Finale Clinic At PMEA 2012

The MusicPLN.org is DEAD, Long Live the MusicPLN.org!

I have an announcement to make and it’s not one that I’ve made lightly or without a tremendous amount of …

Music Education Blog Carnival 2011-12 – Starting Now!

As always, I’m getting geared-up for a very exciting 2011-2012 school year for all of us in music education!   …

Bloggers/Tweeters Unite To Help MENC – Is It Enough?

MENC is currently still in the running to win additional monies from the Facebook Chase Campaign.  We now have 1500+ …

Support Music -Bloggers Toolkit For MENC’s Chase Community Giving Campaign

Wow, it’s like moving a mountain!  What does it take to get the Music Community FIRED up for supporting MENC …

Win One For Music Ed. And $500,000 for MENC!

Get your seat-belts on America, it’s going to be one heated race!  With  a lot of help from our online …

Two Great Opportunities To Do SOMETHING and Support Music Education

I’ve recently become involved in two campaigns to help Music Education…  what better time than now?  For well over five …

MENC – Just A Small Amount Away From $25,000 Grant -PLS Vote Today!

So I thought I would give it a whirl (the old college try!),  let’s all get together and take 10 …

The Official Music Educator Twitter List Is Updated!

The official Music Educators to Follow on Twitter (a Twitter Music PLN) has been updated.  It has been a number …

MusicPLN.org Spotlighted At SupportMusic.com And Highlighted On Webinar

I am pleased to announce that the MusicPLN.org was SPOTLIGHTED on the Support Music Site. You can see this in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

MusicPLN.Org Goes ALPHA -The Music Education Professional Learning Network

It’s out of the Bag…  I’ve been working on it for months.  The Music Education Professional Learning Network (PLN) is officially …

Jazz Appreciation Month: Celebrate Women Jazz Artists -Lesson Plan

Each April brings withit the hope that even more students will be enlightened by America’s Music: Jazz.   Although jazz has its …

Digital Manners And Online Implications For Teachers And Students In A Web 2.0 World

Life is not so short but that there is always enough for courtesy –Emerson

It’s so easy to become publicly criticized …

More Effectively Managing The Twitter Data Stream While Participating With The MusEdChat

Quick Update 4/5/2010: I’ve updated the TweetGrid Template.  -Try this new template here
Last week was the inaugural launch of …

Chicago Midwest Band Clinic -What Are You Waiting for? Start Planning Now For Midwest 2010!

Hello from Chicago and the 2009 Midwest Clinic!  It’s cold up here but, as always, it’s been a great and …

Signs That You Might Want To Re-Think Being A Teacher Or Your Current Teaching Perspective(s)

I’ve worked with many teachers.  I’ve been taught by many teachers pre-k through 12th grade, under-graduate, graduate, and throughout my …