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Reflections on using American Idol in the Music Classroom

As many readers know – ABC world news tonight broadcasted a story on the use of American Idol in the music Classroom recently that included me and many of my 5th-7th grade general music students. In this post I want to provide some background information on why I chose to use the show in my classroom, how I use it, why I participated in the news story and my reflections on the entire experience. I also just found out about… Read More »Reflections on using American Idol in the Music Classroom

My classes on ABC world weekend news online

The American Idol and music education story didn’t make it on air tonight but did make it online. You can see some of my students responding to questions about the contestents performances and what the judges were saying. You can also see how 2nd graders in a school in PA use American Idol in the classroom by judging each other. The story also shows how music programs are loosing funding due to No Child Left Behind shifting focus in schools… Read More »My classes on ABC world weekend news online

Watch ABC World News Tonight This Sunday

There is a very good chance the story on how music educators are using the show American Idol in the classroom will be broadcast Sunday evening between 6:30pm and 7:00pm on ABC during the weekend world news tonight segment. If you happen to be by a TV Sunday evening watch it and let me know what you think. See this post for more details.

Rock Camp for Girls

The Willie Mae Rock Camp is looking for volunteers and campers for the 2006 summer rock camp for girls. Based in Brooklyn, New York the camp is modeled after the Rock n Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon. If you happen to work in New York, whether you work with student rock bands in your school or not, you might want to inform students of yours about this great opportunity. Definitely take the time to listen to some performances… Read More »Rock Camp for Girls

ABC Weekend World News Interview – American Idol and the Music Classroom

This past week a crew from ABC weekend world news report visited my classroom to interview me and observe how I infuse the show American Idol in the classroom. It will probably air on ABC around May 21st or 22nd – I’ll post the details when I know them. I posted my response to the National Association of Music Education inquiry about the use of American Idol in the classroom a few months back. It was a great experience to… Read More »ABC Weekend World News Interview – American Idol and the Music Classroom