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2012 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year

December 10, 2011

Barbara Freedman is named the 2012 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year.

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MENC Gets a New NAfME

September 2, 2011

As of September 1, 2011, the organization formerly known as Music Educators National Conference ( MENC) changed its name to National Association of Music Educators or NAfME. NAfME traces it’s roots back to 1907 when it was first called the Music Supervisors National Conference according to today’s press release (http://www.menc.org/news/view/press-release-building-on-the-past-to-shape-the-future-of-music-education/). NAfME sports a great looking [...]

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Protected: TI:ME 1A Materials

July 18, 2011

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If You Only Attend One Conference This Coming Year

July 17, 2011

I have been teaching music with technology for the past ten years. I have been to many conferences and attend several each year. The TI:ME Conference is one of my favorites not just because I get to spend time with people who share my passion but because I learn so much from them every time I go.

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SoundTree Keyboard Lab Curriculum by Alfred

May 14, 2011

I am very pleased to announce my first book is finally in print. Published by Alfred Music Publishing and Korg/SoundTree, it’s a curriculum/teacher guide for teaching music with technology and the Korg Group Education Controller (GECIII), a specific technology tool for keyboard lab/classrooms.

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CMEA 11

April 9, 2011

I gave two technology sessions at the CMEA 2011 In Service Conference. Click on the links below to download the handouts. Thursday, April 7, 1:15 PM  TeachMusicHandout2 Friday, April 8, 10:15 AM – 12:15 AM GarageBand Thanks for attending my sessions. Please let me know if I can assist you further. Contact me click HERE. [...]

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January 2011 Blog Carnival!

January 1, 2011

The January 2011 Music Education Carnival hosted by MusicEdTech.com This carnival hopes to provide a “sounding board” and venue for publication for the Music Education Related Bloggers. Anyone who is writing about topics that are directly related to musicians, music performance, music education, or music technology are welcome to be part of this carnival.

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NYSSMA Handout

December 4, 2010

On December 3, 2010, I gave a session at the NY State School Music Association Winter Conference in Rochester, NY entitled Teach Music. The Technology Will Follow. The session was about how free or inexpensive entry-level software for Mac (GarageBand) or PC (Mixcraft) can be used to teach music concepts. I ran out of handouts [...]

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Recent Articles & Interviews

October 23, 2010

Recent Interviews and Articles that feature me and my work teaching music with technology.

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