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Monday’s Music Quote ~Jean Paul Richter, “Music is the poetry of the air”
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- MusicEdNews.Com is Live -Check it out!
- Music Education Weekly Twitter Chat – Monday @ 8PM EST on Twitter
Topic: “Are traditional “band festivals” outdated? How can we make music more relevant to students’ daily lives?” - The Music Education Blog Carnival will be up on April 4th. Still time to submit your blog post! Carol Broos will be hosting this month’s carnival!
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MusicEdNews.Com Launched Today! -Fresh Music Education News:This Website is part of the ongoing research of mine (Dr. Joseph M. Pisano) to bring Music Education News to Internet User in a more organized and timely way. Co-edited by Andy Zweibel this is a must see and bookmark site if you are looking for the latest “ANYTHING” related to music education!
Never has technology been more important to music education: Great post by Dr. Jim Frankel – “…This district has one of the most respected music programs in the state, and this was certainly upsetting news to hear. This district is not the only one experiencing such challenges. Many of the music teachers and administrators in my PLN have posted status updates that they have lost their jobs and are looking for a new one. Music education is under attack. There are many music advocacy organizations making strident efforts to save school music programs, including SupportMusic.com and MENC. But is it enough?”
Is Internet Filtering In Schools Censorship?: “I can say that I am happy with most filtering as long as administrators and teachers have a way to access what they need when they need it and it has be previewed by the teacher. This allows individual communities to set their own boundaries on what they believe is acceptable for their children. Schools and districts send a powerful messages to parents when they filter saying, “We are committed to taking care of your kids along the boundaries our community has set”. When I have something I want to show my students, I get it from home or I can use a code, given to me by my District that allows me to temporarily bypass the filter. The District keeps close tabs on what I am doing on their computers so no one need worry about what I might “slip in””.
MENC National Music Education Week:Last year, I was one of the guest presenters at Music Education Week in Washington D.C. and enjoyed this summer conference thoroughly! If you are able to schedule this important conference into your schedule, you will not be sorry! Find out all of the details about the MENC conference by reading this post.
When to Begin Instrumental Music Instruction: Dr. Rick Dammers summarizes research by Hartley, L.A., & Porter, A.M. (2009) – The influence of beginning instructional grade on string student enrollment, retention, and music performance. Journal of Research in Music Education, (54)4, 370-384.
DON’T FORGET:
The fifth #musedchat will be held tomorrow night on Twitter- Join us! Find out more about it here: MusicEdMajor.Net. Learn how to get the most from this experience here: Navigating #MusEdChat.
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This week’s #MusEdChat Topic: ” “Are trad. band festivals outdated? How can we make music more relevant to students’ daily lives?””
Don’t Forget to Submit your article for the Music Education Blog Carnival!: Submit Now for consideration of one of your Blog posts for inclusion into the next Music Education Blog Carnival. The April, 2010 version will be hosted by Carol Broos over at http://beatechie.net
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