As music educators (and educators in general) we will all complain about discipline issues in our classes. Perhaps there is one student that just drives you nuts, or one that spends more time in the office than in his chair. Take heart music educators, it could be worse. What if you were teaching music in a prison?
If you enjoy hearing about strange and interesting new pieces of music read on to find out about the latest piece discovered on YouTube by Professor Joe Pisano.
This week I thought I would do a little
mash up of some of the most interesting articles and blog posts from
other music educators that I happened to find recently. My interest
in reading these various bloggers was fostered by the continued
dedication to the cause set forth by Joe Pisano and his 100 ME
Bloggers campaign. His efforts have met with some great success.
Here is one of ...
Departing a bit from music education for a moment I wanted to share some information I received today regarding international travel and problems people are having bringing technology across the border. Specifically having to do with laptops, the US customs service is apparently taking the position that a laptop is the same thing as luggage and should be open to being searched (giving them your passwords, etc). For any teacher getting ready to take an international band or choir trip (or a personal one) you may want to read on to save yourself a whole lot of headaches and humiliation.
Music educators have complained about the small amount of instructional time they are given during the school day for as long as music has been incorporated into the curriculum. How severe this misallocation of time is varies between school districts and even more widely between the individual states, but no one can deny that No Child Left Behind compounded this negative effect on music and fine arts class time. Recently however, we have seen several examples of school districts that have realized the vital part that music education plays in the education of their students. These forward thinking schools are trying very hard to find ways to bring back or increase the amount of music instruction in their schools. This article examines a few of these forward thinking districts and their conventional wisdom breaking ideas.
Tales From The Podium 
As music educators (and educators in general) we will all complain about discipline issues in our classes. Perhaps there is one student that just drives you nuts, or one that spends more time in the office than in his chair. Take heart music educators, it could be worse. What if you were teaching music in a prison?
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If you enjoy hearing about strange and interesting new pieces of music read on to find out about the latest piece discovered on YouTube by Professor Joe Pisano.
Departing a bit from music education for a moment I wanted to share some information I received today regarding international travel and problems people are having bringing technology across the border. Specifically having to do with laptops, the US customs service is apparently taking the position that a laptop is the same thing as luggage and should be open to being searched (giving them your passwords, etc). For any teacher getting ready to take an international band or choir trip (or a personal one) you may want to read on to save yourself a whole lot of headaches and humiliation.
