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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

Nuestro Himno – The New National Anthem?

“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?

Venezuela & Music Education

While information about Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian revolution taking place in Venezuela is somewhat one-sided in the U.S., some of the positive things happening are getting reported. Apparently music education in Venezuela and classical music are taken very seriously. For many poor children in Venezuela music education is a transformative experience and plays a positive role in their lives. It is interesting that while many poor youth in Venezuela perform in youth orchestras, many young people in the US… Read More »Venezuela & Music Education

Upgrade to blog system

Thanks to Ted the blog system at the Music Educators Network has been completely upgraded and allows for multiple blogs to be hosted. Catalysts & Connections will be located at http://etobiasblog.musiced.net for now on.

Students composing and sharing original music…

The discussion of people creating music with computers and software is taking place among music educators, in internationally read newspapers, and in various online forums. With tools to create music becoming more and more accessible to almost anyone with computer access regardless of their music education, the question of who can and should be composing music seems to be a reoccurring one. Our field is probably at a point where the majority of music teachers recognize how composing is becoming… Read More »Students composing and sharing original music…