Evan Tobias is Instructor of Music Education at Arizona State University School of Music where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses.
He is finishing work on his PhD at Northwestern University in music education. He also contributes to A Music Educators Blog Collective.
He previously taught 5th-7th grade general music at Willow Grove Middle School.
This blog attempts to continue and expand dialogue of issues that relate to music education. It attempts to cross interdisciplinary boundaries and make connections both within and outside the field of music education as well as serve as a medium for personal reflection on the various issues and ideas discussed.
This blog is a project of the Music Educators Network. Find out how to start your own blog today.
Feel free to add comments to any posts and add to the dialogue!
Looks great! Good resources here, Congratulations!
Hi!
This is a link to my blog (there is a automatic translation to english…).
You can also find it in google if u search for critica musical (usualy it’s the first).
I look for sponsors. If u know someone…
The Best.
Alvaro
http://criticademusica.blogspot.com
there is another one, but are not automatic translaction:
http://alvarosilvioteixeira.blogspot.com
Hi Evan,
Sue Rarus from MENC directed me to your site– Thanks, Sue! You’ve done a wonderful job collecting and commenting on issues in Music Education.
I’m considering returning to school for a doctorate in Music Ed. Would you consider speaking with me? I have a technology background as well, and am trying to brainstorm dissertations on the future of music ed.
Thnks!
Liz
EhrmanLiz@hotmail.com
Hi Evan! I came across your blog through a link from Alex Ross’s website. Good stuff–you’ve got a good mix of “music teacher-y” material (which allows us to sort of huddle and talk shop) and “beyond the classroom” material (which helps us engage better with the outside world). The blog reads like the work of a good professional music teacher who is also an educated musician and person. Well done.
I also noticed you’re a Northwestern student–I finished my undergrad in Music Ed. there in 2001. You’re in wonderful hands with Maud Hickey.
I’m currently working in the education department of The Philadelphia Orchestra, which is fantastic, but I’m a teacher at heart. It’s great to have resources like your blog to stay connected to the classroom.
Best,
Tim
Evan,
It was a pleasure meeting you last night. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with you and Jon. Let me know if you both are up to getting together over dinner and drinks sometime before your departure to ASU.
Could you forward me your email address?
Leo
Hi Evan,
I was doing a search for social justice in music ed and came across your website. We met at CIC in Iowa last October. I’m working on my PhD at Ohio State. Since then I’ve developed a huge interest in this topic - or at least discovered it was an area that parallels my philosophy. I’m wondering if you’re doing any research in the area. Hopefully, we can connect again at CIC or through email and talk more about it.
Thanks,
Mindy
Hi Evan,
I enjoy your blog and I wanted to let you know about my organization which will likely be of interest to many of your readers. I’m writing to see if you might be willing to put a post on your blog to help The Generation Project–a new charity that I’m heading which expands opportunities for high-need students–win $10,000 without anybody having to donate a dime.
Starting Friday, we’ll be finalists in a contest on ideablob.com, and we’ll win $10,000 if we receive the most votes through August 31st. I’d love it if you could put up some copy and a link to the ideablob page on your site on Friday morning. I can definitely write it if you like. Here’s the link:
http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/2889-Share-YOUR-passion-with-kids-T
Now, about us:
The Generation Project is a new charity aimed at
1) Expanding the breadth of opportunities available to high-need students
2) Drawing more people, particularly young people, into educational philanthropy, and
3) Building lasting relationships between professionals from all fields and low-income communities.
Our hook is that we give donors complete creative control over donations to high-need K-12 students. Unlike traditional charities–where you write a check and the organization decides where it should go–The Generation Project lets donors design gifts based on their personal passions and priorities. So, for example, a musician might give a school drum sets, a military veteran might sponsor an essay contest on freedom, a cancer survivor might sponsor hospital internships for students interested in medicine. People could replicate experiences that were important to them growing up for kids that don’t have those same opportunities.
Our model is aimed largely at young people. We feel that younger donors want exercise their creativity, not just open their checkbooks. Giving donors creative control will motivate more young professionals to get involved in philanthropy. In the short term, we’ll dramatically expand the breadth of opportunities available to high-need students. Long term, donors will build meaningful and lasting relationships in low-income communities.
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I really wanted to let you know about our organization. Please email me if you want more information. Keep up the good work!
My best,
Jessica Rauch
Co-Founder and President
The Generation Project:
Empower YOUR Vision for the Future
http://www.thegenerationproject.org
Hi Evan Tobias,
I read a LOT of education -themed blogs, and Catalysts & Connections is one of the blogs that have consistently impressed me. I love the how your blog is specific to musical education.
I’ve written two books recently. The first one is called Less Than One Year to Your College Degree: How to Get College Credit For What You Already Know. It’s about how virtually anyone can test out of a college degree in one year or less. Obviously, the subject matter of the book will be of interest to your readers. The book costs $19.95 on Amazon, here is a link http://bit.ly/N9lMj
The second book is The Big Book of Scholarship and Financial Aid Information. It is the largest compilation of scholarship and financial aid information in one place. This also sells on Amazon for $19.95 here http://bit.ly/2FSaem
But I want to make an advance copies of the books available absolutely free to you and to readers of Catalysts & Connections, because I’d like some feedback from real opinion-leaders in this subject that I could include in future editions of the books. And, of course, I’d like to generate a little buzz about the book among people who matter in this area, like you, Evan Tobias. Review copies can be downloaded at http://degree.com/free-downloads.htm
Could you kindly take a look at Less Than One Year to Your College Degree and The Big Book of Scholarship and Financial Aid Information? And if you think that your readers are the sort of people that I should be giving a free copy of the book to, then you have my permission to post a link to the book on your blog for them.
As I said, I read a LOT of blogs in this field, so I’m also offering a free copy of One Year to a College Degree and The Big Book of Scholarship and Financial Aid Information to some other favorite blogs of mine. But if you add the link quickly, then Catalysts & Connections can be the very first blog to offer this book to its readers, which would be kind of cool.
Again, here’s the link to the review copy of the book: http://degree.com/free-downloads.htm The Amazon copy is a hard copy (paperback).
If you would like a free autographed paperback review copy as well, feel free to reply with your mailing address.
Very warm regards,
Sheila Danzig
Hi Evan,
My name is Ava and I’m the blog moderator for a guitar and music site called Jemsite (http://www.jemsite.com/blog.) I wanted to know if you might be interested in an interview with us for the music education category of the site but there’s no e-mail or way to contact you here. Can you please e-mail me and let me know if you are interested? Thank you.
Ava
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