Edumusology: What is that?

"Edumusology? What in the world is that?"

I am very into education, music, and technology.

Education, music, and technology are three very distinct things.

Sometimes, however, these things can cross over. And they should! Hence, the title: Edumusology.

The concept of blogging about education, music, or technology is not something new. I am not trying to re-invent the wheel. I am, on the other hand, seeking to develop myself in these three areas, and this blog will be my exploration of these three subjects. I will probably not have very many new ideas--this is simply to serve as a synthesis of materials that I find. Hopefully I will be able to offer an opinion on some things.

Here's a little bit more about me: I just graduated from Indiana State University in December 2009 with a Bachelor of Music Education, with an emphasis in Choral and General Music. For some of my music education courses, I had Dr. Alex Ruthmann. He now teaches at U Mass Lowell. We didn't talk much about traditional methods, like Orff, Dalcroze, or Kodaly. We spent much of our semesters talking about technology and how we can incorporate it into our classrooms. And we, as teachers, should! Kids are surrounded by technology and are pretty much hooked up to the internet 24/7. So why not utilize the tools that they have to make the classroom more relevant for them?

Please, enjoy this blog. Feel free to comment to offer up your own advice or thoughts on topics.