketeers.   I, along with the Grove City College, Marching Wolverine and Jazz Band, will be performing this Friday at Disney World.  If you’re close, please come down and say hello!   The …

The Best Place To Find The 2008 Olympic Medal Standings
August 12, 2008 – 8:12 pm | Comments

If you’re looking for the latest information about Olympic Medal Standings and Counts… Look no further than the beijing2008.cnsite.  I just thought I would pass this on as I have been looking for this for …

Back From The Outer Banks
June 17, 2008 – 8:44 am | Comments

Hello all,
          I just came back from Duck, NC after a 9 day vacation and I feel great!  It was over 100 degrees (F) for a couple of days but then it settled into the …

Justin Muchoney (A Music Educator) Is Voted The First Disney Parks Chief Magic Official
May 15, 2008 – 12:23 pm | Comments

Well it’s official, Justin Muchoney won the Walt Disney World Dream CMO Job Contest!  Congratulations to him and a BIG thanks to all MusTech.Net! readers for helping to vote him into “office”.   Back in early April, …

An Interesting Problem With NBC.com, IE, And Tablet PCs
April 10, 2008 – 10:14 am | Comments

This computer problem was brought to my attention and I thought I would post it on Mustech.net to see if any of you SUPER TECH SAVVY people out there could shed some light on this …

Let’s Help Make A Musician And Music Educator The Chief Magic Official Of Disney World
April 8, 2008 – 3:13 pm | Comments

Disney is Magic AND Disney is full of Music….   A friend, music educator, and fellow classmate of mine, Justin Muchoney, has made it to the top 3 in the Walt Disney Dream CMO job contest!   I can …

ME Blogger Update Coming Soon!
April 1, 2008 – 2:47 pm | Comments

Hello all,
    I just wanted to make a quick post to let you know that I am compiling the list of New ME Bloggers and the updated official list for post tomorrow.  Also, I have …

Phi Beta Mu -International Bandmasters’ Fraternity
February 6, 2008 – 6:13 pm | Comments

When I arrived at home today, I had a letter from the Nu chapter of Phi Beta Mu stating that I had been approved for inclusion into their prestigious bandmasters group and would be inducted along …

Interesting Stash Of Free Classical Music Recordings in The Wikipedia Commons
January 30, 2008 – 6:30 pm | Comments

I was browsing around and came across an interesting “stash” of free classical music in the Wikipedia Commons Sections…   Most of these are in the .ogg format.  Many players will play these without requiring any …

WordPress.com Now Offers Three Gigabytes Of Storage For WordPress.com Sites Free
January 21, 2008 – 7:12 pm | Comments

Just a quick note.  If you have a WordPress.com site, you have just been given a 60x increase from 50Mb to 3000Mb for free.  It is interesting that I just mentioned in a post last …

Mustech.net Welcomes Mystro2B To The Blogosphere!
January 14, 2008 – 12:24 pm | Comments

Mystro2B is not a new site, but a “new to me” site that I came across a couple of weeks ago.  Ken writes about all things music, education, and technology and is quite an active …

Happy New Year 2008! Things To Come…
January 1, 2008 – 4:51 pm | Comments

Happy New Year!
2007 was a great year for me and mustech.net.  I finished my dissertation, gained my Ph.D. and mustech.net reached over 150,000 visitors!    
This year I plan on reaching 300,000+ visitors.  If you blog, you …

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays From Mustech.net!
December 23, 2007 – 8:22 pm | Comments

For those that share my beliefs, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year!
I also wish those that celebrate Hanukkah a Happy Hanukkah. 
To those that celebrate Ramadan, Ramadan Mubarak/Ramadan Kareem and Eid …

I Am Heading To The Midwest International Band And Orchestra Clinic Tomorrow
December 17, 2007 – 6:38 pm | Comments

Well, I’m off.  I’m off to the see the wonders of the Midwest Clinic.  This will be my 12th or 13th trip…I’m not sure. 
If you are a band director or orchestra director, in my opinion, …

What Mind-boggling Web 2.0 Application Should I Try Next?
December 3, 2007 – 10:06 pm | Comments

One of the technology shifts (change of paradigms) I am championing is the emergence into a web 2.0 world from a web 1.0 world (I know some of you techies loathe this concept: web 2.0… sorry, …

Revisiting Ning, The Free Community Social Network For Anything
December 1, 2007 – 1:56 am | Comments

The trend in information and communication technology is very exciting at this point in time, especially if you’re in the forefront of what’s happening.  I signed up for a Ning account over a year ago, but …

The Coolest Christmas Snowglobe Flash Animation
November 30, 2007 – 12:31 am | Comments

I remember seeing this a few years ago and it still is amazingly entertaining to me.  It reminds of Little Computer People, a game from 1985 on the Commodore 64.  It was originally written as …