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Did You Ever Wonder If There Was A Global UnSubscribe Spam List?
2008-06-03 18:03:00
If you?ve ever wondered if there was a way to globally unsubscribe to spammers and spam list, you?re out of luck. There is no such thing.  I was researching this topic today and found a fairly authoritative answer at Spam Haus (SpamHaus is one of the ?Big-Guns? working to reduce email spam) .   SpamHaus points out a number of so-called ?spam removal? services being run by seemingly would-be do-gooders are, in fact, SPAM or Email Collectors themselves.  They state that ?Any system that wants money in exchange for removing your address from a spammer?s list is a scam?.   ~Seems logical to me. The biggest con of them all seems to be the Direct Marketing Associations ?spam opt-out service?.  SpamHaus states that the very mission of the group is to ?advance the interest of junk-email senders.?  They go on to state that some sites literally ?spray? hundreds of millions of emails out per day. What about sending a ?Re...
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62nd Midwest Clinic Band And Orchestra Presentations Announced
2008-05-28 18:51:00
I just received an email from the Midwest Clinic announcing the presenters and clinics for this year.  If you are a band, orchestra, or music educator that has not made the ?pilgrimage? to Chicago for the Midwest clinic, I STRONGLY encourage you to consider going this year.  Attending the Midwest clinic will positively change your outlook about our profession regardless of where you are currently ?at? in your career and current situation. One of the most interesting clinics I attend last year featured Francis McBeth, James Barnes, Eric Ewazen, and Mark Rodgers.  It was entitled, ?So you want to be a composer?and I wrote about it here if you are interested in reading abou it. The clinics look to be very interesting this year; here is the tentative list of presentations and presenters from the Midwest Clinic site (You can pre-register for Midwest here): Developing the Basic Fundamentals and Musical Integrity of Young OboistsAnn Adams  Anyone Can Improvi...
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Music Education Bloggers Update For May 2008
2008-05-28 04:30:00
Just a quick update to the ME Blogger list.  Please visit and say hello to the latest ME Bloggers !  If you are a current ME Blogger and have not received your FREE NAXOS ONLINE MUSIC LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTION PLEASE LET ME KNOW VIA THE CONTACT TAB ABOVE! It look as if we are over 60 before the halfway point!  Congratulations to all!  If you haven?t posted for awhile, please consider posting before the end of the school year before you all go on hiatus! :)  Also, please check the 100 Music Education Bloggers Status Page for more information about the ME Blogger Campaign and how to get your own ME Blogger Graphic for your site!  Drum Roll Please: 55.  http://tanbur.wordpress.comDavid French -The Music Education Blogspot 56.  http://musicteachers911.blogspot.comLarry Marra -Music Teachers 911 57.  http://www.pianoteacherblog.comRebecca Brown -Piano Teacher?s Retreat 58.  http://wordtogo.wordpress.comSteve Mugglin -Creativity and Songwriting...
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Blue Snowball Microphone (USB Mics), Great For Some Audio Applications?What
2008-05-23 22:28:00
The Blue Snowball Microphone is definitely on the ?cool? end of USB Microphones.   Blue Microphones have been making their ?ball? type microphones for a number of years now and the ?Snowball? is their latest USB offering.   At first glance the Blue ?Ball Microphones? look quite different, the mics themselves are about as big as a softball and varied in color; the Snowball is, as you would expect, white.  In order to help with some of the thumps and bumps you might pickup while using them to record they offer the Blue ?Ringer?, which is a suspension unit for the microphone that gives a ?vintage? look and helps with picking up unwanted ?knocks? with the microphone. The big ?hook? with the Snowball is that it is a USB, plug and play, condenser microphone.   That is, you plug it into your comptuer and it works (no drivers needed).   Another great option with the Snowball is the three-pattern switch which allows for changing the recordi...
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MusOpen, Get Free Classical And Non-Copyrighted, Public Domain Music Online
2008-05-16 18:06:00
If you?ve been following my articles about the International Music Score Libary Project (IMSLP.org), you?ll be happy to know that I?ve been recently been made aware of another similiar site that looks to be very promising.   MusOpen.com offers a music library of copyright free, public domain music.  MusOpen also offers a service called MusOpen:  Bid  that allows you to bid for them to create an engraving (computer entered) of any public domain, copyright free music. MusOpen does a great job of allowing people to search through their music by offering search categories that include: Composer, Instrument, Period, and Form.  One of the great unique options with their Free library is the ability to preview and listen to each piece.  Using a great free publishing service called Scribd, users are able to preview, email, download and play any of the music they offer.  All in all, MusOpen is a great resource that does what it stat...
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Justin Muchoney (A Music Educator) Is Voted The First Disney Parks Chief Ma
2008-05-15 19:27:00
Well it?s official, Justin Muchoney won the Walt Disney World Dream CMO Job Contest!  Congratulations to him and a BIG thanks to all MusTech.Net! readers for helping to vote him into ?office?.   Back in early April, I put out the word about him and his ?dream job?  in a post titled :Let?s Help Make A Music ian And Music Educator The Chief Magic Official Of Disney World, to help him in his campaign.  Now Justin and all of us who voted were/are part of Disney History! Justin won in a land-slide election.  He had 200,000 votes and the combined total of the next two were 80,000 votes.   To find out more about Justin and The Disney Dream job check this link:http://www.dreamcmo.com/ Justin and I were classmates at Grove City College and both in the same housing group -Alpha Sigma (A music/arts honorary/ housing group) for our undergraduate work in music education (I was as senior when he was a freshman).   ...
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RSS Scraping, Scavenging, Stealing, And Content Theft?Get Thee Behind Me!
2008-05-14 23:58:00
I?ve been noticing a number of Auto Blogs, Content Thieves, and SPLOGS stealing my content, word for word, even going as far as stealing my Post Slugs Verbatim!   I am going to begin actively changing a number of ways in which I syndicate this site over the next month to attempt to deal with these outcasts. I?ve recently installed the ?Anti Leech? plugin from Owen Winkler and will be considering a number of other changes to my content, including a specific policy with regard to content usage from MusTech.Net.  It is very hard to stop these sites from ?snagging? your content especially if you use a full RSS feed like I do (Yes, I?m even considering turning that back to a partial).  One of the big issues with this kind of vile operation is that legitimate people looking for your content will find it on another?s site and end up getting the benefits from your hard work. Although it?s relativivley easy for me to find out who is virtually copying my blo...
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NAME (MENC) Steps Up And Helps, Now Defunct- IAJE, To Support Jazz Educatio
2008-05-13 17:07:00
NAME has announced a new initiative that will help support Jazz Education. With the dissolution of the organisation: International Association of Jazz Education, there has bee a huge hole created in the Jazz Education Arena. photo credit: Chovee NAME proposes that they will provided enhanced services that include: A major area on the MENC web site for jazz education Increased performance, discussion, and pedagogical opportunities at MENC national events Increased coverage of topics on jazz and jazz education in print or electronic format A full annoucment from NAME?s National Executive Board Can Be Found Here The original letter from Chuck Owen and the IAJE Board is now becoming increasingly hard to find as IAJE.org is offline.   I am going to re post the original letter in it?s entirety here so that it may still be read: Dear IAJE Family,It is with a great sense of loss that I inform you that despite drastic efforts to cut expenses and raise emergency funds, the IA...
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New Music Education Bloggers, Early May 2008 Edition And Annoucments
2008-05-12 07:55:00
Well, I?ve been getting back into a little bit of a normal schedule again and have had some time to ?tie? up some of the loose ends with the ME Bloggers Campaign.  Here are a couple of housekeeping items: If you haven?t been following the latest ME Blogger informational updates, please check it out:http://www.mustech.net/100-me-blogger s I have sent out all of the FREE NAXOS account information for the ME Bloggers, if you have not received an email from me with your subscription codes, please contact me ASAP (up to 54):http://www.mustech.net/contact-us If you haven?t added mustech.net (or any other ME Blogger) to your blogroll, please consider doing so as it will spread the word about all of us. If you haven?t posted or commented recently, why not do so today? We are only 46 away from reaching our goal of 100 Music Education Bloggers!   Let?s keep pushing forward! Get ready for the 1st annual Music Education Blogging conference?  (Yep, I?m serious about...
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Happy Mother?s Day: Music For Moms
2008-05-11 03:49:00
I?d like to wish a Happy Mother ?s Day to all of the women who are their kids MOMS that read MusTech.Net!  To that end, I would like to direct any reader to Espie?s About Music Education blog where she has written  a lot of great, related music/educational information about Mother?s day.:  photo credit: klynslis Espie is a full time MOM, a full time music educator, full time blogger, and good friend of MusTech.Net.  Some of her Mother?s Day posts and articles include: Songs for Mother?s DayA collection of songs to honor that special woman in your life - Mom! Heart-Warming Ideas for Mother?s DayA collection of ideas to celebrate Mother?s Day. Mother?s Day Articles - Songs for Moms A collection of articles meant to make Mother?s Day extra special. Songs About Mothers - Music Sheet, Lyrics and Music SamplesHeart-Warming Ideas for Mother?s Day? Songs for Mother?s Day Famous Moms in MusicIn honor of Mother?s Day, let?s get to know some of the most famou...

Update: International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) To Be Re-establis
2008-05-08 07:41:00
The International Music Score Library Project is to be re-established on July 1st, 2008 at 12:00 AM EST according to a front page message on their temporary WIKI page.  If you don?t know what the IMSLP project is or was I can tell  you that you were missing out on something amazing? The IMSLP housed over 15,000 copies of public domain scores that were available completely free as downloadable documents.  The service was literally priceless, especially to people, groups, and organisations that did not have the financial resources to buy reprints or compilations of these public domain documents. Approaching a year ago, on October 13th of 2007, IMSLP was forced to shutdown their noble project because of pressures from countries that were still making money off of these documents (As you may not know, copyright lengths vary from country to country).   Because IMSLP was being operated by a group of individuals without tremendous resources they, no dou...
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And The 50th Music Education Blogger Is?
2008-05-07 17:48:00
Congratulations to Phil Kirkman on becoming the 50th Music Education blogger! Dr. Kirkman has a great Music and Technology blog started and I think you will find the layout very sharp and the articles he is posting very informative. Please join me in welcoming him to the blogosphere. You can find his blog here:http://kirki.co.uk/main Do you want to become one of the ELITE music education bloggers that are writing some of the freshest, newest, and timely music-related content on the web? Many of the ME Blogger s are using their blogs to keep their students, parents, and communities informed of their ?lasting happenings?. You don?t have to post everday, every week, or even couple of weeks? There?s really no hard and fast rules at all regarding posting? What we are looking for is educated music teachers, professors, industry speacilists, to get beyond the confines of their ?four walls? of their buildings and start a global conversation about what we do and who we are. Find out about our...
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Two New Music Education (ME) Bloggers To Start Off May -One Away From Fifty
2008-05-05 17:46:00
It?s time for another ME Blogger update.  I will be creating a compiled NEW MAY OPML File of all the bloggers by the end of next week.  Please look for it.  Ladies and Gentlemen, we are one blogger away from Fifty!.   48. http://studiobeemusic.comRich Blenkinsopp - Studiobee Music (His Blog Posts Are hard to find use this link to go to his RSS:http://studiobeemusic.com/wp-rss2.php ?cat=7 49.  http://musicmiddleschoolandweb20.blogspot .com/Susan Hurst - Music, Middle School and Web 2.0 50. Who will be number fifty? There are a few of you who are on the ?fence? about this, get off and join in today!  To find out more about the ME Blogger campaign and the latest updates visit here, bookmark this link!:http://www.mustech.net/100-me-blogg ers If for some reason I?ve missed you please contact me again.  I have been posting changes to blog addresses as I receive them from all of you.   May is a great month to check out your other ME Bloggers an...
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TUMBLR, Even A Quicker Way To Blog?
2008-05-01 15:54:00
Although not nearly as robust as WordPress, Tumblr  is a great way to get people blogging and useful for quick informational updating.   It?s easy to use interface is the most simple that I?ve seen and you can be ?tumbling? or create a ?tumblog? in literally, minutes. I created a Tumblr Blog and had it integrated with WordPress (This site) in under 15 minutes.   Check it out and see what uses you might have for it. Dr. Pisano?s MusTech.Net?s Quick News (A Tumblog):http://mustech.tumblr.com Get your own TUMBLR blog free @:http:/tumblr.com Let me know what you think of tumblr? I don?t know of anything like this that is easier to implement or use.  Maybe you all have similar sites that you use and know of like Tumblr.        Scroll Down To Join our Conversation and Comment! Support MusTech.Net through PayPal...Buy us a Cup-O-Joe Today! Other Great Related Articles From Mustech.net!: Top 10 Wordpress Plugins And Where You ...

NAME (MENC) National Association Of Music Educator?s Website Receives Facel
2008-05-01 00:43:00
If you have not been to the NAME?s (When are we going to start using the NAME abbreviation, instead of MENC, more?) website for a while you will notice that they received a substantial upgrade to the look of their site.  Although it has taken me awhile to find everything I used before at their site, I think you?ll agree with me that the upgrade is an improvement. Chief among the facelifts is, finally, the addition of two NEEDED and easy to access RSS Feeds embedded within their front page (Now it?s up to us to get everyone to know how to use them!): MENC News: http://menc.org/news.rssMENC Events: http://menc.org/events.rss  They have also added some relevant adds to the left sidebar and created a Newsblog ?look? to the front page.  It is a little tricky to find the forums and mentor pages, but I?ll tell you how?you have to click on the ?connect? tab and then you?ll find them.   I would like to see a SITEMAP added to the front page to facilitate finding...
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Continuum Midi Controller?Changing The Way We Think About Keyboard Controll
2008-04-29 15:42:00
I?ve been aware of the Continuum Keyboard by Haken Audio for some time now.   I have never had my ?hands? on one yet, but I intend to buy one for the next school year and utilize it in a number of classes and ensembles.   [Can't See Video In RSS go to Http://mustech.net for video] If you haven?t seen the continuum you are in for a shock?  It is a fully functioning MIDI keyboard that works in 3 dimensions, unlike a piano or standard keyboard midi controller.   It?s Z direction typically works like a piano and gives you velocity sensitive amplitude changes.  It?s X position is usually matched to pitch (think going up and down keys on the piano) ?.However, it?s Y Direction (Imagine sliding your finger all the way up and down the ivory of the keyboard, top to bottom) is where the big midi controller change comes into play.  Using the Y direction you can literally change timbre parameters? imagine making a trumpet flutter tongue or a sax...
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April Updates, Music Education (ME) Bloggers, MusTech.Net 2.0, And More!
2008-04-27 07:06:00
It may seem like MusTech.Net hasn?t posted in awhile, but I can assure you the site has been very active!  We?ve recently completed our transfer and transformation to our new VPS Server (Virtual Private Server) and MusTech.Net 2.0!  This site should now be faster and more user-friendly for all intents and purposes!  FYI, unless you are a technology genius?don?t upgrade your site to a VPS server by yourself!  It might not be rocket science, but it certainly is COMPUTER SCIENCE!  I?ve learned more about back-end APACHE, PHP, and cPANEL than I thought I would have ever wanted to know (P.S. you should be able to double click on any word here to get definitions)! Here is what has been fixed with the site: EVERYTHING.   Everything at mustech.net should now be functioning; if you notice something that is not working, please use our contact page and let us know about it.   There was a problem with the forums, but I h...
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Is Music Performence Oriented In America, Does Freeware Cause Starvation, A
2008-04-22 15:47:00
Attending a music conference regularly is a must for any educator; it gives time for reflection, reinvention, relaxation, and? RECHARGING!   The PMEA convention held in Hershey PA, did just that for me and the thousands in attendance.   While at PMEA, as always I had a chance to speak with numerous band directors, choir directors, general music education teachers, vendors, music experts, and technology experts.  There were a number of interesting conversations that I had this time around and I thought I would share them with you to see if you all had any opinions on what was purveyed to me by various folks: Music education in the U.S. is predominantly performance oriented? This one has been going around a long time?are we still so focused on performances in America that we totally miss what making music is all about?    Freeware music products take the food out of the mouths of people writing and supporting software for a living? This ...

If You See This You Are On The New Server At MusTech.net
2008-04-21 04:19:00
If you are seeing this you are properly seeing the new server at mustech.net. There have been a whole host of issues with transferring this to the VPS server. Many of the issues were compounded by the update to WordPress 2.5. Here is what is not working but will work: The Forums (Will be back as soon as I can figure out a few installation issues) Some of the visuals on the front page and sidebars OpenID Here is what will not work: Unfortunately, I had to loose all non-contributing (read writers) user accounts. I was not able to successfully move the user sql file over to the new server. One of the major issues I had with this upgrade was (getting technical here) changing the database from pre 2.1 language compatiable (latin) to post 2.1 compatible (UTF). This played havoc on the wording of all posts and comments. Because of that I was not able to simplly transfer the database, I had to use an XML export and re-import?this only worked for comments, posts, etc. I found no way to...
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Odds And Ends, PMEA 2008, And Mustech.net
2008-04-14 22:22:00
Hello all,      I have been beyond busy but wanted to write a quick update to let you know a few odds and ends: Mustech.net is being transferred to a VPS server.  This is currently in process and will take another week to sort out all of the ?problems? that are arising daily with the transfer, content, and network issues. I will be in Hershey, PA from 17th through the 20th (This month!).  I will be working Grove City?s booth.  Please stop buy and bring me a coffee! :)  Let?s talk! I will be posting a number of new bloggers early next week and mailing out the post-36 Me Bloggers? their Naxos Codes.  The response has been great! I am upgrading to WordPress 2.5 as part of the upgrade, so you will see some very cool new stuff soon! I have plenty of cool technical and music education stuff to post very soon? please standby! I just finished a session/presentation in Knox, PA to about 40 Music educators about the importance of knowing tod...
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An Interesting Problem With NBC.com, IE, And Tablet PCs
2008-04-10 17:15:00
This computer problem was brought to my attention and I thought I would post it on Mustech.net to see if any of you SUPER TECH SAVVY people out there could shed some light on this problem?. and help all of us with a working solution within the context of how we are trying to get this resolved. The problem:If you have a Tablet PC, and XP (or Vista), and have tried to access NBC.com with IE7 (Internet Explorer -I?m not sure about version 6 or prior), you get the following typical, bland, message: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage This is only interesting because it WILL open with Opera, Firefox, and other browsers on the tablet PC.  To further compound the issue, it will open fine in any of the other XP or VISTA, non-tablet, PC editions/computers. The problem seems to be materialized only with the tablet PC and IE combination when going to the site www.nbc.com.  I have not find this anomaly anywhere else.  Are...
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Let?s Help Make A Musician And Music Educator The Chief Magic Official Of D
2008-04-08 22:22:00
Disney is Magic AND Disney is full of Music ?.   A friend, music educator, and fellow classmate of mine has made it to the top 3 in the Walt Disney Dream CMO job contest!   I can think of no better candidate than Justin for this unique opportunity!    Justin has always been a great musician and music educator and loves children and teaching.   I think after you watch his video you will AGREE that he is the ?musician? for the job!  Please vote for Justin and consequently -vote a MUSIC EDUCATOR for the DREAM CMO job!   What better match can there be for Disney and to help get the word out about our profession? Please take 1 minute and vote for Justin Today (Actually, you can only vote starting April 17th, but check it out today and bookmark it!)!  Incidentally, the careerbuilder.com website that is sponsoring the contest is very cool? Check it out here: www.careerbuilder.com      &...
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ME Blogger OPML Posted And Netvibes Site Updated.
2008-04-08 05:40:00
Hello all,      We are very much into our hectic season at the college, so I?m not getting a chance to post as often as I need too!  Here are the links to the latest ME Blogger OPML file and the link to the updated RSS Aggregator Netvibes Site .. Enjoy! Get the latest April OPML File here:http://www.esnips.com/web/mebloggers Check out the Netvibes Aggregator Here:http://netvibes.com/mustech         ;       SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ME Blogger OPML Posted And Netvibes Site Updated.", url: "http://www.mustech.net/2008/04/me-blogge r-opml-posted-and-netvibes-site-updated/" }); ShareThis Scroll Down To Join our Conversation and Comment! Support Mustech.net -Buy us a cup of "band director's" coffee (it's not Starbucks)! Other Great Related Articles From Mustech.net!:*ME Bloggers: The OPML File Containing The Compiled List Of ME Blogger RSS Feeds Is Now Available   *Music Education and Technology...

V. Keith Mason Podcasts About A Number Of The ME Blogger Sites
2008-04-02 18:14:00
Our great friend, and orator, V. Keith Mason has created a new podcast and mentions a number of the ME Blogger s on their site: ?Also for this week, I did a stroll through a few of the ME Bloggers list over at MusTech.net. I went through the current list and chatted about a few highlights (at least from the ones that caught my attention) from the now ?36? music educators that are now blogging as part of the ME Blogger campaign. I know that Joe is very excited to be over a third of the way to reaching that goal of 100 by the end of this year. Let me know what you think about my take of some of the current ME bloggers? Stop on over, and give his podcast a listen and find out if he talked about your site, and while your at it, listen and subscribe to the other two dozen as well! Keith is an excellent educator and one of the best music technologists in the field.  You can find this podcast and all his others here: Podcast about the ME Bloggers:http://www.musictechfor...
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New ME Bloggers (Music Education) Added For April 2008!
2008-04-02 04:33:00
The list continues to grow and apparently April Showers brings ME Blogger Power!  (You know that was funny err.. lame!)  Please say hello and take the time to visit the following new ME Bloggers !  I will be posting the complete compiled list in the next few days! 37. Roger Whaley, http://rogerwhaley.blogspot.com-The BandEdToolShed38. Martha Grondin, http://mgrondin.edublogs.org-Artful, Tuneful, Beatful39. Kevin Tuck, http://percussioneducationonline.com -Percussion Education Online40. Janice Tuck, http://www.musicteachersblog.com -The Music Teachers Blog41. Steve Raybould, http://pmsbnc.blogspot.com-Band and Chours and PMS/PJHS42.  Matthew Beresik, http://mdberesik.wordpress.com -Music, Life, Education, Technology (M-LET) Please take the time to visit these new ME Bloggers and welcome them to our campaign!  I have a few more to post, but I?m still waiting on some data from them.   If you want to join our campaign, Now?s The Time...
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ME Blogger Update Coming Soon!
2008-04-01 21:48:00
Hello all,     I just wanted to make a quick post to let you know that I am compiling the list of New ME Blogger s and the updated official listfor post tomorrow.  Also, I have begun dispersing the Naxos codes for the ME bloggers.   If you have not received yours by the end of the week let me know!     Also, I am updating the OPML file of ME bloggers, updating the pageflakes site and will be listing the ME bloggers by speciality as well!  This all takes a lot of time!  But it?s worth it.     FYI,    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ME Blogger Update Coming Soon!", url: "http://www.mustech.net/2008/04/me-blogge r-update-coming-soon/" }); ShareThis Scroll Down To Join our Conversation and Comment! Support Mustech.net -Buy us a cup of "band director's" coffee (it's not Starbucks)! Other Great Related Articles From Mustech.net!:*ME Bloggers: The OPML File Containing The Compiled List Of ME Blogger RSS Feeds ...

Free NAXOS Online Music Subscriptions For The Hard Working ME Bloggers!
2008-03-31 17:25:00
Get ready!    Here is a great ?perk? and offer of support for what the music bloggers and music education leaders are doing as part of the ME Blogger campaign.  I?ve been working with NAXOS Music Online Library to provide the ME Bloggers with a vote of support for seminal work for what they/we are doing and they?ve graciously decide to help support our campaign by GIVING TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE 100 ME BLOGGERS -UNLIMITED, FREE, ACCESS TO THEIR ONLINE LIBRARY TO JANUARY OF 2009! (This is a value of $120.00 per person or $12,000) JUST for the 100 ME Bloggers!!!). Think of what you will be able to do in your courses/classes with access to such an incredible free resource of audio music!  If you?ve never used an online repository like this you are in for a ?mind-blowing? experience.  Naxos has almost 300,000 full length tracks of music online and almost 20,000 CDs.   In addition they include, comprehensive liner notes, opera...
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An Anthology Of Important Music Related Annoucements!
2008-03-27 15:50:00
Hear Ye!   Hear Ye!  Year Ye!   I have a number of announcements that have started to pile up and I?ve decided to condense them all into this Grand Announcement post: TI:ME PA Conference at West Chester, Pa on April 5th, 2008: If you are a PA person or live remotely close to West Chester, PA you will want to make it over to West Chester PA for the FIRST annual PA TI:ME conference.  A number of great presenters will be there, including ME Blogger Dr. Tom Rudolph and the keynote presentation will be given by our good Friend, and ALSO ME Blogger, Dr. James Frankel. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make this VERY CLOSE TO ME and SEMINAL conference because I?m conducting the college Jazz Ensemble that very day, here, in Grove City.   PMEA State Conference at Hershey, PA between April 16th and 19th, 2008: If you live near Hershey, PA, and you love music and chocolate, you need to come to the PA state conference...
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NAXOS Online Music Library, Podcast E12
2008-03-26 01:15:00
NAXOS Online Music Library , Podcast E12 It?s the second episode of season two and Darren and Joseph are redefining the acronym SOB and bringing you the latest and greatest information about the NAXOS Online Music Library. Special guest and music industry expert, Randall Foster, is LIVE and on the scene talking about how NAXOS is affecting the music education scene and providing an inexpensive way to access literally, hundreds of thousands of tracks of music. Don?t miss this episode as Darren and Joseph explore this exciting service and provide full blown bantering humor as they interview Randall?or is it Randy?you decide! Original Air Date: 3/24/2008 Website: http://www.mustech.net Podcasters :Dr. Joseph M. Pisano, Mr. Darren J. Morton       ;      &nbs p;      &nb sp;      an d special guest, Randall Foster Episode 12?s Show: NAXOS Music Online Library Ethnomusicolo...
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New ME Bloggers added, Midway Through March 2008
2008-03-22 15:18:00
We?re almost through the month of March and I thought I would post the list of new ME Bloggers that have joined our campaign since the completed February listwas published.  We?ve been in a little bit of a lull with the campaign and we need your help to continue to spread the word about our very IMPORTANT campaign to get the word out about our discipline and profession though blogging. To help in that regard, I?ve recently created a PDF of a Call For Music Education Bloggers.   Please post, re-post, send out newsletters, e-mails, etc. anyway possible.  If you have an MEA site, please post there as well (Speaking of, I will post this on the MENC technology boards soon!).  This is a busy time of the year for us as directors, getting ready for concerts, Spring fever is in the air, and the students are antsy, wanting to be outside.  If you can find some time, don?t forget to comment or post on one of our ME blogger?s sites, there has been a lot of grea...
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