Posted in Education, Music Education, Instrumental, Catalysts on September 27th, 2007 2 Comments »
September is such a busy month for all educators. As an elementary instrumental music teacher I find myself struggling this month with issues around the following two themes:
1. Inclusion/Exclusion: I have spent more energy than every before in creating an inclusive performance program. Although my program is optional for students, I am doing my best […]
Posted in Education, Music Education, Catalysts on August 23rd, 2007 5 Comments »
As I ponder the fact that the Music Educator’s Network - musiced.net has reached an all-time record of over 70,000 unique visits each month this summer, and that this collective is the second link from a google search for “music education blog,” I am left with my own “Catalysts and Connections”:
- Blogging fever is alive […]
Posted in Music Education, Contemporary culture, Catalysts, Technology on July 18th, 2006 15 Comments »
I intend to be provocative here: With music creation and performance rapidly changing with introduction of new technologies, the question must be asked: Are band, chorus and orchestras in the school a relic of the past and should be put to rest? I know this is a difficult question to address, but as we look […]
Posted in Composers, Music Education, Contemporary culture, Catalysts, Technology on April 4th, 2006 1 Comment »
There is an interesting comment on Melissa’s post regarding sharing student popular music online. Mallory writes “I really wish that all schools had the ability and time to look into children’s music. It was give the children a chance to express themselves individually, and then maybe more students would enjoy music, and the programs in […]
Posted in Music Education, Contemporary culture, Catalysts, Technology on January 29th, 2006 1 Comment »
Music and the way people interact with music has constantly evolved. As we look forward to 2006, not only do we have our digital music files (i.e. MP3) but there seems to be a shift in how people are sharing their digital music files. While the RIAA may have Apple’s I-Tunes complying with the […]
Posted in Contemporary culture, Catalysts on May 26th, 2005 1 Comment »
Was John Cage really a DJ at heart? Whether or not Cage was making a very very old (school) mixtape, mixtape culture is ubiquitous. Though now in different forms , people still love sharing their own mixtapes. Do you know what your students would put on their own mixtapes or (CDs)/playlists/MP3blogs/Audioscrobblers?
Why not find […]