Author: Vincent Bates

One of the greatest advantages/positives/joys about teaching in small rural communities is the sense of community. Of course, one could argue that community […]

I was saddened to learn last week that Joe Bageant, author of Deer Hunting with Jesus, Rainbow Pie, and a whole bunch of critical essays, had […]

For anyone interested in rural music education research here’s a brief bibliography that could serve as a starting point for background readings. […]

Thanks, store Phil Hash, for sending the link to an article I had overlooked in Gender, Education, Music & Society (GEMS): ”Portrait of […]

The Center for American Progress has an outstanding interactive map showing the number of rural students and rural students in poverty state […]

Thanks to Cathy Benedict for bringing to my attention MENC”s latest offering on rural, suburban, and urban music teaching.  Here is the rural part […]

I notice Rural and Urban Music Education being grouped together at multiple conferences along with the assertion that they share a lot […]