Elementary Music/Music Technology Blog

On Monday, August 11, I will be presenting at the New York State Summer Music Conference at the Crowne Plaza Albany in Albany, New York. As a graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, I had attended and performed at the winter New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) conference, but had never attended the summer conference until last summer. One of my college friends asked me to present an elementary music technology session last summer when the summer conference was in Buffalo. I really liked how this conference was organized. Each committee from classroom music, technology, band, jazz, strings, and chorus, had lined up some excellent clinicians. An attendee has a wonderful array of music educational sessions to choose from. At the reception last year I met Pat White, the head of the NYSSMA Technology Committee, who invited me to present a session at this summer’s conference. I am so honored to present this year and to attend some of the other sessions. From looking at the brochure, I can see that this will be an amazing conference. Clinicians such as Dr. John Feierabend (one of my personal favorites), Deborah Stehlik (caught her session last year and she presents some excellent music and movement activities), performer such as Mark O’Connor (terrific violinist), and many more will be presenting and performing at this conference. It is not a conference to miss!

If you are planning on attending, please stop by my session titled “Using Technology as a Tool to Assess in the Elementary Music Classroom” on Monday, August 11 from 2:15-3:30 in the Webster Room. If you are assessing your elementary music students, this session shows you ways that technology can assist with the process. You do not need to be an advanced technology-user in order to appreciate some of the tools that I show you. I hope to see you there!

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