Chicago Midwest Band Clinic -What Are You Waiting for? Start Planning Now For...
Hello from Chicago and the 2009 Midwest Clinic! It’s cold up here but, as always, it’s been a great and FUN experience and one that I truly value! The Annual Midwest Clinic is more than fun though,...
View ArticleMore Effectively Managing The Twitter Data Stream While Participating With...
Quick Update 4/5/2010: I’ve updated the TweetGrid Template. -Try this new template here Last week was the inaugural launch of the weekly Music Education Twitter Chat. If you participated, you...
View ArticleDigital Manners And Online Implications For Teachers And Students In A Web...
Life is not so short but that there is always enough for courtesy –Emerson It’s so easy to become publicly criticized when writing ones’ thoughts about proper conduct and education, whether simply in...
View ArticleJazz Appreciation Month: Celebrate Women Jazz Artists -Lesson Plan
Each April brings withit the hope that even more students will be enlightened by America’s Music: Jazz. Although jazz has its roots in both African and European music, the birth of jazz is truly and...
View ArticleMusicPLN.Org Goes ALPHA -The Music Education Professional Learning Network
It’s out of the Bag... I’ve been working on it for months. The Music Education Professional Learning Network (PLN) is officially in ALPHA state. I’m hoping that this will be the next big thing in...
View ArticleMusicPLN.org -One Week In The Running
I recently posted a large article over at the MusicPLN.org (MPLN) about the state of the site. I am very excited to say that, by ALL accounts, the site has been a smashing success. Not only because...
View ArticleSupport Music And The 1,000,000 Music Ed. Petition
I recently was asked to become an affiliate member of the the Support Music Coalition. I had my first teleconference call last Thursday (I tweeted some of this under the hashtag #SmusC). The work...
View ArticleChallenge: Ten Minutes Of Music Development A Day…
For teachers the best “New Year’s Resolutions” shouldn’t start on January 1st, rather they should start at the beginning of every school-year. There are many AWESOME things that music educators are...
View ArticleMusicPLN.org Spotlighted At SupportMusic.com And Highlighted On Webinar
I am pleased to announce that the MusicPLN.org was SPOTLIGHTED on the Support Music Site. You can see this in the graphic here (click it for a bigger picture!) and for a short time by visiting their...
View ArticleThe Official Music Educator Twitter List Is Updated!
The official Music Educators to Follow on Twitter (a Twitter Music PLN) has been updated. It has been a number of months since this list has been updated at MusTech.net and the release of new Music...
View ArticleMENC – Just A Small Amount Away From $25,000 Grant -PLS Vote Today!
So I thought I would give it a whirl (the old college try!), let’s all get together and take 10 SECONDS and Vote for MENC to be one of ten to receive $25,000 in the Chase Community Charity Event....
View ArticleTwo Great Opportunities To Do SOMETHING and Support Music Education
I’ve recently become involved in two campaigns to help Music Education… what better time than now? For well over five years, I’ve been providing free services to musicians, educators, and folks...
View ArticleWin One For Music Ed. And $500,000 for MENC!
Get your seat-belts on America, it’s going to be one heated race! With a lot of help from our online Music Education Professional Learning Network via Facebook, Twitter, and the MusicPLN.org, we...
View ArticleSupport Music -Bloggers Toolkit For MENC’s Chase Community Giving Campaign
Wow, it’s like moving a mountain! What does it take to get the Music Community FIRED up for supporting MENC in the the CHASE Community Campaign and thus Music Education in the U.S.? We need to...
View ArticleBloggers/Tweeters Unite To Help MENC – Is It Enough?
MENC is currently still in the running to win additional monies from the Facebook Chase Campaign. We now have 1500+ supporters for the campaign, but are at least 1000 votes from securing a spot in the...
View ArticleMusic Education Blog Carnival 2011-12 – Starting Now!
As always, I’m getting geared-up for a very exciting 2011-2012 school year for all of us in music education! Since 2008, the start of the year also brings with it the start of the Music Education...
View ArticleThe MusicPLN.org is DEAD, Long Live the MusicPLN.org!
I have an announcement to make and it’s not one that I’ve made lightly or without a tremendous amount of thought, conversation, and reflection: After two years, the MusicPLN.org will officially close...
View ArticleMusic Ed Motivation Day – Today
Music Education Motivation Day (#musedmot) starts and finishes today. I’m excited to be a part of something so innovative. Catherine Dwinal (Catie) started the idea for this a number of months ago...
View ArticleNAfME is Seeking Music Advocacy at the Congressional Level and Seeks Your...
Calling all music educators, music students, music parents, and friends of music education… This election year is an opportunity to let your community and the new Congress know how vital music...
View ArticleOur Music Technology Facebook Page
Here is the latest “flyer” that I’m posting at my college related to MusTech.Net’s Facebook Page. If you haven’t been to our page yet, please check it out: http://fb.com/mustech.net In addition to...
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