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midi drum grooves

Does anybody know good sites to find Latin drum grooves in midi format? Continue

Posted by Chris Beaven on July 10, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

A lesson plan on 'history of the guitar'

Hello again! I just created a short video presentation of a lesson plan I used recently with my 4th graders. It was created using jing software from http://jingproject.com - I had fun presenting the lesson, the kids had fun learning... win win! Enjoy the video - please share your comments with me! ~Tom~

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Posted by Tom Hitt on April 8, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Now I'm getting the hang of it!

Wanted to toss up a shout out to Carol Broos for her informative blogs and the links she presents. I've put up an edublog that I think will be helpful. It will be nice having some running dialog with other music teachers as tech keeps evolving. See you 'round the 'net! TH Continue

Posted by Tom Hitt on April 3, 2008 at 7:21am — No Comments

Tech and music - a marvelous marriage

Hi folks! I'm new to the ning thing - I'm enjoying hopping around the sites. Now I'm off to read some of the previous posts for this group. See you 'round the web! TH Continue

Posted by Tom Hitt on March 30, 2008 at 7:26am — No Comments

Needed: One vocal teacher!

We have an opening for a Vocal music teacher for grades 4-12 at my district. If you know anyone who might be interested please put them in contact with our Superintendent, Larry Eyre. I would also be happy to answer any questions. Continue

Posted by Brenda Muench on March 21, 2008 at 9:48am — No Comments

Wee World

As music teachers we are concerned about sound, not pictures. But visual matters. I always wondered how people got the cool avatar on their webpages. Well, here it is www.weeworld.com/ You can create an avatar that best looks like you, it has a variety of clothes, settings, and additional objects. Try it out! You'll love it! Continue

Posted by Carol Broos on March 14, 2008 at 5:50am — No Comments

No new computer program meltdowns!

When I work with my younger kids (1st and 2nd graders) we do something called "mini directions". I'm discovering that the kids really only get exposed to Microsoft Word in the lab with their regular classroom teachers. So whenever we start a new program (like Finale, Publisher or Powerpoint) there is often a steep learning curve.

To help relieve the stress of a long string of directions we use "mini directions". We start out at our "smart seats" which is everyone gathered as a group on…

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Posted by Brenda Muench on February 10, 2008 at 10:33pm — No Comments

Musicans are the BEST people.

You will see this post all over my blogs. I recently came back from the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I drove three hours, arriving around 5pm. As I got out of my car to get my backpack, I realized that it was quite light, and looked inside - I FORGOT MY LAPTOP. Now, anyone that knows me, I would cut off a body part before parting with my laptop. After the freakout, complete meltdown, two phone calls to my best friend (a fellow presenter and art teacher) she convinc… Continue

Posted by Carol Broos on January 27, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Getting the word out about Social Networking

As I put the finishing touches on all my presentations, I am excited that this ning will develop into a forum for others to communicate and share.
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Posted by Carol Broos on January 15, 2008 at 6:59pm — No Comments

Wikis

I have tried and tried to use Wikispaces and other wiki programs. I finally found one that I can do fast and it is super easy! pbwiki.org. I put up two wiki's one for all my presentations and set up one for the teachers at my school to post their notes from the conferences they attend.

Here is my presentation wiki and the Sunset Ridge conference wiki.

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Posted by Carol Broos on January 5, 2008 at 3:35pm — No Comments