Category: iPad Apps
Some Wonderful Pinterest Boards for Elementary Music Educators
As I completed two more concerts this past Friday, I reminded myself that it was time to update my pinterest page and add a new board titled “Music from 2012-2013 Concerts.” In 2011, Pinterest became a hot social media network with TIME magazine listing it as one of their “50 Best Websites of 2011.” People were [...]
Interactive Music: New Resources for Today’s Classrooms
A few of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of presenting “Interactive Music: New Resources for Today’s Classrooms” at the 53rd NAfME Eastern Division Biennial In-Service Conference in Hartford, CT. I adore this area of CT as I earned my Masters of Science in Music Education at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, CT, and [...]
iPad Apps for Encouraging Improvisation – McCready & Pisano
I was excited to perform a joint clinic with Richard McCready at the 2013 TMEA/TI:ME 2013 Conferences in San Antonio last week. Fifty minutes was not enough time to do the clinic justice -and juggling all of the gear made it challenging, nonetheless it sure was informative for the large crowd and lots of [...]
Reflections from the 2013 TI:ME/TMEA Conference
Pre-Conference: The 2013 TI:ME/TMEA conference was a wonderful success. It began on Wednesday with the TI:ME pre-conference day. TI:ME produced many veteren presenters along with numerous new presenters. It reminded me of the first time I ever presented on behalf of TI:ME, which was back in 2004 at TMEA. So presenting at this conference was a [...]
Heading Out to the TI:ME/TMEA Conference!
I am so excited to be heading to the Technology for Music Education/Texas Music Educators Association (TI:ME/TMEA) annual conference in San Antonio, Texas this week. This will be my fourth time attending a conference in San Antonio and I just love the city more and more each time I attend. TMEA is expecting over 26,000 [...]
February in the Elementary Music Classroom
February is just about to begin, which means a variety of themes that can be approached in elementary general music. This month consists of Groundhog’s Day on February 2, the Chinese New Year on February 10 (the year of the snake), Valentine’s Day on February 14, the 100th day of school, and it is also [...]
The Orchestra: The most beautiful music app I have ever seen
This is my first iOS App review for MusTech.net, and I have started with what I think is the most beautiful music app I have ever seen, The Orchestra. Created by an amazing team of partners including TouchPress, The Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen, The Music Sales Group, and Rite Digital; The Orchestra [...]
