Track 1 – Has anyone had their music students contribute material related to music for the wikipedia? Track 2 – Your students may be interested in the world’s longest concert. The “as slow as possible” project could lead into some…
Composer Belinda Reynolds, a member of the common sense composers collective, is doing the kind of work I was thinking about when I posted about contemporary music and music education a couple of weeks ago. Her recent article on Newmusicbox…
The recent decision by Florida music educators to begin the use of optional standardized assessments in music for fourth graders gives our field another reason to have a wide scale discussion about assessment and related issues in music education. Reading…
The influence of African music and musicians on music education and music in America could certainly be explored more than it probably is in music classrooms. While some music programs incorporate African drumming into the music curriculum there is a…
Do we have a responsibility to address racism on radio stations that many of our students listen to? Many of our students probably heard the racist Tsunami Song that was created and broadcast by HOT 97 (a station of the…