Tag: Music Advocacy
“Bring Your Parents* to Music Class” Recap (Grades PreK through One)
Last month, I held our week-long “Bring Your Parents* to Music Class” week where parents of students in grades PreK Youngers (3-year-olds), PreK Olders (4-year-olds), Kindergarten, and Grade One can participate in a designated music class. I started this week-long event back in 2007 after talking with Christine Nowmos, an amazing music educator in South [...]
The Music Educators Professional Learning Network Goes Mobile!
The following is a very exciting announcement from the MusicPLN.org (The Music Educators Professional Learning Network -MPLN). The MPLN is a freely available Website for Music Educators and Pre-Service Music Educators. The MPLN is free to join, but you MUST be a member to view and participate in the amazing ongoing discussions there… [...]
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 years, I’ve been providing free services to musicians, educators, and folks seeking technology information and integrations -supporting music on a shoe-string budget is not only something I’m familiar with, but something you all are as [...]
Time Teacher Of The Year And Upcoming Clinics
I was thrilled, humbled, and surprised when I received the “call” about being selected as the 2011 TI:ME teacher of the year. Each year, the Technology Institute for Music Educators recognizes an outstanding music teacher with the Mike Kovin’s Award. The award is presented at the annual TI:ME conference – this year it will [...]
Monday Morning Music Mix -Education News From All Over ~11-16-2009
Today’s Monday Morning Music Mix (grab your favorite heated beverage and “take five”): Monday’s Music Quote, John Coltrane: “You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere”. The Morning Music News Follows Directly, Standby: 6 Ways for Teachers to Stay Current: Quick and insightful post from Color my Blog about “keeping up”. Hat-tip: Chris Foley
The Monday Morning Music Mix -Education News From All Over ~11-02-2009
Today’s Monday Morning Music Mix (grab your favorite heated beverage and “take five”): Monday’s Music Quote, Leo Tolstoy: “Music is the shorthand of emotion.” The Morning Music News Follows Directly, Standby: The Power of Music: An op-ed by Ron Cohen in the Boston Globe. “It goes beyond intellect, allowing us to understand things with our [...]
The Monday Morning Music Mix -Education News From All Over ~10-05-09
Today’s Monday Morning Music Mix (grab your favorite heated beverage and “take five”): Monday’s Music Quote, J.S. Bach: “I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results.“ The Morning Music News Follows Directly, Standby: Zoom H4n -The Electronic “Swiss Army Knife” for Audio Recording and More: “The [...]
