Teaching the “Wire Choir”

Almost a year ago, at our state Music Education convention, I attended a seminar at which Dr. Joseph Pisano was the presenter. His topic was Web 2.0 and its use in Music Education. He also talked about his goal of seeing 100 Music Ed blogs by the end of 2008. Well, that goal is rapidly becoming a reality. According to Dr. Pisano, the number of music ed bloggers has reached 95. Joel, at soyouwanttoteach.com, has also put together a partial timeline of these 90+ blogs. Check both of these posts out!

If you are a music educator, consider joining the group. For more information, go to mustech.net.

It is Thanksgiving Day. One of the things for which I am thankful, is the privilege of being a teacher. I appreciate being able to have an impact on young lives. Not only do I have the opportunity to share my love of music with coming generations, but to share much more with my students. We who are teachers are also helping our students learn how to live life.  The lessons about life do not come from our lessons plans, method books, etc., but from how we live before them and how we help them confront the challenges and opportunities in their own lives.

I’ve added a new experience to my list of computer/internet related ventures, I have successfully moved my blog to a new host. A couple of hours last night and an hour or so this morning took care of it without any major hassles. Admittedly, moving WordPress isn’t too difficult, especially when you’re keeping the same domain name. Nonetheless, I had to redirect my domain name to new nameservers and transfer the files and the databases for two blogs.

Why the move? The main reason is that with my new host I have more space and bandwidth at a lower price. My former hosting company was prompt with service requests, etc. However, dollars do count, especially when I hope to add more sound and video files as time goes on. Also, my former hosting service servers were slow and it often took a while for my pages to appear. With as light-weight as my blog is, that shouldn’t be the case.

Who is my new host? I’m now using BlueHost.com. I’ll let you know how they work out.