Or Maria von Trapp’s Guidonian Manifesto By Christine Boone, PhD “I can sing the melody; I just can’t put the solfege syllables with it!” I hear some version of this from students every semester, occasionally accompanied by an eye roll. “Why do
By Scott Schumann Dear undergraduate music majors – this one’s for you. I’m a college music theory professor, and I’m here to talk to you about your music theory and ear training courses. I know these classes are not the reason most
By Tucker Bickler If you’ve ever worked in software development, chances are you’ve also worked with some sort of issue tracking software to help keep a running list of bugs. It’s paramount for any team to maintain an organized list of known
By Myrna Urbina 1. Sleeping’s hard because you’re too busy thinking about your repertoire, setting up practice time, finding time to study for aural skills and theory and history — oh my! 2. You’re in college for 5 and a half years
By Myrna Urbina 1 What’s the point of the last month of class? 2 Should I go to choir today? 3 How many times have I missed rehearsal? 4 Ok, I’ll go I guess. 5 Ugh I’ll study for music theory later
By Cassie Shankman I recently just got back from a conference in San Antonio, and was asked “how did you get your company’s exhibition table set up like that?” She thought we were pros and had been doing this for years. The
By Myrna Urbina Gah, my hands are cold! Can anyone see my hands shaking? I’m not nervous, it’s just really cold! Oh, a heater! Real quick before I go out on stage. Now my hands are sweaty… What’s up with this pedal?
By Alex Newton Technology has both positively impacted the way educators think about teaching and heavily influenced pedagogical trends (e.g. the flipped classroom) in recent years. With the emergence of distance/e-learning, the effects of rapid globalization, and current trends like MOOCs, how has
By Cassie Shankman We’ve all been there — resumé in hand, business cards in your back pocket, toothy grin on your face. It’s the dreaded or not-so dreaded exhibition floor. This is the meeting ground for sales deals, friends, competitors, losers, and
By Myrna Urbina Jason Smith — Music Education at The University of the Incarnate Word, Fall 2016: Myrna Urbina: Did you always plan on being a music education major? Jason Smith: Well it all started when I was 4. I wanted to