Your Life, Your Place, Your Program, Your Students
One of the best things about going to a conference is coming back with new ideas. In the weeks since the technology academy, I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of Music Education. It seems to me that we are at a crossroads and that some appropriate changes in mindset would solidify music’s place in the educational landscape for the future. I think if we are not careful, we run the risk of making ourselves irrelevant. (more…)
Your Life, Your Place
When I went to Music Education week I had the pleasure of a graet lunch with Dr. Joseph Pisano and his lovely wife, and Andy Zweibel. Andy is a music education major in Florida, and has a great website, MusicEdMajor.net. We had a great discussion about music teaching and the future of this profession that we love so much.
The next day I saw Andy at the end of my session, and on a whim I gave him a copy of our book, Teaching Band and Chorus in the 21st Century. I asked him if he would read it and post a review on his blog. Today, he let me know that he had finished the book and posted his review. He did a FANTASTIC job! He a lot of great things to say and gave our book his highest recommendation.
I have spent some time reading Andy’s blog, and I must say that I wish there had been such a resource when I was in college. My undergraduate experience would have been much different. If you are a student or new teacher, you should definitely check it out. If not, check it out anyway!
Announcements, technology
As our regular readers know, we presented at MENC Music Education Week a few weeks ago. We received a large number of requests to post it online as soon as possible. We posted the PowerPoint file right away and several people requested we post it in a more universal format. We have listened to that request. We have added the audio as well, so we invite you to visit our Presentations Archive page for the new enhanced version.
Your Program, technology
I’ve now gotten back from MENC’s Technology Academy and had some time to think about everything I saw and discussed. It was great to meet so many music teachers and put faces with emails. I had a great lunch on Saturday with Dr. Joseph Pisano of MusTech.net and his wife, and Andy Zwiebel joined us too. Andy has some great ideas and just started a blog for music education majors – something to watch! He plans to do a review of our book soon – I’m looking forward to seeing it.
We’ve created a new page on our site called “Presentation Archives. (more…)
Your Life, Your Place, Your Program, Your Students
Another school year draws to a close. BNC Education is proud to host the Music Education Blog Carnival for June. As you may not be aware, the host receives submissions to be sorted for the monthly edition. We have submitted our own blog entries for a number of the carnivals and have been quite pleased with the results. Well, we discovered this time of year is obviously difficult for a number of our colleagues. We received more spam entries this month than anything else and a precious few useful items to be included. Rather than have a blog carnival with three entries, we went through the list of 100 ME bloggers and compiled a list of posts we think you will find most helpful. We have sorted them into four major categories: Your Students, Your Program, Your Place, and Your Life. Enjoy.
Your Students
These are all concepts and ideas that can have an immediate impact in your classroom and ensemble. Most of them do not require anything more than an open mind. These are philosophical changes you can implement without seeking administrative approval. These are also ideas which can be handled directly by your students.
Your Program
These are more substantive suggestions which can improve your overall program. It begins to focus on the ensemble as a whole instead of the individual student. Some of these ideas may require additional funding and approval from administration.
Your Place
This is how your ensemble relates to your wider community, whether within your school or within your community as a whole. These will require the cooperation and collaboration of other educators and may be the most difficult to implement on your own.
Your Life
This is purely for the you as the director. As you change the experience for your students, do not neglect your own well-being.
Your Life, Your Place, Your Program, Your Students
June 2009 Music Education Blog Carnival!
We are very excited to be hosting the June Music Education Blog Carnival here at BNC Education. We are now accepting submissions for the upcoming Music Education Blog Carnival. Please use the following link to be automatically sent to our Music Education Carnival submission page:
Submit your article for the Music Education Blog Carnival by clicking this link!
