- Create a mixtape and share it online. Oldschool/NewSchool
- Incredibox is a fun, in-browser music creation tool. Good for teaching form, great for wasting time.
- Music doesn't improve your SAT score, more info debunking the Mozart Effect. (NY Times)
- Making sure young brains get the most out of mus…
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Friday Round Up
February 21, 2014
Friday Round Up
November 8, 2013
- Let Tech Organize Your Teaching
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/let-tech-organize-your-teaching-andrew-marcinek - 21st Century PLNs for School Leaders
http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/5968 - Boring Teachers & How We All Can Respond
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/boring-teachers-and-how-we-…
Friday Round Up
November 1, 2013
- Using Music to Close the Achievement Gap (the Atlantic Monthly)
- A pretty good overview of the basic dynamics in schools right now. These guys get along about as well as Congress. (Texas Monthly)
- 10 Tips for Classroom Management Classroom Guide (Edutopia)
- What an iPad looks like if you rip it a…
Friday Round Up
October 25, 2013
- Moving to rhythm can help language skills (Nina Kraus)
- Apps for the classroom (Edutopia)
- Five research drive trends at work in classrooms (MindShift)
- Createquity: a blog and unique virtual think tank promoting next-generation ideas about the role of the arts in a creative society
- In ‘Flipped’ …
Friday Round Up
September 12, 2013
contributions by: Katie Condon, Jeremy Hanson, Kristin Shoemaker, Josh Osborne, and David Birrow
- Rhythm:
- Which system of rhythm syllables do you use?
- UC-SF School of Nursing article about aging and choir
- Singing may be just as healthy as yoga
- Pulse synchronization in choirs
Friday Round Up
June 21, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
- Beethoven 9th app includes performances as well as the 1825 manuscript with Beethoven's own annotations. There is a review here
- New York Times Article: The Big Five Orchestras No Longer Add Up
- iPads everywhere: Apple Wins $30 Million Contract f…
Friday Round Up
June 14, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
- Excellent article on vocal health through the years
- Making the most of Webinarsfrom Harvard Business Review
- Summer is now her…
Friday Round Up
June 7, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
Alright, a brief round up this week, since my head is still spinning from the Community Partnerships retreat:
- NY Times article(with video!) about composer who is using the Eiffel Tower as a musical instrument
Friday Round Up
May 31, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
Things to Read:
- Edutopia: Education, the Brain, and Common Core Standards
- Edutopia: A Curriculum of Concerns: Fascinating viewpoint, especially if you teach teens
- Edutopia: Virtual Music Production: Answers common questions from people like principals …
Friday Round Up
May 24, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
- Berklee College of Music posts faculty "Open House" discussions on a variety of topics
- Weavly is a browser app that lets you edit audio and video together. Great for student projects
- Singing: The Key to a Long Life, short essay by Brian Eno
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Friday Round Up
May 17, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
- Excellent poster by Tony Vincent showing how the iPad is actually used in the classroom. Organized around verbs!
- Audio tools for the classroom via TeachBytes
- Daft Punk's new album gets a rare "A" from Entertainment Weekly
- MoDrum Rhythm Composer app act…
Friday Round Up
May 10, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
- Summer is coming up soon (I hope) so maybe it's time to think about expanding your personal learning network
- Using the iPad in choir rehearsals. Many links and connections here
Friday Round Up
April 12, 2013
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
This week's stuff:
- Beck publishes a book of beautifully engraved sheet music. On actual paper!
- If you don't love Evernote on iPad, you might try Moxtra
- Online emotion and music quiz/research project by Utrecht University. Listen to music and then respo…
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