I am very pleased to announce that for the second year in a row, MusicEdMajor.net will be providing live coverage from the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic next week in Chicago! This initiative is one I undertook for the first time last year at Music Education Week, and I have since liveblogged four conferences: Midwest 2009, FMEA 2010, Music Ed Week 2010, and METOS 2010. I look forward to providing up-to-the-minute news and updates from the conference for those of you who will be unable to attend. Additionally, I am excited to announce that the Midwest Clinic will be having its’ first tweetup this year! Here are the details on both the Live-Blog and the Tweetup: [Read more...]
REMINDER: METOS is Tomorrow!
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Monday, October 11th), from noon to 5:00 pm EST, you can follow along with all the action from the SoundTree room of the first METOS (Music Edcuation Technology Online Summit) here at MusicEdMajor.net! I will be splitting live-blogging duties with Lindsay Morelli (@LindsayMorelli), so be sure to check it out! Also, if you are tweeting, be sure to use the hashtag #METOS2010 for any general discussion, and #metosst for discussion specific to the SoundTree room. Any tweets tagged #metosst will be pulled into the live-blog automatically. [Read more...]
Join Us for METOS 2010!
We have posted extensively here about the effect that attending conferences can have on both our preparation/development and our enthusiasm/attitude. We have also extensively covered conferences online through live-blogging over the course of the last year. However, on Monday, October 11, thanks to SoundTree, the online world and the world of conferences combine! [Read more...]
Music Education Week 2010 Session Recap – Milt Allen

To kick off the Collegiate MENC and New Teachers academy, Milt Allen gave the opening session”You’re Finally Here: We’ve Been Waiting Your Whole Life”, and a following session entitled,”Hero Training: How to Harness Your Superpowers”. [Read more...]
Welcome From Music Ed Week!
Hello, all! I come to you from the Mariott Crystal Gateway hotel in Arlington, VA, where I am getting ready to meet up with Justine Dolorfino, Brigid Moran, and Andrew Ritenour to live-blog MENC’s Music Education Week! While I wait, I want to give you a brief update of what’s on the agenda for the next few days. Don’t forget, thanks to SoundTree, you can catch all the updates at the Music Education Week Landing Page. [Read more...]
SoundTree to Sponsor LiveBlog From Music Ed Week
I am pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, MusicEdMajor.net will be live-blogging from MENC’s Music Education Week in Washington D.C. from June 25-29. This event will be the 4th live-blog here at MusicEdMajor.net, and for this event, we are pulling out all the stops. We have created a live-blogging team of four people, and are extremely excited to announce sponsorship from SoundTree to help provide you with live updates throughout the event with wireless broadband access.
Check Out the Live-Blog Here [Read more...]
MusicForAll Summer Symposium
I’m excited to announce that starting today, Ohio CMENC President Kelsey Kordella will be live-blogging from the 2010 MusicForAll Summer Symposium on behalf of MusicEdMajor.net! Kelsey is entering her senior year at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinatti, and will be attending the conference all week long. Stay tuned to the MusicForAll Summer Symposium Landing Page here at MusicEdmajor.net for the live-blog, and be sure to follow Kelsey on Twitter at @KelseyK89. She’ll be updating using the hash-tag #mfacamp during the event, as well.


