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.
- Band-In-A-Box 2009 for Mac – Wow!–James Frankel provides an exciting review of Band-in-a-Box finally released for MAC users. This upgrade includes playback with actual sample instruments, providing a much better audio quality. (Music Technology in Education)
- Music Tech for ME 2009.05.01-#046–V. Keith Mason provides listeners with an interview with one of the members of the Animusic creative team, none other than the founder, creator, director Wayne Lytle. (Music Tech for Me)
- End Of The Year Reflections–Kyle Gardner reflects on the year, highlighting the successes and difficulties a large choral program can encounter. (Choir Teachers)
- It’s Elementary–Andy Zweibel reflects on field experience on the elementary level from the perspective of a music education major. (It’s Elementary)
- Thoughts about choosing young band literature–Daniel Leeman discusses the marks of quality young band literature. He also discusses concert programming and the pitfalls for a young band. (Music Education for All)
- Update!–Alexandra Gallant also reviews the end of her first year. For those of us who have been teaching for a while, this can be a fun trip down our own memory lane. (The Misadventures of a First Year Music Teacher)
- 10 Rules For Achieving Outstanding Music Mixes–Ian Shepherd provides tips and tricks (for the more technologically savvy among us) on achieving that all-elusive perfect mix with our own recordings. (Production Advice)
Tags: Audio Quality, Band In A Box, Band Literature, Band Music, Choir Teachers, Choral Program, Concert Programming, Music Technology, Production Advice, Technology In Education
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June 1st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I just wanted to leave a quick thank you for including my post in this awesome version of the Blog Carnival! I love the idea of using Dr. Pisano’s ME Bloggers as a springboard for a weak month of submissions!
Thanks for the link, and for a great set of resources!
-Andy
June 10th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Thanks for the link! I always appreciate finding other music education blogs and resources online.
-Dan
June 14th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
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