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2012 Session Handouts

Published on January 14, 2012 By Barbara Freedman

Handouts for 2012 conferences.

MENC Gets a New NAfME

Published on September 2, 2011 By Barbara Freedman

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 [...]

SoundTree Keyboard Lab Curriculum by Alfred

Published on May 14, 2011 By Barbara Freedman

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.

CMEA 11

Published on April 9, 2011 By Barbara Freedman

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. [...]

January 2011 Blog Carnival!

Published on January 1, 2011 By Barbara Freedman

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.

NYSSMA Handout

Published on December 4, 2010 By Barbara Freedman

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 [...]

Recent Articles & Interviews

Published on October 23, 2010 By Barbara Freedman

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

METOS 2010 Session Handout

Published on October 11, 2010 By Barbara Freedman

METOS 2010 Session Handout: Recreating the Secondary General Music Classroom for the 21st Century Learner

Boost Rehearsal Attendance for Community & School Performing Ensembles

Published on July 2, 2010 By Barbara Freedman

I was asked via a Twitter post (https://twitter.com/MusicEdTech) to provide some tips on how to boost attendance at community band rehearsals. I suppose these tips would hold true for any community-performing group that relies on volunteers for its organization and even applies to school organizations. If you really think about it, school music ensembles are [...]

Student Wins MENC/NSBA Electronic Music Composition Contest

Published on June 9, 2010 By Barbara Freedman

For the second year in a row, one of my student’s has won First Place in the MENC (Music Educators National Conference)/NSBA (National School Board Association) Electronic Music Composition Talent Search in the High School Division. Senior Ricco Burkhardt’s piece Does Murder Sleep was conceived and influence by the Shakespeare quote from Macbeth and was [...]