January 2009

Blogging With Students

I have been using a WordPress blog, Boston ES Music Room, with my music classes. We use it to share recordings and have students comment on activities in class. I started it back in October and it has been a hit with my fourth graders (my oldest group) in particular. It is difficult to doContinue reading “Blogging With Students”

Places To Find Free Music Graphics, Photos, And Clip Art – From MusTech.Net

Check out this great compilation of great places to find Music Graphics, Photos, and ClipArt!! What a great resource! Thanks, Joseph Pisano of MusTech.Net! MusTech.Net! Places To Find Free Music Graphics, Photos, And Clip Art Posted using ShareThis This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

NoRemote

Irony is the word of the day…So after my post yesterday, my iRemote stopped working!! Everyone can agree….technology is great, WHEN it’s working!! So I spent yesterday afternoon and this morning trying to figure out what’s wrong. Apple.com has a great article on how to solve iRemote issues, since this App was developed by Apple.Continue reading “NoRemote”

iRemote, uRemote, we all Remote!

So I wanted to share something that is great fun and extremely useful in my music teaching endeavors……..iRemote!!! On my iTouch (that was recently donated to our music program, by a generous Partner-In-Education), I downloaded an App from Apple’s App Store called “iRemote.” This App is a LIFESAVER!! I most often use iTunes my laptopContinue reading “iRemote, uRemote, we all Remote!”

Too much "Food for Thought"

So I have been formulating my first, “real” post on this blog for days. I can’t get over writing this first post – I keep thinking “I have to make it catchy or creative or intellectual.” But forget that!! I am just going to write. And to my good fortune, today I stumbled across aContinue reading “Too much "Food for Thought"”

Welcome!!

I am not a new friend to the blogosphere; however, this is my first blog of my own! I am so happy to be sharing my ideas, thoughts, and reflections. I hope my posts give you, my readers, some musical “food for thought” and that you will feel free to comment. I wish for aContinue reading “Welcome!!”