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Urban Music Education? Music programs, Technology & Popular Music

The Christian Science Monitor had a very interesting article a couple of days ago that raises several important things for music educators to think about. The article discusses music school graduates and urban cultural institutions providing urban schools with music programs.While it is very positive that students are receiving music programs, one might be concerned that a trend will continue in which schools do not hire music education professionals but rather rely on musicians outside the school not necessarily educated… Read More »Urban Music Education? Music programs, Technology & Popular Music

Has your music classroom been YouTubed?

Have you checked to see if any of your music classes have made their way onto You Tube? You may be amazed at the number of music classes that have been recorded by students and posted onto this video sharing site. What would drive a student to do this? Is there a certain type of classroom culture that leads to this type of action or is it dependent on the individual student? Is it a malicious act? Do students even… Read More »Has your music classroom been YouTubed?

Online Education Database Names Catalysts & Connections one of the Top 100 Education Blogs

Thank you to the people 0r person?  at the Online Education Database for naming Catalysts & Connections one of the top 100 education blogs. Congratulations to all of the other blogs on the list. It is definitely worth your time to take a look at them.  At the same time take into consideration the perspectives of some other blog  authors that were on the list at think:lab and  around the corner.  A wiki, starting with the top 100 edublogs list… Read More »Online Education Database Names Catalysts & Connections one of the Top 100 Education Blogs