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Please join me in welcoming Miikka Salavuo, from the Sibelius Academy in Helskinki, to the music education blogosphere! The first blog post and the discussion that follows it in comments, raise some very interesting points on the implications of blogging in higher education, the future of refereed journals and how the internet will shape how we learn and network in the future. To get an idea of some of the excellent work being done in music education in Finland check… Read More »New Finnish Music Education Blog!

The field of music education has been debating the best approach towards advocacy for years. Usually when we read a perspective on music advocacy it is either within the field or from the music industry sector. So it was refreshing to recently read a composer’s perspective on the issue. The comments are also worth reading as they extend the conversation. I’ve posted links to Belinda Reynold’s blog posts in the past. She’s not only dedicated to addressing issues of composing… Read More »Justifying Music Education From A Composer's Perspective

If you didn’t know already, 2007 is MENC’s centennial year. One of the celebration campaigns is having a Centennial Canon performed and recorded by MENC members and/or their students and then submitted to MENC. What would the Canon sound like performed by a student group similar to PLork, Ethel, So Percussion or maybe even an artsechro? I would love to hear a version performed by a school ensemble and then re-mixed by another student! Let’s get some creative renditions of… Read More »MENC and Creative performances of the Centennial Canon!

I haven’t written much on this blog on issues dealing with early childhood music but find it a fascinating area. The New York Times recently reported on the television show Jack’s Big Music Show. I wonder what impact shows such as this have on young children and their music education. Are students watching it passively or do they interact with it in their homes? A quick search on youtube revealed a toddler playing the “drum” while watching the show while… Read More »Early Childhood Music and Television shows….

In the livejournal music education forum a Director of Education for a mid-west professional orchestra wants to know ” if there is something that you, as educators in schools, would love to have from your local performing arts group, such as programs, support materials, etc.” If your local orchestra director of education asked you what they could provide your program with, what would you say?