MENC – 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 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...
View Article“Bring Your Parents* to Music Class” Recap (Grades PreK through One)
Last month, I held our week-long “Bring Your Parents* to Music Class” week where parents of students in grades PreK Youngers (3-year-olds), PreK Olders (4-year-olds), Kindergarten, and Grade One can...
View ArticleBe Part Of The Band DOTCOM!
Back in June, I came across this wonderful site while giving a clinic at the Capital University Band Director’s Workshop in... The post Be Part Of The Band DOTCOM! appeared first on Music &...
View ArticleCelebrate Music In Our Schools Month®: Ideas for Early Childhood and...
March is the official month designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In... The post Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month®: Ideas for Early...
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How Being a Marching Band Director is Like Being a CEO
Most people don’t think about it; but, if you happen to be a marching band director you KNOW it -successful marching band directors have the same skill sets as successful Chief Executive Officers...
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First Day in First Steps
Today, I started the certification process for Dr. Feierabend’s First Steps program. This program focuses on teaching music to children from birth to around grade 1. This course is being taught by the...
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Second Day in First Steps
The second day in Dr. Strong’s First Steps in Music by Dr. Feierabend course was better than the first. It moved further into the research as well as emerging us into the approach for infants and...
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Early Childhood Care and Support for NJ’s Infants and Toddlers
Recently, I was interviewed by Dr. Steve Adubato for his One-to-One segment and his panel discussion on Caucus NJ about the importance of the arts in education in NJ. A part of the one-to-one segment...
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Podcast: MusicFirst Profiles in Teaching with Technology
Podcasts have been around for years, but recently there have been a variety of great ones for music education. One excellent podcast is MusicFirst’s Profiles in Teaching with Technology, hosted by the...
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#Elmusedchat: World Music
If you follow #elmusedchat on Twitter, then you know that Theresa Turner @TunefulTechie holds a weekly chat about topics for the elementary music educator. The chats usually occur on Sundays, at 8 pm...
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MusicPLN.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...
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MusicPLN.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...
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Support 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...
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Challenge: 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...
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MusicPLN.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...
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Music Education and Teaching In A Post COVID-19 World
Dr. Pisano lists numerous articles realted to music education as they pertain to a Post Covid-19 world. These articles are sepearted into sub-categories. Continue reading Music Education and Teaching...
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