Kindergarten Musical Creation
One of my favorite grades to teach is kindergarten. They are young enough to be sponges, but old enough to understand many of the musical concepts that you teach. For…
Continue readingBLC16 Pre-Conference Day 2
After an invigorating day with Kathy Cassidy, Monica and I attended another wonderful workshop on day 2 titled, “iPads for Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity,” led by Lainie Rowell, a former elementary…
Continue reading2016 Music For All Summer Symposium!
As usual the 2016 Music for All Summer Symposium was a great success! I was excited to see so many friends and meet new ones. This post contains links to…
Continue readingUseful Online Technologies For Band Directors
[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]his post is from a series of speaking engagements while I was at Ball State University for the 2015 Music for All Summer Symposium. The first clinic that I performed was…
Continue readingVideo Hacks For The Band Director -CBDW Handout
Dr. P’s AMAZING Top Ten Video-related Band Director Hacks These are the items that I covered in my session about Video-related Band Director Hacks at the Complete Band Directors Workshop…
Continue readingPisano at Capital University
I am excited to say that I’m at Capital University this week presenting three workshops on Technology and Band Directing for the Complete Band Directors Workshop! I will be posting…
Continue readingMusic – So Much More Than Notation
As a Music Technology specialist, I often get questions from educators looking to start a Music Tech program in their school. One of the most common inquiries is about notation…
Continue readingPlanBook.com – Organizing My Lessons Efficiently
When I teach classes or workshops on integrating technology into the elementary music classroom, I continually reference Dr. Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR Model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition), found at http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/….
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