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TMEA 2014

I am looking forward to attending and presenting at this year’s Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Conference. The last time I attended TMEA I spent the majority of the conference working on a special project involving improvisation, composition, and varied electronic instruments with the symphonic band.  This time I’ll be presenting the following sessions: 1) Preparing to Teach Toward 21st-Century Musicianship; 2) Project-Based Learning & Development for Deep Musical Understanding; 3) Integrating Contemporary Music Creation in Music Programs; 4) Addressing Popular… Read More »TMEA 2014

Crossfading music education: Connections between secondary students’ in- and out-of-school music experience

To Cite or Download the Article: Tobias, E. S. (2014). Crossfading music education: Connections between secondary students’ in- and out-of- school music experience. International Journal of Music Education, 1-18. doi: 10.1177/0255761413515809 If you do not have institutional access to International Journal of Music Education and would like a copy of the article, contact me via email or with a note in the comment section. My article “Crossfading music education: Connections between secondary students’ in- and out-of-school music experience” is now… Read More »Crossfading music education: Connections between secondary students’ in- and out-of-school music experience

Free Access to “Hybrid spaces and hyphenated musicians: Secondary students’ musical engagement in a Songwriting and Technology Course”

I’m not sure why, but my article “Hybrid spaces and hyphenated musicians: Secondary students’ musical engagement in a Songwriting and Technology Course” is currently available with free access regardless of institutional membership to Music Education Research journal. If you are interested in songwriting, technology, music education, musical engagement, and curriculum, download it before it goes back behind a pay wall! It is always a bit frustrating when research is unavailable to most practitioners so thank you to Taylor and Francis and… Read More »Free Access to “Hybrid spaces and hyphenated musicians: Secondary students’ musical engagement in a Songwriting and Technology Course”

Jazz, Democracy, & Education: Dr. Wesley Watkins and the Jazz and Democracy Project

Thanks to NPR’s The New & The Next I recently found out about Dr. Wesley Watkins’s work on the Jazz and Democracy project.  According to the project’s website: The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D) uses jazz as a metaphor to bring American democracy to life, enrich the study of U.S. History in elementary, middle, and high school, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their community.  Students explore the importance of Listening, Critical Thinking, Voice, Choice, Preparation, Participation,… Read More »Jazz, Democracy, & Education: Dr. Wesley Watkins and the Jazz and Democracy Project

Reflecting on the present and looking ahead: A response to Shuler

To Cite or Download the Article: Tobias, E. S. (2014). Reflecting on the Present and Looking Ahead: A Response to Shuler. Arts Education Policy Review, 115(1), 26-33. doi: 10.1080/10632913.2014.847356 If you do not have institutional access to Arts Education Policy Review and would like a copy of the article, contact me via email or with a note in the comment section. My article Reflecting on the present and looking ahead: A response to Shuler is now available in Arts Education… Read More »Reflecting on the present and looking ahead: A response to Shuler