Music technology is a catalyst for opening new doors to creativity!
In the past few years, innovation in digital audio, looping and sequencing software, music players, MIDI performance tools, and mobile computing has made music accessible to new and broader audiences. New creativity experiences open even for those who do not have traditional performing or music reading skills. A wide range of coaching and speaking options are available for these music tools and more:
- One-on-one, individual coaching
- Seminars, in-service, or workshop training
- Lecture/demonstrations and keynote presentations
- Planning and analysis for music programs and curricula
Speaking Topics
- Opening new doors to creativity using music technology
- Making mobile computing and laptops work in college and K-12 music
- Non-traditional music students (NTMS): Reaching the other 80%
- Social computing, music, and the Y-Generation
- Music futures: Technology planning for music educators and administrators
Workshop/In-Service Topics
- Hands-on workshops to introduce Band-in-a-Box, GarageBand, ACID Music Studio, QuickTime Pro, Groovy Music Suite, Sibelius, Finale, iTunes, and more
- Applying Sibelius to common activities in the music classroom and ensemble
- The Sibelius suite of educational software and their integration in K-12 music curricula
- The Sibelius Groovy suite of software: Tips and tricks
- QuickTime Pro: All-you-need video tool for creative music projects
- GarageBand and ACID Music Studio: Working with the commonalities to reach PC and Mac users
- $2 MIDI Instruments: Create a MIDI band for your students
- Turning Technology clickers for teaching, meetings, and group interaction
Recent Keynotes and Presentations
- Opening New Doors to Music Creativity. (PDF of slides from keynote presentation for the UAB Music Technology Academy workshop, November 8, 2008)
- Tanglewood II "Technology and Music Education" Symposium, University of Minnesota, April 2007
- Great Lakes Regional College Music Society Conference (with Peter Webster), Bowling Green University, March 2007
- Sibelius Inservice Training, Barneveld WI, March 2007
- Association of Illinois Music Schools (AIMS), Miilikin University, October 2006
- Florida Music Educators Conference, January 2006
- Michigan Music Technology Conference, January 2006
- National Association of Schools of Music Workshop with Peter Webster, Chicago, November 2006
