Elementary Music/Music Technology Blog

  Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Music Education Blog Carnival! I am thrilled and honored to host the carnival this month. As you savor the end of the Holiday Weekend, I encourage you to read through all of these blogs. These articles below will definitely inspire and educate you as you begin the school year.

I divided the blogs into two categories: Music Education and Music Technology Reflections and Resources and Tech Tools for the Music Classroom.

Music Education and Music Technology Reflections:

These articles make you think about the current status of music education. You will read about what educators like about music education, what can be improved, and the lessons learned from watching others achieve success through hard work. I hope that you find these articles thought-provoking and inspirational. These articles are posted in alphabetical order by author.

1. Amy M. Burns: “Top 10 Reasons I Like Teaching Elementary General Music” from Elementary Music/Music Technology.
2. Eugene Cantera: “1, 2, 3 and the beat goes on….!” from Discover, Learn, Play.
3. Nancy Flanagan: “FIVE THINGS I’D CHANGE IN MUSIC EDUCATION” from Teacher in a Strange Land.
   
4. Patricia Gavins, submitted by Sarah Scrafford: “Open Courseware v. Online Universities: Is Self Study Right for You?” from Online Universities.com.
5. Paul Heingarten: “Private Lessons are Important” from Music and Band.
6. Joel: “New Classroom Rule: Don’t Talk To Me” from So You Want To Teach?
7. Heather Johnson: “The Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing” from VARC Blog.
8. Miles Moen: “The Necessities of Life » Pandora.com” from The Necessities of Life.
9. Graham Rutherford: “Do You Really Want a Record Deal?” from Music Business Strategies.
10. Travis J. Weller: “Lessons learned from Michael Phelps” from Composing Like Mad.
11. Thomas J. West: “Who’s Running This Show? The Body/Mind Ego and How It Affects Your Results” from Thomas J. West Music.
12. Theresa White: “When Technology Blocks Technology” from Education in Music.

Resources and Tech Tolls for the Music Classroom:

These articles have some excellent solutions, links, and ground-breaking ideas for music education and the music classroom. I highly recommend reading all of the articles because you will find at least one item that you can utilize in your classroom. These articles are also listed in alphabetical order by author.

1. David French: “Interactive Internet links for Primary and Secondary Music” from Tanbur Music Education Links.
2. Richard McCready: “Is there a Garage Band for PC?” from Tech Toys and Tunes .
3. Joe Pisano “Out Of The Box, Connecting The Audience, Performers, And Composers Through Skype -Part 1” from Music, Technology and Education: Mustech.net .
4. Erinn Wrobel “Teaching with Video Game Music” from Notes from the Mitten.

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The Music Blog Carnival was created and is maintained by Dr. J. Pisano of MusTech.net and Joel of SoYouWantToTeach.com in order to promote the great works being done by Music Education Bloggers across the Internet.

The Music Education Blog Carnival is published on the 1st of every month and is a recognized member of the communities of blogs indexed by BlogCarnival.com. All writings submitted to the Music Education Blog Carnival are examined to ensure that they are valid, interesting, and related to our discussion topic(s).

Previous Editions of the Music Education Blog Carnival:

1st Music Education Carnival Edition:
July, 2008 at http://soyouwanttoteach.com

2nd Music Education Carnival Edition:
August, 2008 at http://mustech.net

I just found out that the October Edition of the Music Education Blog Carnival will now be hosted by Nancy Flanagan, who wrote the excellent post “FIVE THINGS I’D CHANGE IN MUSIC EDUCATION”, at Teacher in a Strange Land.

The next edition will happen on October 1st. Please submit your blog article to the next edition by using our carnival submission form.