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An electronic music community in your school?

While looking online for information on MAX/MSP patches I came across an online electronic music community. We don’t often hear about computers being used as instruments to perform in public schools and when it comes to electronic instruments we are usually referring to electric guitars, basses and keyboards. One of the topics I find myself returning to in this blog is the use of technology to go beyond what we have traditionally done in public school music programs. When I… Read More »An electronic music community in your school?

Music Education Research & AERA..

I had a phenomenal experience this past week attending a wide variety of research sessions at the AERA conference in Chicago. The presence of music education at the AERA conference continues to grow as the Music Education Special Interest Group membership increases. If you aren’t a member of AERA and the music education SIG and are interested in current research you should seriously consider becoming one. Wondering what types of research studies were presented at the conference? Here is a… Read More »Music Education Research & AERA..

MENC Podcasts and Webinars….

Did you know that MENC  has been creating and archiving podcasts called “Notes from the Clef”? Several webinars  are also planned to start in 2007. Why not check them out and let people know what you think?

A Music Education Mixtape V5

Track 1 – Have any of your students asked you to be more like Sunny Bridges ? Read reviews of Class of 3000 created by Andre 3000 of Outkast starring him as a music teacher. Track 2 – Here’s a great collection of blogs that contain opera mp3s. Track 3 – This online program tests your ability to hear and recall musical phrases to determine if they are the same or different. It might be interesting to have students record… Read More »A Music Education Mixtape V5