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Yesterday I attended the Delaware Music Educators Association (DMEA) conference. ...

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I am honored to be included among the list of presenters at the PMEA District 7 Professional Development Day on Monday, October 9, 2017. The ...

It has been an exciting year (and my final) at Mercer Middle-Senior High School. I am eagerly looking forward to the next chapter that begins ...

Tomorrow (November 5th) I will be at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for their annual Junior High Honor Band Invitational. Dr. Jason Worzbyt (friend, colleague, and ...

When was July 4th? Same time as last year? When did that happen? I guess I am in a “summer daze”… To all my band ...

I am eagerly awaiting the debut of “Fanfare for Years to Come” tonight by good friend Dr. Joseph M. Pisano and the Grove City College ...

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Today, I'm sharing one of my favorite songs for fourth and fifth grade...a fun song called "Sandy's Mill."

Today, I'm sharing another one of my favorite songs for fourth and fifth grade...an old standard called "Liza Jane."

I've been posting lately about great games and hand ...

One of the teachers in our local music teachers association alerted us to an initiative by Juilliard to live stream a series of masterclasses by ...

I am not exaggerating when I say that I spent dozens of hours typing in every search string I could think of and perusing every ...

A pair of super cool light-up rhythm sticks that my husband brought home from a work conference and a Rhythm Clock game idea from Janice ...

It’s working! You might remember that the big objective with this year’s practice incentive theme, Beat the Pirates!, is to make rhythm “the cool part ...

One of the best things I ever did in my studio was implement monthly group classes that are open to all students in addition to ...

A Recruiter of Excellence Member Spotlight: Vanessa Bliley By Lisa Ferber This article originally appeared in the October 2017 Teaching Music. Vanessa Bliley started playing oboe in ...

The 21st Century Music Curriculum – Why Guitar? By NAfME Member Scott Seifried Article originally posted on OUPBlog  In her keynote speech at Vision 2020: The Housewright ...

Nearly Every 2018 GRAMMY Semifinalist is a NAfME Member This week, the GRAMMY Foundation announced its 25 semifinalists for the 2018 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™. More ...

  For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 Ten Music Educators Take Lead in Writing New Curriculum, Courtesy of a ...

You’re Kidding! You Want Me to Do What? Virtual Music Making for Students with Exceptionalities By NAfME Member Deborah Nelson Let me guess. When you ...

  Dr. Scott Watson has been incorporating technology into his music teaching for many years and takes a project-based learning approach when it comes to ...

Guest author: Alan Cameron This article has been written by a guest author.  If you’re an educator or music industry professional who is interested in ...

  Gary Heimbauer is a music tech superstar who uses video to increase his reach as a teacher and to differentiate learning in his classes. ...

In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, I share several music apps for the iPad, which will be useful in your general music ...

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Although this is a Dizzy Gillespie/Ray Brown fronted lineup, the Valerie Capers piano solo is one of the highlights on this 1981 Birks' ...

Some sad news from Toronto - Musical Toronto reports that Talisker Players will be ceasing operations at the end of the concert ...

In many of the schools of music that I've visited in the last while, there's a lot of dressing down going on. Has anyone else ...

Inspired by both Arnold Schönberg and the chaos of kids running around at a birthday party, the John Adams Chamber Symphony is a tremendously fun ...

Some recently unearthed information casts some doubt on the commonly held assertion that Samuel Sanders coined the term "collaborative pianist".Here's a

I hope you’ve had a good week! I’m packing my bags and heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico tomorrow. My wife is from there, and we’re ...

Killer Walking Bass: Melodic Lines for the Advanced Jazz Bassist is designed for the aspiring musician who desires an extension of their walking bass technique. ...

I had a great time in Dallas last week at the International Society of Bassists Strategic Planing Meeting.  Nicholas Walker, Marcel Villaflor, Brian Perry, Gaelen ...

This is a guest post from double bassist and educator Yoshi Horiguchi covering research that he did about Progressive Repertoire Book 1 by George Vance.  Yoshi ...

I assign my double bass students a lot of pieces from George Vance’s  Progressive Repertoire.  It’s a fantastic teaching resource that I’ve used for years. ...

Season’s Greetings! Yes, I am alive and well, even though I have been absent from the blogsphere :^). As I have these past three years, ...

In a few days, students and I will be starting classes for the 2016 – 2017 school year. I think many teachers and students share ...

The Road Home  Michael Dennis Browne Tell me where is the road I can call my own, That I left, that I lost, so long ...

Two weeks ago, I called my dear high school music teacher, Mr. Dengler, to tell him that I have been appointed as the new Director ...

Lately, I’ve been longing to hear great new music. New choral music to be specific. Sometimes, you just need to hear a beautiful SATB choir to ...

https://www.makemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Weezic-Acquisition-Press-Release-final.pdf?utm_source=cheetah&utm_medium=email I don't know about your district, but mine has really gone in for Chromebooks.  We are 1:1 with that family of ...

I have my first SmartMusic assignment out the door for all of my students as of last Friday. Because of the parent-student-teacher happening next ...

www.smartmusic.com (Background: At my middle school we are requiring everyone to have an account and we are paying for it with a student ...

Yikes! It has been a while since I have posted here. Personally, it has been an eventful summer for me and my family. ...

https://www.smartmusic.com/training/smartmusic-workshops/ Are you looking for license renewal hours?  Are you required by your state to get some hours in "technology" even though you ...