What an interesting week already !
On the work related side, had five requests from five different graduate students who are doing research, they were looking for resources, and samples of teachers to send surveys to! Their topics ranged from academic achievement and marching band participation; the "Mozart" effect; middle school vocal educators; retention rates of music education graduates; to teacher preparation at the college level.
SEE BELOW for a list of general research sources I typically send to folks looking to do research.......
Got a message from my cousin; her son Andy is a freshman music education major at U. Miami/Coral Gables, and as a trumpet player, he performs in the UM Band of the Hour, and is an active participant in a Big Band, the Symphonic Winds, and Gale Force Winds. The news from my Cuz is that Andy started a blog of his adventures at U. Miami! (A little shameless promotion!). And here's MORE shameless promotion of Andy's "Practice - a- thon"......the PRACTICE FOR PEACE initiative.........funds raised go entirely to support the SHROPSHIRE Foundation, whose mission is: "to redress psychosocial trauma, advance emotional health, develop scholastic achievement, foster ethnic tolerance, promote peace, and improve the quality of life for war-affected children and adolescents through the establishment of on-going music education and performance programs. "
To quote Andy's blog: "The fundraiser is just like a walk-a-thon, only for practicing. Sponsors pledge a certain amount of money per minute, and for each minute I practice in the month of November, they donate their amount to the Foundation's efforts. That's right, I get to improve at my instrument, AND help a good cause!" (if you want to pledge on Andy's practice, email him via his blog!)
CLICK HERE to read about a typical day in the life (October 14) of a college marching band member! And about a freshman's first experience teaching in the classroom (October 11th)!
See below for resources/articles, and see you next week! SR
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Speaking of practicing - two British musicians called a "noise nuisance" and will move!
Quiet the orchestras in the EU!
RESOURCES for Research
Music rubrics
Search MENC journals
Music Education Research an international refereed journal
The Journal of Band Research a refereed research journal about bands and band literature
Research Studies in Music Education
CAIRSS for Music database of music research literature
Center for Music Research, Florida State U
Northwestern University Library -- Music Library
Worldwide Internet Music Resources
British Journal of Music Education
readable accounts of current issues in music ed worldwide; resources for professional development of teachers, and resources to help improve their classroom practice
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries,
George F. Devine Music Library
Psychology of Music
