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August 29, 2012August 21, 2016Digital Media in Music Education, eColumns

Digital media (music) and the creative economy

Closely related to the themes introduced in Thessaloniki at the ISME MayDay Symposium, on Music Education and The Creative Economy, I invite you […]

August 24, 2012November 19, 2013Digital Media in Music Education, eColumns

YouTube is now the music listening medium for teens

This is a phenomenon that Danny Bakan and I revealed in our 2011 publication with the UNESCO E-Observatory Journal http://9to5mac.com/2012/08/14/teens-flock-to-youtube-for-music-consumption-over-itunes-and-other-mediums/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444042704577587570410556212.html#articleTabs%3Dvideo I’ve […]

August 24, 2012August 21, 2016Digital Media in Music Education, eColumns

headphones and music listening

How many readers remember the clumsy headphones that weighed two pounds that we used 25-30 years ago? It was the most tiring […]

September 28, 2011November 19, 2013Community Music in Action, International, Reports

Community Music in the UK: Historical Perspectives

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it (Marx, 1978). Community arts is, […]

July 22, 2011August 21, 2016Rural Music Education

Rural Community

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 […]

April 19, 2011August 21, 2016Curriculum, Rural Music Education

Ethos Rural Music Education Program

I came across this article about a rural music education program in Oregon. I have mixed feelings, of course. The author, James Bash, writes: ”If you […]

April 11, 2011August 21, 2016Rural Music Education

So Long Joe Bageant

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 […]

April 4, 2011September 12, 2013Rural Music Education

Rural Music Education Bibliography

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

February 26, 2011August 21, 2016Rural Music Education

GEMS Article

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