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Guitar Hero 13 Nov 2007 | 05:04 pm
I’ve played Guitar Hero a few times in the past month, and it makes me wonder, how do we music educators compete with the instant “guitar hero” fantasy that this game provides? Players can choose to b...
September Reflections 28 Sep 2007 | 02:57 am
September is such a busy month for all educators. As an elementary instrumental music teacher I find myself struggling this month with issues around the following two themes: 1. Inclusion/Exclusion: ...
Digital Sticky Note 24 Aug 2007 | 12:58 pm
As I ponder the fact that the Music Educator’s Network – musiced.net has reached an all-time record of over 70,000 unique visits each month this summer, and that this collective is the second link fro...
Revision of the MENC National Standards? 20 Dec 2006 | 05:38 am
Bob Morrison over at Music For All has recently proposed that the National Standards be revised. There have been several research studies and countless articles and workshops regarding the National St...
Is traditional skill learning dead? 20 Nov 2006 | 12:51 pm
I came across this video entitled Amateur (Thanks to my colleague Steve Austin for bringing it to my attention) . It is created by Lasse Gjertsen, a professional video editor, but an amateur musician...
Beyond Beats and Rhymes…. 29 Jul 2006 | 02:11 pm
For those readers interested in addressing issues of misogyny and homophobia in popular music, specifically in the world of hip hop consider taking a look at the new documentary “Beyond Beats and Rhym...
To what degree is Rock music about rebellion? 27 Jul 2006 | 09:03 am
For those of you who know me, you know that this is a central topic to my soon to be embarked on dissertation. I’ll try not to be verbose as I blog about this: Can popular music in school ever be a s...
Rethinking Traditional Notation 19 Jul 2006 | 01:36 pm
The musical background and experience of most music educators is in the traditions, history, theory and performance of Western “art” music. The use of traditional music notation, which dominates this...
Welcome Teachers College Students 19 Jul 2006 | 09:30 am
Dr. James Frankel has asked his Technology in Music Education class at Teachers College, Columbia University to post comments to the blog. We welcome you and hope that you return and contribute many ...
Are the traditional ensembles worth continuing? 19 Jul 2006 | 08:50 am
I intend to be provocative here: With music creation and performance rapidly changing with introduction of new technologies, the question must be asked: Are band, chorus and orchestras in the school a...
