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Peace of mind isn’t at all superficial, really…. It’s the whole thing. That which produces it is good maintenance, that which disturbs it is poor maintenance. What we call workability of the machine is just an objectification of this peace of mind.
Tag Archives: Teacher Journal
New Musicianship Rubric for Band
A few months ago I wrote about changing my performance class rubrics that I use with my three performance classes. this post was put up on my class blog and since that post I’ve been thinking about how to change my rubrics to fit better with the in-Tone, in-Time, in-Tune and in-Touch concept.…
Music, Music, Music
I’ve been very busy this fall – even without Marching Band I find that I’m spending so much more time preparing lessons and units – and most of all – music. This year we’re using SmartMusic to take assessments and to help students practice.…
Evernote and Portfolio Assessments
I’ve been busy – very busy. Developing curriculum for my district and helping to develop a new revitalized Academy program for the arts and honors academics at my school. Whilst on the journey I have returned to Evernote as my to-do list.…
The Digital Story in Music
At first I didn’t get digital story telling. Not that I didn’t understand how it could be useful in a regular classroom setting, but how I could use it within a music classroom – specifically a performance class.…
NJMEA Convention
Posting to Google Plus through Email…
Ok – this is attempt number three. I found a WordPress to Google+ recipe in IFTTT that required a “secret email” that one could get from signing up for Google Voice which would then allow you to post to Google+ through SMS.…
IFTTT to Google Plus?
Just trying out a new recipe on IFTTT – trying to get my edublog to automatically post to Google+ when I add the #etmooc tag. Let’s see if it works! (Second Try)…
Using IFTTT & Google Plus
Just trying out a new recipe on IFTTT – trying to get my edublog to automatically post to Google+ when I add the #etmooc tag. Let’s see if it works!…
Thinking about Rhizomatic Learning… In Music
I like to think before writing a post, and etmooc has given me much to think about over the past few weeks. Rather than quickly reflect and write about a concept I’ve been drifting laterally – thinking about these concepts and ideas and how they apply to me and my students.…