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CBDNA Report on Preparing the 21st Century Artist–Teacher

The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) report on Preparing the 21st Century Artist-‐Teacher is now available. The report is the result of two panel presentations at the 2014 Ithaca College Conference on Instrumental Music Education: Preparing the 21st Century Artist-‐Teacher. I was privileged to be invited to take part in this initiative and engage in dialogue with a wonderful group of people at the conference. The panelists, whose answers to a series of questions make up the report, included:… Read More »CBDNA Report on Preparing the 21st Century Artist–Teacher

Promising practices in 21st-century music teacher education and 21st-century musicianship through digital media and participatory culture

Tobias, E. S. (2014). 21st century musicianship through digital media and participatory culture. In M. Kaschub and J. Smith (Eds.), Promising practices in 21st century music teacher education. Oxford: Oxford University Press (pp. 205-226) Congratulations to Michele Kaschub and Jan Smith for another excellent edited book Promising practices in 21st century music teacher education. I feel privileged to be among a set of wonderful people and great thinkers in music education, discussing potential transformation in music teacher education and schools of… Read More »Promising practices in 21st-century music teacher education and 21st-century musicianship through digital media and participatory culture

Institute of Popular Music – Music Educator Workshop 2014

I’m looking forward to presenting at the upcoming University of Rochester Institute of Popular Music (IPM) 2014 Music Educator Workshop. If you live in or around New York, consider being a part of the learning community! This is a fantastic opportunity for music educators. A full day of workshops related to popular music and culture pedagogy for only $20. The workshop takes place on July 14 2014 and includes the following presenters: Matt Warren – Popular music-based composition starters for… Read More »Institute of Popular Music – Music Educator Workshop 2014

Free Access to “Hybrid spaces and hyphenated musicians: Secondary students’ musical engagement in a Songwriting and Technology Course”

I’m not sure why, but my article “Hybrid spaces and hyphenated musicians: Secondary students’ musical engagement in a Songwriting and Technology Course” is currently available with free access regardless of institutional membership to Music Education Research journal. If you are interested in songwriting, technology, music education, musical engagement, and curriculum, download it before it goes back behind a pay wall! It is always a bit frustrating when research is unavailable to most practitioners so thank you to Taylor and Francis and… Read More »Free Access to “Hybrid spaces and hyphenated musicians: Secondary students’ musical engagement in a Songwriting and Technology Course”

Reflecting on the present and looking ahead: A response to Shuler

To Cite or Download the Article: Tobias, E. S. (2014). Reflecting on the Present and Looking Ahead: A Response to Shuler. Arts Education Policy Review, 115(1), 26-33. doi: 10.1080/10632913.2014.847356 If you do not have institutional access to Arts Education Policy Review and would like a copy of the article, contact me via email or with a note in the comment section. My article Reflecting on the present and looking ahead: A response to Shuler is now available in Arts Education… Read More »Reflecting on the present and looking ahead: A response to Shuler