Well, it’s been long and hard but we did it! We were able to introduce 100, serious, Music Education Bloggers to the Internet world through the ME Blogger campaign in 1 year’s time! Congratulations to all of you and to all of us for making our campaign goal!
Please note that I say this is the “Almost” Official list because I am still waiting to hear back from a couple of folks about retaining their blog in the list as we break forth into the 2009 year. As I put out the information about “us” into paper format, I want to ensure that everybody on the Official List is still actively blogging so that the readers will have a complete list of ME Bloggers that have been active throughout the year.
I’ve had a couple of folks, through no real fault of their own, not able to be as productive as they’ve wanted so I’ve removed them from the list. Some of your “numbers” may change as I drop down the slots to account for this (sorry!).
I will be celebrating (and inviting all of the ME bloggers to as well!) the 100 ME Blogger list in a number of ways in the coming month and the OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL LIST will be published on January 1st of 2009 with much fanfare. I was inundated with a number of blog requests for the final slots, so I wanted to make sure that I gave folks a “fair shake” as I looked at the contents of their blogs, the order they were submitted to me, and the number of related posts on the sites. In the end, I’ve had to not accept quite a few blogs that I probably would have accepted earlier in the year and for that I apologize but there were only 100 spots to fill.
It’s my hope that there will be a thousand educated folks blogging about music, education, and technology in the very near future and sharing their expertise -for that, I will pass the torch of recording these bold, new ME bloggers to others to scribe and catalog into the “music history” books. Make no mistake though, the impacts made of these (us) 100 Music Education bloggers will be felt and “seen” in the blogosphere and Internet world for decades, perhaps, centuries to come as everything we write is being cataloged and recorded for those to read in the future. The beauty of teaching is the positive impact we have on our students -with the advent of the Internet, the entire world becomes a classroom. Our thoughts, as written in our blogs, will affect countless thoughts of others, whether we or they know it!
As we approach the new year, I am going to encourage all of the ME bloggers to post at least one more time before the new year; perhaps write about what the ME blogger experience has meant to you professionally, self-growth-wise, and/or how it has impacted others around you. You cannot blog and not be effected by act of the “blogging” itself regardless of whether or not you have 1 or 1000 readers – I know I have.
So without any further “a-do”, I present … drum roll please!…
The (Quite possibly!) final of the 100 ME Bloggers:
94. http://jeane-metroyo.blogspot.com
Jeane Goforth – Scrollworks and Metropolitian Youth Orchestras
95. http://www.oparp.blogspot.com
Dr. Robert Phillips – The Opinionated Arpgeggist
96. http://www.wikyblog.com/CynthiaWunsch
Cynthia Wunsch – The Unlikely Entrepreneur (Click the Blog Tab)
97. http://mineoladrama.blogspot.com
Joe Owens – MHS Theater
98. http://andyzweibel.com
Andy Zweibel – Music Musings and Other Randoms…
99. http://musicschoolsbc.blogspot.com/
Stephen Robb – Music Schools BC
100. http://paulbailey.us
Paul Bailey – Paul Bailey’s Blog
Please stop by and say hello to all these great new ME bloggers! and…
Here is the “unofficial” Official list of the 100 ME bloggers:
- https://www.mustech.net
Dr. Joseph M. Pisano- MusTech.net - http://digitalmusiceducator.wordpress.com
Owen Bradley -The Digital Music Educator - http://etobiasblog.musiced.net
Evan Tobias- Catalysts & Connections - http://musiced.about.com/
Espie Estrella -About Music Education - http://jamesfrankel.musiced.net/
Dr. James Frankel- Music Technology in Education - http://weblog.siba.fi/msalavuo
Dr. Miikka Salavuo- Music Education, Technology & Social Media - http://pwhitfield.edublogs.org
Pete Whitfield- e-Learning for Music - http://www.musicedmagic.com
Chad Criswell- Music Ed. Magic - http://jsavage.org.uk/
Dr. Jonathan Savage- Jonathan Savage - http://musictechforme.com/
V. Keith Mason- Music Tech. for Me. - http://tjweller.wordpress.com
Travis J. Weller- Composing Like Mad - http://mystro2b.edublogs.org/
Ken Pendergrass- Music is Not for Insects - http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/
Joel- So You Want to Teach - http://stengel99.wordpress.com/
Steve Engel- Music Ed. Lounge - http://fsharpbflat.wordpress.com/
Linda Granite- Bb, F# - http://doublebassblog.org
Jason Heath- Double Bass Blog - http://musicisfree.ning.com/
Robert Brannan- The Music is Free - http://dvzmix.wordpress.com/
Deborah Valdivia-Zwolinski- DVZ’s Mix - http://choirteachers.blogspot.com/
Kyle Gardner- Choir Teachers - http://www.pauldraper.org
Paul Draper- Draper’s Blogspot - http://johnwilborn.wordpress.com
John Wilborn- John Wilborn’s Weblog - http://iknowithink.blogspot.com
Leo Park- I Know…I Think - http://gluedtothestring.blogspot.com
Stan Haskins- Glued to the String - http://musicedtech.wordpress.com
Barbara Freedman- Music Ed. Tech. - http://tomrudolph.berkleemusicblogs.com
Dr. Tom Rudolph- Make the Most of Notation Software - http://teachingthewirechoir.com/
Dale Lewis- Teaching the “Wire Choir” - http://docandry.edublogs.org
Dr. Kevin Andry-Dr. Andry’s Band Blog - http://sperham.wordpress.com
Steffany Perham- Perham’s Prattlings - http://alexruthmann.com
Alex Ruthmann- Alex Ruthmann’s Blog - http://www.beatechie.com/
Carol Broos- Be A Techie:) - http://musicanthology.org
Geejay Arrioloa and Jeffrey Langlois -Music Anthology - http://southiowamusiced.blogspot.com/
Michael Compton -Southern Iowa Music Education Network - http://qachsband.edublogs.org/
Eric Wright- QACHS’s Band Blog - http://jonathanfilbert.com/blog/
Jonathan Filbert -Sound On ~Music and Music Education - http://alleyjazz13.wordpress.com/
Alison Hulihan- Marching Music - http://rogerwhaley.blogspot.com
Roger Whaley -The BandEd ToolShed - http://mgrondin.edublogs.org
Martha Grondin-Artful, Tuneful, Beatful - http://percussioneducationonline.com
Kevin Tuck -Percussion Education Online - http://www.musicteachersblog.com
Janice Tuck -The Music Teacher’s Blog - http://bnceducation.blogspot.com
Steve Raybould, Kriston Feldpausch -Band and Chorus PMS/PJHS - http://musicedshare.wordpress.com
Kyle Krstolic -Music Education Share - http://musicedforall.blogspot.com
Dan Leeman -Music Education for All - http://amymburns.musiced.net
Amy Burns -Elementary Music/Music Technology - http://www.music.erinnwrobel.com
Erinn Wrobel – Notes From The Mitten - http://dougbutchy.wordpress.com
Doug Butchy – Confessions of a Band Director - http://studiobeemusic.com/mutech
Rich Blenkinsopp – Studiobee Music - http://musicmiddleschoolandweb20.blogspot.com/
Susan Hurst – Music, Middle School and Web 2.0 - http://www.kirki.co.uk
Dr. Phil Kirkman -Music Education and Technology Blog - http://tufsdblogs.org/winze
Ann Winze- WI Orchestra - http://thirddivision.org
David DeVoto – Third Division - http://collaborativepiano.blogspot.com
Dr. Chris Foley – The Collaborative Piano Blog - http://bandguys.wordpress.com
Matthew Pelandina and Mike Lewis – The BandGuys’ blog - http://tanbur.wordpress.com
David French -The Music Education Blogspot - http://musicteachers911.blogspot.com
Larry Marra -Music Teachers 911 - http://www.pianoteacherblog.com
Rebecca Brown -Piano Teacher’s Retreat - http://wordtogo.wordpress.com
Steve Mugglin -Creativity and Songwriting in Music Education - http://totalmusiceducation.blogspot.com
Greg Albing -Total Music Education - http://teachingmusicbs.com
Ben Baker -Teaching Music - http://susanadavis.blogspot.com/
Susan Davis -Music Technology Musings - http://www.howtopractise.com (yes it’s a “s”, it’s an English spelling)
Mike Saville – How To Practise - http://www.free2create.com/blog
Valerie Kampmeier – Free 2 Create - http://musicmattersblog.com
Natalie Wickham – Music Matters Blog - http://theresawhite.edublogs.org
Theresa White – Education In Music - http://africlassical.blogspot.com
William Zick – Africlassical - http://discoverlearnplay.blogspot.com
Eugene Cantera – Discover, Learn, Play (MusickED.com’s Blog) - http://mstrismusic.com
Ms. Tris – MsTrisMusic.com - http://www.learn-theory-music.com/learn-theory-music-blog.html
Julian Partridge – Learn Theory Music Blog - http://www.guitarticles.net
Tennyson Williams – Guitar Articles.Net - http://creativekidmusic.wordpress.com
Dan Thompson -Creative Kid Music - http://educacionmusical.blogspot.com
Oscar – Educacion Musical – Music Education (Our first, in Spanish, ME Blog!) - http://rizzrazz.vox.com/
Dr. Eric Rasmussen – Rizz’s Blog - http://reband.wordpress.com
Mr. ReBand - http://www.techtempo.com
Brenda Muench – Tech. Tempo - http://www.thomasjwestmusic.com/blog.htm
Thomas J. West - http://musictech4ed.edublogs.org
Andrew Spang -MusicTech4Ed - Click this link. (A very log blog URL…)
Jon Ensminger -Pedaplus - http://techtoysandtunes.blogspot.com
Richard McCready – Tech Toys and Tunes - http://downpressup.wordpress.com
Derek -Downpressup - http://listenlearnmusic.com
Rachel Rambach – Listen and Learn - http://jazzworks.wordpress.com
Allan Perkins – Jazz Works - http://msgallant.edublogs.org
Alexandra Gallant – The Misadventures of a First Year Music Teacher - http://www.acousticpath.com/blog
Cameron Grant – Acoustic Path - http://musicteachercafe.viviti.com/
Scott Ashby – Music Teacher’s Cafe - http://www.frogstoryrecords.com/player_journal.html
Stever Carter – Frog Story Records/Player’s Journal - http://thirdstream.musiced.net
Cary Stewart – Third-Stream Music Education - http://michiganstatepianopedagogy.blogspot.com
Derek Polischuk – Michigan State Piano Pedagogy - http://fromthevoiceof.blogspot.com
Elizabeth McDonald -From the Voice of… - http://urbanmusiceducation.org
Sarah Johnston -Urban Music Education - http://musiced.jasoncrews.net/
Jason Crews – Music Education Resource Blog - http://www.classicalguitarblog.net
Christopher – Classical Guitar Blog - http://willie42.globalteacher.org.au/
Andrew- Split Three Ways - http://mjsheetmusictips.blogspot.com/
Marilyn Johnson – MJ’s Music Teaching Tips - http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/
Brandon Pearce – Music Teacher’s Helper Blog - http://jeane-metroyo.blogspot.com
Jeane Goforth – Scrollworks and Metropolitian Youth Orchestras - http://www.oparp.blogspot.com
Dr. Robert Phillips – The Opinionated Arpgeggist - http://www.wikyblog.com/CynthiaWunsch
Cynthia Wunsch – The Unlikely Entrepreneur (Click the Blog Tab) - http://mineoladrama.blogspot.com
Joe Owens – MHS Theater - http://andyzweibel.com
Andy Zweibel – Music Musings and Other Randoms… - http://musicschoolsbc.blogspot.com/
Stephen Robb – Music Schools BC - http://paulbailey.us
Paul Bailey – Paul Bailey’s Blog
I hope to catch many of you in Chicagao at Mid-West this year! Please say hello! I’ll get at least one more post in before January 1st! But in the meantime, I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Thanks so much for including me on the list, Joe, and thanks for compiling this list to begin with! What a fantastic idea!
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I’m number 73 on the list. Since I submitted my blog I’ve started hosting my own blog instead of using edublogs.org. My new/relocated site is at http://www.techtempo.com and is called Tech Tempo. Any chance the listing could be updated?
Joe- Hooray! & thank you for setting this up for all of us.
From #ME Blogger #12
No. 57 should be Greg Albing (not Gary). Otherwise, it’s a great list! Superb!
lol.
Gary Albing.
Congratulations Dr. Pisano!
Just another note of thanks – great list. I’ve learnt so much from this list this year.
Hey all, thanks for the comments and encouragement (keep em’ coming!). I will be making the changes above! Any more for the good of the order?
Greetings from Chicago and Mid-West!