Music Ed Needs eLearning…NOW! – Part 2

By Mark T. Burke If you haven’t read Part 1, point your mouse here to review the first in this series of articles on the impact and opportunities created by several current educational trends. Article 1 covered the following: Trend #1 — K-12 Online Course and Program Enrollments Rising.Trend #2 — Year-Round School In this […]

Music Ed Needs eLearning…NOW!

By Mark T. Burke It’s time to get us all talking about feasible, educationally sound, economically sensible approaches to ensuring the survival of music education during these times of change.  If you’ve been heads down, focused on concert prep and the school musical season, you may not be aware of several “initiatives” or trends that […]

Teach From the Beach: Summer Band Lessons Go Virtual

By Mark T. Burke It’s 9am on a beautiful summer day and you’ve just finished your morning bike ride.  You’ve read your daily blog feeds and even gotten in 2 cups of favorite morning beverage. You check your watch and it’s now 9:20, time to setup the laptop and prepare for your summer lessons scheduled […]