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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Cool “Easter Egg” In Facebook…Become A Facebook Pirate In Two Easy Steps
April 29, 2009 – 9:37 pm | Comments
Cool “Easter Egg” In Facebook…Become A Facebook Pirate In Two Easy Steps

My good friend Kelly told me about this “Facebook Secret” and I have to admit it’s hilarious AND I’m going to share it with you (in case you haven’t found it yet)…  Facebook has allowed …

Media Copyright: Embedding YouTube Clips On A Blog Or Website, Is It Legal?
April 9, 2009 – 10:32 am | Comments
Media Copyright: Embedding YouTube Clips On A Blog Or Website, Is It Legal?

One of the things that has stymied many people from utilizing YouTube to embed Video clips on their Web sites is is the ever present and looming threat of copyright violation(s) and subsequent action against them …

Mobile Broadband In The U.K.
April 2, 2009 – 9:59 am | Comments
Mobile Broadband In The U.K.

The folks from broadband-expert.co.uk have been asking me for almost a year to talk about their product(s).   They feel that MusTech.Net would be a good platform for them because of our large international audience so, after …

The Ultimate Free Open-Source Collaborative Video, Desktop, Conference Tool: DimDim
March 29, 2009 – 10:09 pm | Comments
The Ultimate Free Open-Source Collaborative Video, Desktop, Conference Tool: DimDim

Wow!  I am beyond impressed with this online collaboration tool.  I’m also equally bewildered that I’ve not come across it before since it’s been out since 2007!!!   I intend to write a full review of it …

WordPress Just Might Be The Perfect Platform For A Political Or Campaign Website
March 12, 2009 – 10:46 am | Comments
WordPress Just Might Be The Perfect Platform For A Political Or Campaign Website

As many of you know I often write about the WordPress engine and am a huge WordPress advocate.  MusTech.Netis based on the WordPress engine.   The following post while not specifically about Music Technology or Music …

MusTech.Net Version 4.0 Is Now Online!
February 21, 2009 – 8:39 pm | Comments
MusTech.Net Version 4.0 Is Now Online!

After about one month of fussing with the site, I can now state that the changeover of MusTech.Net is complete.  I am very happy with how it turned out and thankful to Michael at michaelhutagalung.com for …

MusTech.Net Transition Started…
February 7, 2009 – 3:14 pm | Comments

As you can see, I’m in the process of the major-overhaul.  You will see this site change over the next two days, if you are visiting.  I will post an official announcement on Monday.   Some …

Bumps, Thumps, MusTech.Net To Have Complete Overhaul By Weeks End
February 4, 2009 – 12:22 am | Comments

I’m pretty excited to roll out the MusTech.Net…Version 3.0.   If you’ve been noticing the site “down for maintenance” or little things not working right, it’s because I’m in the processing of getting ready for the …

MusTech.Net Activated… We’re Rolling Again!
January 26, 2009 – 12:26 pm | Comments

Just a comment to let you know that I will begin posting this week again after a much needed respite from blogging.
In brief:
Don’t forget the the upcoming Music Education Blog Carnival to be held by …

I’m Taking A Hiatus For A Couple Of Weeks
January 8, 2009 – 10:24 pm | Comments

Hello all,
Just giving an update to state I will be taking a short vacation from blogging for about two weeks to work on a couple of research projects…so you …

MusTech.Net To Upgrade Plugins And WordPress To 2.7 Tomorrow
January 3, 2009 – 7:13 pm | Comments

Notice:
There may be some bumps in the the service of MusTech.Net tomorrow as I migrate the site to WordPress 2.7 and upgrade all of the plugins.  If you experience any difficulties please check back at …

The First Music Education Blog Carnival Of 2009
January 2, 2009 – 10:59 am | Comments

Theresa White over at the Music Education Blog has posted the 7th Music Education Blog Carnival.  Make sure you visit her carnival to acquire some great information and music tips from the great music education …

January Music Education Blog Carnival…Looks Like I’ll Be Hosting
December 22, 2008 – 1:51 pm | Comments

Hello all.  It looks like I’ll be the default host for the January Blog Carnival.  I’ve lined up hosts for February, March, and April of 2009 but the host for this month fell through.  If you would …

FJH Publishers, Naxos Music Library, And BandFind
December 19, 2008 – 12:12 pm | Comments

Just a quick update about three items I was pretty excited about while attending the Midwest Band clinic this year.   First, my good friend and fellow ME Blogger Travis J. Weller (The “Big Dog”), was …

How Most Non-Tech Savvy People Feel About The Analog To Digital TV Conversion
November 19, 2008 – 4:30 pm | Comments

This is probably the funniest video I’ve ever seen about the “simplicity” of changing over to the new Digital Television Broadcast Air Signal that is coming, by mandate, in February of 2009. …

Odds And Ends For November
November 18, 2008 – 9:12 am | Comments

Well, I haven’t been able to keep up with MusTech.Net this semester as much as I would like. I’m hoping my schedule will clear a little so that I can write about some of the …

Humanities And History Professors Take Note: Google Earth Rebuilds Rome…
November 12, 2008 – 8:10 pm | Comments

Humanities and History Profs. and Teachers, if you’re teaching a segment on Rome, prepare to have one of the COOLEST editions to your arsenal of worn out slides, standard power point presentations, faded book pictures, and dusty …

Picasa Show Of The Grove City College Disney Jazz Band At The Galaxy Palace Theater
October 30, 2008 – 9:00 am | Comments

Below is an embedded Picasa slide show of a number of photos take by Emily Maize of myself (conducting) and the Grove City College “Disney” Jazz Ensemble. Picasa is free, and is a competitor of …

Wow!!! What Is Going On With EduBlogs.org? Is It Broken?
October 6, 2008 – 11:33 am | Comments

Anyone?   Edublogs.org has stated that they’ve been updating for a couple of days now (stating that they would be “up” later?)  There are a number of ME Bloggers that have their site with Edublogs and …

What Are Your Favorite Music Education Podcasts?
October 3, 2008 – 4:45 pm | Comments

What are your favorite music education podcasts? Ones that relate to music education, music technology, or music performance? Here’s a short list of mine for starters:

MusTech.Net’s (Dr. J. Pisano’s and D. Morton’s) Podcast
http://mustech.podomatic.com
James Frankel’s Podcast
http://fams.podomatic.com
Scott …