The New York Times has an interesting article, titled “The String Quartet Reinvented,” about David Harrington’s (violinist and founder of the Kronos Quartet) role in broadening the stylistic oeuvre of string quartets and reinventing this type of ensemble. In addition to reminding me that some of my favorite groups are chamber groups and […]
I just returned from the 2009 Arizona Music Educators Association In-Service (conference). I had a great time attending sessions, and meeting many wonderful people.
At the conference it was announced that MENC has started the following petition, available online:
Be it resolved that we, the undersigned, agree that all Americans should work to enhance and support music
education […]
The creation of a collaborative orchestra project by YouTube, Michael Tilson Thomas and others is one of the most exciting classical music initiatives I’ve seen in a while.
Harnessing the power of the internet, tapping into the notions of participatory culture, and drawing on the abilities of instrumentalists across the world, YouTube’s Symphony Orchestra project has […]
Thanks to Peter Webster for bringing to my attention an article in the Chronicle regarding a new guide to using copyrighted material in the classroom. The Guide entitled ” The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education” is free to download in pdf format. While focusing on media literacy, this guide […]
Posted in Technology on October 7th, 2008 8 Comments »
The company Noteflight is currently offering beta accounts for its flash-based notation application. According to a wired.com article if you sign up for the beta you become grandfathered into their system and can keep the account for free when they eventually start charging. Here’s a video overview of the application. I’m sure you can start […]
I ended up spending most of my attention listening to the performance and engaging with the live chat but here is a collection of the few posts I wrote while live blogging the concert. I’ll write a post in the next day or two to reflect on the experience. Overall I found the live chat […]
Tonight I will be participating as a live blogging audience member at the “An E-volution of Experience, From Andriessen 2 Zappa: Ecstasy of Influence” concert at Arizona State University. The concert will include multiple options for audience members ranging from the traditional sitting and listening to receiving play by play text messages during the performance. […]
Welcome back to those of you recently returning to teaching after a hopefully relaxing summer, and those of you who have been in school for the past few weeks, I hope your year is off to a great start. I’ve been extremely busy with classes, reading, research etc., but in celebration of evening temperatures creeping […]
Creative Commons’s decision to sell CC mixter (an online remix community) might be cause for alarm, though it could also lead to a new and improved version of the site. The concept behind CC Mixter and resources it offers have important implications for music education. It provides both a space and means for legal remixing […]
For a while now I’ve been keeping track of Web-based listening/music discovery/remixing etc. applications that I believe have positive implications for and uses in music classrooms. I alluded to some possible uses in a presentation I gave at the New Directions in General Music Conference at MSU earlier this year.
Today the Listening Post featured […]
