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AERA 2010 Conference & Music Education

For those interested in music education research, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2010 Conference schedule is available – the conference takes place this weekend through Tuesday. This annual conference is always full of phenomenal research sessions in a very wide array of disciplines. Thanks to Paul Baker, from the AERA Communications and Outreach committee, a NING site dedicated to the conference is already up and running and the twitter account @AERA2010 will be aggregating tweets tagged with #AERA &… Read More »AERA 2010 Conference & Music Education

Open scores and music students: An invitation to compose from Jason Freeman

The New York Times has a fantastic section called “The Score,” which features composers discussing their music, process, and various issues related to composition. Jason Freeman, a composer and assistant professor at the Center for Music Technology at Georgia Tech, recently wrote about the use of open scores as a springboard for creating music. In his post he mentions the small percentage of adults who continue playing music and speculates that even less compose music. When viewed through the prism… Read More »Open scores and music students: An invitation to compose from Jason Freeman

AERA & Music Education

For those of you interested in music education research, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference schedule is now available. This annual conference is always full of phenomenal research sessions in a very wide array of disciplines. Here’s a quick look at the sessions sponsored by the Music Education Special Interest Group: Monday April 13th 12:00 – 1:30 Current Issues in Music Learning and Teaching Session Participants: Chair: Ronald P. Kos (Boston University)  From Transfer to Transformation: A Preliminary Inquiry… Read More »AERA & Music Education

A Call For Collaborative Musical Engagement: The YouTube Symphony Orchestra and Your Music Program!

The creation of a collaborative orchestra project by YouTube, Michael Tilson Thomas and others is one of the most exciting classical music initiatives I’ve seen in a while. Harnessing the power of the internet, tapping into the notions of participatory culture, and drawing on the abilities of instrumentalists across the world, YouTube’s Symphony Orchestra project has tremendous implications for music educators. What role might music educators play in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra Project? What role might our students play? Why… Read More »A Call For Collaborative Musical Engagement: The YouTube Symphony Orchestra and Your Music Program!

Current Events & Copyright

Today in my secondary general music methods class we discussed how one can use current events as a springboard for classroom discussion and lessons. In the spirit of that discussion I figured  I’d write about a recent set of issues relating to the discourse of copyright and the presidential election. I’ve written here about copyright several times before and I always look forward to updates on James Frankel’s “Copyright or Copywrong” series because it’s an issue that I think plays… Read More »Current Events & Copyright