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TITLE: Everlast Rocketbook – The Endlessly Reusable Digital Notebook
CONTRIBUTOR: Ray Benton
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DATE: December 17, 2018
The Everlast Rocketbook combines the ease and convenience of a cloud upload with the feel of pen and paper. For teachers – for students – for anyone who likes to take notes and stay organized! Available NOW at Nottelmann Music. Check out this short video!
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TITLE: Trusting the Ensemble
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: December 14, 2018
Curated from TED.com – Technology, Entertainment, and Design – Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership — then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from two musical projects: the opera “U-Carmen eKhayelitsha” and the ParaOrchestra. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the […]
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TITLE: This is Me – Greatest Showman Beginner Violin Music
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: December 13, 2018
Curated from The Violin Blog – Please share this with string teachers or young string players – Complete with printed music and a video! Let me blow the dust off my keyboard and begin by telling you, “Hello!” Yes, I realize it’s been 4 months since I last posted, but I’m a mommy first and foremost and summer break happened. […]
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TITLE: SUPERCHARGE YOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS WITH MODACITY
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: December 12, 2018
Curated from Midnight Music – midnightmusic.com.au – by Katie Wardrobe – Band and orchestra directors, looking for innovative ways to improve student home practice? Our good friend Katie Wardrobe has a great suggestion here! MTT71: Supercharge Your Practice Sessions with Modacity Marc Gelfo is the Co-Founder & CEO of Modacity – an app that aims to help musicians use their […]
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TITLE: Organizing the Chaos: Managing the Middle School Choir
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: December 11, 2018
Curated from ChoralNet.org by Developing Voices Author Jennifer Berroth, Choral Director at Leawood Middle School, Leawood, Kansas. I’ve heard it said that teaching middle school puts one at the front of the line for sainthood. We’ve all had days on which we have earned that status. I have been teaching middle school choir for seven years, and in that time I have […]
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TITLE: Improving Brass Tone Production
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: December 10, 2018
Curated from the Smartmusic Music Educator Blog, by Chip Crotts As the school year is now in full swing, let’s turn our thoughts to brass tone production. No doubt, your students are all playing a lot right now and are probably working the muscles more than ever before. Likewise, we may also be teaching a new crop of young brass […]
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