Monday’s Music Quote: There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music. ~Robert Browning

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Reading the Monday Morning Music Mix is a great way to start your work week and only takes about five minutes! So… sit back, grab your favorite coffee or morning beverage and “TAKE FIVE” with the Monday Morning Music Mix…

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#MusEdChat Turns One – “I am pleased to say that since #MusEdChat began, we have only missed one chat (May 31, 2010 due to Memorial Day)! We have had some fantastic discussions over the year, and attendance has grown to incredible levels. The most exciting thing about the attendance for me, by far, has been seeing all the new faces that appear each week. I am unbelievably excited with the amount of traction #MusEdChat has received around the music education community. This is no small part thanks to all of you who have been so vocal about the benefits of this chat; our fantastic attendance this year is thanks to you!”

30 Days of Life, Love, & Music – “I don’t even know where to begin after the last 30 days, but it has been exciting, thought-provoking, reflective, and emotional. ”Moravian Dance” (PMEA District 5 Band), “For the Love of a Soldier” (PMEA District3 JH Band), and “Shine!” (YSU University Band) have enjoyed great performances – my thanks to Jack Anderson (University of Pittsburgh) and David M. Blon (YSU Graduate Assistant & Assistant Director at Mercer HS) for their part in bringing this music to life…”

MIOSM – How We Celebrate Music In Our School Month (All Year Long) – “Though it is wonderful that March is designated MIOSM, I feel that music education is celebrated all year long. Since I am in an independent school, we do not have a February or April break, but a two week March break instead. Therefore, the month is short and trying to incorporate this into a couple of short weeks is challenging. Therefore, I always celebrate music in our school and advocate all year long through performances, through the school’s website, promoting my students’ works through my website, promoting the music curriculum, holding sing-alongs, holding talent assemblies, incorporating my instrumentalists into other performances, integrating across the curriculum, and inviting the parents into my music classroom through “Bring Your Parents to Music and Movement Classes Week.” Music is innate…”

10 Excellent Ways to Use an Interactive Whiteboard in Your Music Classroom – “So you’ve been given an interactive whiteboard (IWB) to use and you know you should be using as more than a simple projector or place to screen videos.  The benefits of incorporating an IWB into your teaching are many: it allows you to create a bank of learning resources that can be used many times across multiple classes, you can replace some of your physical resources with digital versions so you don’t lose them…”

The Value of Warming Up – “My work as a musician and a music educator has taught me the immense value of warming up. Warming up allows you to be physically and mentally prepared for what’s ahead – in a rehearsal and in life. In this episode of What Music Means to Me, I demonstrate how consistently making an investment in a small but worthwhile routine can yield long-term benefits…”

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