Week 3 Post #2 "Music Educators Quotes"

I have always enjoyed reading and saying quotes. It is a pleasure to create them also. This website has several that you may wish to share with your students.

http://studiohelper.com/blog/staff-management/food-for-thought-quotes-for-the-studio/#more-935

Bicycle Built For Two

http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/19f8e5e9b22d0576696b9d3c3ab6aafc450b7e78

This project is my introduction to the online notation program, Noteflight. I found this program to be very user friendly. The keyboard commands would have been difficult to discover without the listing that was provided. I was impressed to see the quality of this program that is offered for free.

This program will truly gain more popularity. This program should prove to be a useful tool in music education. Students at all levels can have an interest at composition. This program can allow the creativity to happen while students learn the mechanics of notation at no monetary cost. The internet makes it accessible from any computer. It could be used as a class project whereas a middle school music class might all be asked to contribute to a composition with a few parameters such as only submitting two consecutive measures with one voice. Students can create edits to parts or sections of established compositions. In most cases the editing of parts should be advised by the director.

Week 3 Post #1 "Is There A Secret to Managing A Classroom?"

Have you ever wondered how to have the perfect classroom? The link below will take you to a brief article. This article sheds light on what I believe could lead to a very well managed classroom that fosters a desire to learn and creates learners that really enjoy the subject matter.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/good-classroom-management-secret-maurice-elias

Free Recruiting Poster

FREE!

Visit the American String Teachers Association website for updated information in the world of student Orchestras. There is information to interest all string teachers everywhere. Band directors may also find some very useful information.

They are offering a FREE recruiting poster.

http://www.astaweb.com/

If you like games...

Through my PLN I have discovered this great website for games. Many students would rather play games than study. This website will get students actively better understanding chords, rhythms, and many other basic music concepts.

Warning: These games may become addictive.

http://trainer.thetamusic.com/

When Will Technology Revolutionize Education?

Hey, Hey, Hey!

I found this article particularly interesting. The author speaks about how the electric guitar revolutionized the music industry and how many were slow to accept it. There are so many sources of technology available to our classrooms and it could really get to be overwhelming to stay abreast of these rapid changes and upgrades. Below is a website that lists this article. ENJOY!

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/2011/02/why_hasnt_technology_revolutionized_education_guitar_heroes_inspiration_and_technology_adoption.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeadingFromTheClassroom+%28Leading+From+the+Classroom%29

Got Keyboard Skills?

So many music teachers have acquired the skill of playing the piano regardless of what their major instrument may be. The following website will be helpful for approaches to various genres and playing tips.

See:http://keyboardmag.com/

Jazz is America's Music

Hi!

I know anybody reading this blog must love listening to music. The important newer item in many of our music curriculum's across the country is Multi-Cultural music. Many of the great music genres of the world include improvisation. It is really important that we as educators are teaching the skill of improvisation. Our national standards in Music include nine specific skills that are to be incorporated in our music programs.

If more music educators will seek to understand and teach improvisation the standards would be better met and Multi-Cultural music would be better understood and taught. Music teachers who learn to play and teach jazz are going make a great impact on learners.

Here are two websites to prick your interest:

http://www.downbeat.com/

http://jazztimes.com/

Two Great Websites for Music Teachers

I would like to share two websites that teachers may find great information for incorporating technology in the music classroom.

http://www.ti-me.org/This is a super site!

http://www.musictechforme.com/ Music Technology for Music Educators by Music Educators

I will continue to share websites that I feel teachers will find helpful in the areas of music technology. It is also going to be beneficial to explore some of the links from these sites.

My Introduction to Blogs...Music Teaching Technology

Hello to all,

I must preface my comments to say that this is my very first blog. It will be interesting to see how my fellow classmates relate and react as we all interact as bloggers. My assumption is that we may be exposed to others in "cyberspace" that may choose to respond. This course will intriguing and engaging. It should be fun.