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I’ve decided to go to another conference! This one is in Rochester, NY. As I have just completed a class where I worked on my problem, purpose, and methodology, I thought I would create a poster presentation and get thoughts from those who are at the conference! This will be my first time presenting at …
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I’m really enjoying my doctorate program. It still will take me awhile to get to post-dissertation, but I am grateful for the program I chose. All of the classes are one-on-one, and each is more preparation for the dissertation. I had been focussing on music and literacy, and I don’t think that focus will change. …
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Did you know that music teachers can win Grammys? I honestly didn’t know until last year when I attended the annual conference of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Anyone can nominate a music teacher to the Recording Academy who then selects ten finalists, and from those ten finalists, one winner. All finalists receive …
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It’s been about three weeks since my last blog! I’m sorry to my readers. I had set out some goals for myself as I approached this new year. Yes, blogging was one of them, but even more significant, is my desire to pursue learning. Starting last week, I began taking a graduate class at the …
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As someone with a masters degree in educational psychology, I probably have the credibility to tell you that music benefits learning. But how would you know for sure? One thing the Executive Director and CEO, Mike Blakeslee, mentioned in his workshop during NAfME’s 2017 National In-Service Music Education Conference is that quantitative (think objective) research …
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I didn’t think I’d need a second blog just to talk about one session on the last day, but this advocacy workshop I attended on the last day is worth mentioning, and my previous blog was awfully wordy! This advocacy workshop was led by Carolyn Talarr MFA, CAS and Jonnifer Mohr Colett, MEd of the …
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This conference went faster than I thought. It’s already the last day, and I’m wishing their research conference (March 2018) was starting tomorrow! The National Association for Music Education has provided me so much information I can take home and implement into my short-term and long-term plans. Today, I attended two sessions – one on …
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While I did attend three advocacy seminars today, my favorite seminar was the fourth one: Storybooks and Children’s Literature: Finding the Music Within, taught by Suzanne Hall, PhD. And, it was wonderful that it was the first seminar of my day because it energized me to take note of all the wonderful advocacy information I …
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Today, I participated in two sessions on advocacy and two sessions in music education and littles — littles being the youngest kids from birth to grade 3. I loved the presentations on making music with young children. Missy Strong, who has worked in music education involving Pre-K through 8th grade, introduced me to the concept …
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I just walked upstairs after watching the 5-member Presidio Brass perform at the conference. That was our nightcap, and it was amazing! They playfully reprised some of the songs from their album, Sounds of the Cinema, which consisted of music from Star Wars, The Magnificent Seven, Mission Impossible, Bond, West Side Story, An American in …
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