music education

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

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.

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

“Q Mr. President, a cultural question for you. There is a version of the National Anthem in Spanish now. Do you believe it will hold the same value if sung in Spanish as in English? THE PRESIDENT: No I don’t, because I think the National Anthem ought to be sung in English. And I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English, and they ought to learn to sing the National Anthem in… Read More »Nuestro Himno – The New National Anthem?