Statue of Vaugh-Williams

Brief History of Early 20th Century Music

Perhaps the most obvious and sweeping change that has affected the first part of the 20th century has been the rapid advance of technology. Radio and television broadcasting, records and compact discs have changed musical life beyond imagination.  Music has now become a commodity, readily available anywhere.   Against this background of change and development, although traditional sounds of classical music still persist, experiments using these new methods occurred in the early part of the 20th century.

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The School Choral Program Student Leadership and Motivation DVD Review

In yet another timely DVD presentation Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser brings his wisdom and inspirational teachings on student leadership to a new group of students.  More well known perhaps for his work with high school bands, Dr. Tim turns hi...

 

Trends and Technologies Shaping Music Education

This article includes a PDF presentation given during the 2008 Iowa Music Educator's Association Conference on the topic of the latest trends and new technologies that are poised to change music education as we know it today. ...

 
An Orchestra Rehearsal

Top Ten String and Orchestra Recruiting Tips For Teachers

Recruitment strategies can often make or break a string orchestra program. This is why it is so important to have a plan of action that takes you from the first day of school to the last. Here is a list of top ten recruitment tips for str...

 

Brief History of Romantic Music

The Romantic Period is from c.1820 – 1900, with Early Romantic Period (1820-1850) and Late Romantic Period (1850-1900.) Up until the early part of the 1800s, music was ordered and refined. After the 1820s, emotional expression was con...

 
Christmas tree with ice

Sacred vs. Secular Music In Public School Concerts

It's that time of year again when thoughts turn to holiday concerts and that one, slight possibility that lingers in the back of a teacher's mind that someone, somewhere in the audience will make a stink because of the inclusion of one or...

 
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1. A Guide to Good Classroom Discipline
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)
Classroom discipline is extremely important if you want to have a good learning environment.  These tips on classroom discipline will help you keep your classroom and your students in good, wor

Imagine a preparatory teacher classroom where a beginning teacher could actively learn how to deal with classroom discipline problems without the risk of "damaging" a student's academic

3. Teaching With Interactive WhiteBoards
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
Interactive White Boards (IWB's) are being added to classrooms all across the country.  An IWB adds a new level of interactivity to ordinary classroom lessons by turning a plain projected

4. Band Lesson Plans- Beginning Band Basics
(Teacher Resources/Band Lesson Plans)
...ssons in this unit are intended to be used during the first month of a beginning band program to teach basic classroom responsibilities and behaviors. All lesson plans are cross referenced to speci...

5. Wii Music and Using Video Games In Music Class
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
New Music Games Set To Find A Niche In The Music Classroom Anyone that does not think that technology will not be pervasive in every aspect of the music education classroom of tomorrow should t

6. Batteries Recharged and Ready To Go
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
...e although very spread out between three different buildings.  The sessions were all top notch, and the classroom management theme seemed to be quite heavy as almost every time slot held at least...

...has some implications for music educators and perhaps should be taken into account when playing music in the classroom.   Music As An Emotional Experience Everyone has gotten chills...

8. Music Games for Band and Choir Class
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
... substance about music.   Today teachers have moved on to include real curricular content in their classroom.  In the process the large group band rehearsal has changed a bit, allowing ...

9. Twittering About Education
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
...ng becomes widespread, access to Twitter and to other people's Tweets is invading high school and collegiate classrooms all over the country.   Rather than ban the devices in class some teachers ...

...d at school.  This is a good thing in general, but for teachers who want to use YouTube videos in their classroom it is a real problem.  Luckily there are a few ways to get around this probl...

11. Wii Music- From A Music Educator's Point of View
(Computer Software/Music Education and Theory Software)
... heard about Wii Music I was very excited about the potential that the game might have for music education classroom use.  My preliminary review of Wii Music is in many ways a double edged sw...

12. School Emergency Procedures
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)
...wrong?  As music teachers we are often in charge of numbers of students far in excess of what a normal classroom would have in it.  Stop and think, what will you do when an unforseen crisi...

13. Teaching In The Shadow Of A Legendary Teacher
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)
...teacher that yearns for the same level of respect that the former teacher held will occasionally lower their classroom expectations, grading systems, and become "chummy," with the stude...

...he students, measuring their abilities both as potential musicians and as students in the general education classroom. Sample questionaires for classroom teachers to fill out are a wonderful idea th...

15. Student Teachers
(Teacher Resources/Research)
Six preservice music teachers claimed to learn from student teaching three important classroom management concepts: responding to differences in students’ characteristics, behavior, and inst

16. Trends and Technologies Shaping Music Education
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
... for hundreds of years, but as education moves into the technological realm so to will the music education classroom.  This presentation (New Trends and Technologies In Music Education) ...

At first glance the title of this text may lead a person to believe that this book is devoted solely to using scales as a means to assess student performance in a music class. This could not be fa

18. Music and Educational Technology Grants
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
As the school year begins anew here is a quick look at some useful educational grants for classrooms and teachers to apply for.  Most of them are tech related, but isn't everything these days?

19. Book Review- The Finale Projects
(Books/Music Technology)
...z related scoring techniques, percussion scoring, and the creation of tests, worksheets, and exercises for classroom use.  A book of this type has been badly needed for years, following many o...

20. Distance Learning Masters Degrees
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)
...s away means that the personal interaction and hands on learning experiences that take place in a physical classroom are often not available. For some people this is not a significant issue, but som...

21. SmartMusic Master Educators Share Their Secrets
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
...eatures have been added to the program such that you can now incorporate SmartMusic into every part of your classroom lesson plans .  Consider these examples: Use the Play By Ear E...

22. The Best New Portable Recording Devices
(Teacher Resources/Audio Video)
...o about the size of a small shoebox, this next generation of portable recording devices works great in the classroom or in the field.   Basic Types of Portable (Field) Recording De...

23. When The Metropolitan Opera Comes To Town
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
... The event was being broadcast over the state's Iowa Communications Network, a two way interactive system of classrooms in every county of the state.  The performance was memorable, but in the en...

24. CMP Diary- Analyzing The Heart of the Music
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
...terms of form, function, and any special concepts that might be obvious that you might want to teach in your classroom. For example, if you are analyzing a piece for an elementary band you probably d...

25. Review: Edirol R-09 MP3 Recorder For Classroom Use
(Teacher Resources/Audio Video)
Need something easy to use and very portable to record your band or small ensemble?  John McLaren has written a very useful and practical review of the Edirol R-09 MP3 Recorder manufactured by

26. Protecting Yourself From The Ultimate Disgrace
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)
...ssible hold this conversation in a hallway, near a video camera, or in view of another teacher through their classroom window. If necessary hold the conversation in full view of another group of stude...

27. Our Expectations of Schools: Are They Valid?
(Teacher Resources/Research)
... or child? Is it necessary for teachers to handle all students, including those with problems, in the same classroom as all the other students? Does this help the students become well educated? The...

28. How To Teach Music Lessons Via The Internet
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
...eaching music online but also creating software that makes the process easier and more productive.  His Classroom Maestro and Home Concert Xtreme products help students visualize and understand m...

29. Drop iTunes For DRM Free Alternatives
(Teacher Resources/Audio Video)
For most music educators the iTunes store is the most common choice for purchasing music for use in the classroom.  The glue that has kept most users attached to iTunes has partly been the sea

30. EJamming and Online Music Instruction
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
...their connectivity and bandwidth allotments, EJamming could very well become just as ubiquitous in the music classroom as the tape recorder is now. ...

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