Track 1 – How long until public school music programs start up their own laptop orchestras ? If you had one in your school one of your students might even eventually make a career writing electronica and orchestral music!
Track 2 – Speaking of orchestras, why not let your students know what playing in an orchestra is like from an orchestral horn player’s perspective.
Track 3 – The Cranbrook Composers’ Workshop website is a great model for music programs to showcase the original music and work of our students. Why not start having your students create some content for a blog post, wiki entry or podcast?
Track 4 – With standardized testing taking over teaching time in schools this time of year, why not empathize with your students & brush up on your classical music knowledge by taking a bunch of these online music quizzes?
Track 5 – Here are some approaches to teaching music that music educators know to avoid!