Are you finding yourself bombarded by tons of brochures? Junk college mail? E-mails? The amount of information you receive is impossible for even the most organized person to keep track of. But no worries college applicant, you are in luck!!! I have developed a simple and easy way of keeping track of all this overwhelming info. Just follow these steps. [Read more...]
Teaching Abroad
01/12/11 By 3 Comments
Here’s a question for all of the music education majors on this site: how many of you have heard of or know of someone teaching abroad – not the English language lessons used to fund backpack trips though foreign countries or the Department of Defense Schools at US military bases overseas? Have you heard of the the American School in Singapore, London, Tokyo and Paris. What about the International School of Bangkok, Beijing, the Hague, Prague, Quito and Manila? Have any of your professors mentioned the thousands of schools throughout the world that hire US teachers? Probably not. It seems like it’s a secret club that very few educators know about…including your professors. My wife and I stumbled upon it by chance and our lives were changed forever. [Read more...]
Moving From Student to Teacher to Student
01/11/11 By Leave a Comment
Student…
The life of an undergraduate music education major is incredibly busy. Most students will take on ridiculous course loads filled with all kinds of classes, performances, proficiency requirements, and part-time jobs. Some of these obstacles seem incredibly important while others seem vaguely relevant. Somewhere in the midst of all of this, the new graduate has also managed to complete at least a semester of student teaching, and is ready to take on his or her own classroom. The new graduate is deployed into the world with a stack of official university transcripts, a pending teaching certificate/license, letters of recommendation, and an enormous collection of three ring binders containing nearly half a decade’s worth of important handouts.
College Shopping- School Visits!
01/06/11 By 4 Comments
This is the realization moment for all of us youngins. We will end up one of these prospective campuses soon, and we will be waking up every morning to an either breathtaking view, or a sandy beach or some beautiful architecture. The feeling of college hits us! But while in the midst of this dreamlike reality, be sure to take action! This is your time to determine if you can truly live here for the next four years. Follow these simple steps and you’ll be sure to be on your way. [Read more...]
Researching Schools: Where Do I Look?
12/24/10 By 5 Comments
So, you’ve decided you want to study Music Education. Now, it’s time to find the right school for you! Are you finding yourself stuck? Out of the countless music schools across the country and over the world, which one is right for you? There are tons of fantastic schools out there, so the first step to finding the right fit for you is narrowing it down. Here are five steps to choosing the right school for you:
Benefits of Drum Corps for a Music Education Major (Part 1/2)
12/10/10 By 1 Comment
Drum corps these days seems to have transformed into an activity in which music is not the main focus, or so its critics would say. Those who participate naturally argue for the musical validity of drum corps, while most musicians from the indoor world struggle to see any reason to play while “running around”, as some may say. And we are not even mentioning the idea of doing this out in the elements, every day for the entire summer. Taking all of this into account, I am composing this article in hopes of inspiring other music education majors to participate in drum corps by giving them as many reasons as I can muster to do so. [Read more...]
Music Education… Is this truly for me?
11/04/10 By 2 Comments
Hello,
Sari speaking- the new and exciting high school senior currently drowned in college essays, applications, and college audition music. What do I do? Well, it just so happens that maybe I am in the same boat you are now in, or once were in. If this is the case, maybe at one point you were stuck inside your mind debating whether or not music education was something you’re up for. How do (or did) you know that you were truly meant to be a music educator? [Read more...]