2016 Music For All Summer Symposium!
As usual the 2016 Music for All Summer Symposium was a great success! I was excited to see so many friends and meet new ones. This post contains links to my sessions at the Summer Symposium -enjoy! All...
View ArticleOnline Course: Using Music Technology in the Elementary General Music Classrooms
This fall, I will be teaching an online course titled, “Using Music Technology in the Elementary General Music Classrooms” for the MusicFirst Academy with 3 credits provided by the University of the...
View ArticleHow Being a Marching Band Director is Like Being a CEO
Most people don’t think about it; but, if you happen to be a marching band director you KNOW it -successful marching band directors have the same skill sets as successful Chief Executive Officers...
View ArticleLooking For an Easy To Use Online Whiteboard?
I found this cool online whiteboard today and thought I would share it with you all… I love the simplicity of it and the ability to call it up instantly when I’ll need it. As far as apps like this go,...
View ArticleMusic Theory & Oreos?
Hungry anybody? Music Theory Explained by Oreos… Nice! Click/Touch the Pict/Link to Check it out… URL: http://www.classicfm.com/humour/music-theory-oreos/ Joseph M. Pisano Joseph M. Pisano, Ph.D. is...
View ArticleStar-Spangled Banner Resources
This week, the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America, will celebrate its 202 anniversary of when Francis Scott Key wrote it during the attack on Fort McHenry. Many...
View ArticleCreating a Twitter Channel for your Music Classroom
This past summer, I attended Alan November’s Building Learning Communities Conference in Boston, MA, and from attending this conference, it helped me look at my classroom from a global perspective. I...
View ArticleWhen Chromebooks Are Added To The Elementary Music Classroom…Assessment
This is the first post in a series of adding Chromebooks to your elementary music classroom. This post focuses on assessment. This year, our students in grade three and above now have access to...
View ArticleBand Music Technology and the M4All Summer Symposium
Each year, I’m humbled to part of the great team that works with middle-school band directors at the Music for All Summer Symposium. The team consists of Robert W. Smith, Cyndee Hawkins, Dr. Edwin...
View ArticleElementary Music Class: Tech Integration with iPads and Chromebooks
This past week, I taught a course at Central Connecticut State University’s (CCSU) Summer Music Institute titled, “Technology Integration in the Elemnetary Music Classroom: A Focus on iPads and...
View ArticleNJAIS Innovation Symposium 2017 Part 2: Innovation and Iteration in Education
The second day of the NJAIS Symposium 2017: Transforming Education with Technology, proved to be as great as the first day. Breakout Sessions The day began with breakout sessions. I had the privilege...
View ArticleCleaning: That time of year…
It is that time of year. It is the time of year when I see elementary music educators posting amazing photos of their classrooms. The time of year when we are posting to each other questions about...
View ArticleThis App Will Not Work With iOS11…
The launch of iPhone8 is slated for next week. This will bring along the new iOS11 for download as well. Although it has been in its beta version since earlier in the summer, when iOS11 officially...
View ArticleYou Might Be Teaching the First Week of Elementary General Music If…
When the school year begins, there are those experiences that bring you back to the daily life of a teacher. During the summer, our schedule changes and loses some of its structure. Even though we work...
View ArticleFLIPPING THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM WITH EXPLAIN EVERYTHING (CLASSIC...
I first tried flipping my elementary music classroom from watching my good friend, Cherie Herring (http://www.cphmusic.net/), do this with her elementary music classroom. I was inspired watching her...
View ArticleGreat Day at DMEA!
Yesterday I attended the Delaware Music Educators Association (DMEA) conference. When I first walked into Dover High School, I was in awe to the beauty of the campus and school. The day not only...
View ArticleSeesaw Activities in the Elementary Music Classroom
This past week, Seesaw (web.seesaw.me) updated their iOS and web-based app to include the Activities tab. This is a game changer for Seesaw. With the Activities tab, you can assign students (some or...
View ArticleElementary Music Creation App: SoundForest
Thanks to a post from Matt Patrick Walsh in the Elementary Music Teachers Facebook Group, I was able to discover the music creation app SoundForest. As stated on the website, “SoundForest is a mini...
View ArticleTen Tech Tools to Assist an Elementary Teacher for a Concert: #10 Audacity
Over the next ten days, I will be writing small blog posts about the ten tech tools to assist an elementary teacher for a concert. Many of us are just coming off a concert season or will be having a...
View ArticleTen Tech Tools to Assist an Elementary Teacher for a Concert: #8 iTunes Remote
Today, I will post twice as to achieve the number one tech tool to assist an elementary music educator by January 1, 2018. Though this is a list of ten items, it is by no way, a top ten list. These are...
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