It is important to speak with students about how music plays a role in community and how it may vary depending on where one might live. While people often think of jazz or dixieland as strong musical elements of the…
Please join me in welcoming Miikka Salavuo, from the Sibelius Academy in Helskinki, to the music education blogosphere! The first blog post and the discussion that follows it in comments, raise some very interesting points on the implications of blogging…
There’s a good chance that your students have seen the beatboxing flutist on youtube. Have any of them tried this out? If not why not have them give it a try? Perhaps this could be an entry point to explore…
The field of music education has been debating the best approach towards advocacy for years. Usually when we read a perspective on music advocacy it is either within the field or from the music industry sector. So it was refreshing…
Besides being a great resource for information on music and composers, the Online Conservatory (a project of Northeastern University and the Boston Symphony Orchestra) serves as a possible model for the next generation of concert notes. While many music teaches…