Dear friends, I’m very pleased to announce that issue 8/1 of Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education is now available on line at http://act.maydaygroup.org/php/current.php. Featured articles in issue 8/1 include: · “Human Needs Theory: Applications for Music... [More]

AMF Institute is now accepting applications. Please forward this information to anyone who might be interested. Thank you.   ------------------------   New York, NY – Today, the 2009 AMF Institute announces vacancies for its Fellowship Program. Submission forms can be... [More]

Here's a bonus post this week, to make up for not posting last week.  Please note the deadline---it's coming up within a week.   American String Teachers Associ... [More]

    April General Music Today Online Issue Now Available General Music Today, an online-only journal published three times a year, offers articles that describe successful practices, share teaching strategies and/or mater... [More]

I'm sure many of you have already seen some or all of these. Within the context of streaming video, they could almost be called classics, addressing 21st century education, digital learners, and globalization of education.  Since the arts are not specifically addressed, I'd be in... [More]

MENC is pleased to recommend SchoolTube's safe media-sharing website, and we encourage our members to upload their performances and classroom activities, delivering a variety of music-related videos to enhance your learning environment. Please view this week's featured video of a Marchin... [More]

A music teacher friend of mine sent me the following excerpt from an e-mail she received from her union: 7.Facebook and MySpace. Under the advice of PSEA attorneys, all PSEA members are urged not to have a Facebook or MySpace account. The maintaining of these accounts has led to numerous acts... [More]

 This week's post is a link to a podcast of a lecture by Mark Federman titled "No Educator Left Behind."  It is part of the Big Ideas series from TVO and is available for free download from the ITunes Store.  Federman traces the history of how modes of comm... [More]

CALL FOR PAPERS and POSTERS THE THOMPSON SYMPOSIUM FOR MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENTS:  RESEARCH IN PRACTICE May 2, 2009 The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA Details and registration: http://www.music.psu.edu/musiced/thompson/index.html. The Thompson Symposium is intended t... [More]

Greetings and welcome to the new blog for the Master of Music Education degree program at Lebanon Valley College.  Through this resource, faculty, students, prospective students, and guests can share information related to all facets of the degree process and to music education in general.&nb... [More]