(imslp.org) The choral ensemble is a poor vehicle for teaching individual vocal technique. With the limited time we have in front of our groups, and hopefully a large number of singers eager to rehearse, taking rehearsal time to work on individual singing technique beyond a basic level (breath, posture, free easy tone, etc) isn't realistic. […]
MusicFirst Aims for Complete Online Music Teaching Solution
Despite steps forward by standards such as Teoria and MusicTheory.net, theory and notation instruction software has yet to catch up to the types of software and services that would let music teachers take full advantage of 1-to-1 and BYOD teaching environments. MusicFirst is a new company with several familiar faces aiming to capture the blended learning music […]
Choral and Music Ed Blog Roundup
With all due respect to Twitter, there’s no tool that is more powerful to my professional development as a teacher and musician than blogs. While the reflective process of writing for my own blog is extremely meaningful, I gain endless knowledge and inspiration from subscribing to the work shared by many of our colleagues. […]
How I (Will Spend) My Summer Vacation
The academic and performing calendars are winding down, and jealous friends and family may be starting in with the inevitable “So what will you do this summer?” As a colleague phrased it last week, those of us following the academic calendar tend to fall into two types: “put the work away, give it time and distance, […]
Write On! New Touchscreen Tablet PC’s
(Microsoft Surface Pro 2, microsoft.com) This week Microsoft announced the third generation of their Surface Tablet PC, and the attention it garnered shows that the market is starting to mature for these hybrid devices, which combine the processing power of a laptop with the touchscreen interface of a tablet or smartphone. To some degree, […]
New Google Drive Features Open New Choral Possibilities
Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) is a very powerful tool for sharing files and information amongst large groups or multiple devices. Whether through your own Google account or through a Google Apps for Education (or Business) system, using Google Drive lets you create entire folder/file structures that can be shared with anyone you choose […]