Keeping this thing running

Well, I have to say - this is really been fun. I do however, think that utilizing 2 different google accounts has created some headaches for me. So, I'm going to combine the 2 over the next few weeks and see if I can make them a little more effective.
So, thank you for your views and thoughts - please don't be discouraged if you see some new posts with "dated" material -I'm just trying to make my blog world UNITED!

Listening to podcasts

well, I have to say -I've been really enjoying so many of the education based podcasts lately. Here's my newest favorite

http://epnweb.org/index.php?request_id=718&openpod=8#anchor8

It's a great music quiz podcast. Even with 3 degrees in music and just a thesis and 20hrs away from my PhD, I'm amazed at how well I do some weeks and how pathetically sad I do others.

Download a few - you won't regret it

podcasts coming

Well, I've been working on editing my audio podcasts - I've got two started, and one just about ready. I'll let you know how to get them as soon as I can get them finished, compressed, and online.

The first one is hilarious - K-2 students answering questions about music and composers

Q: Who was Beethoven?
A: My neighbor has a dog just like Beethoven, I don't have a dog though Mommy said we could get a cat

The second one is more about my rant about folk music

I will say this - recording a podcast was not as hard as I thought it would be - you should try it! Share your thoughts with the world!!! Get a microphone and get to it. There's also a great tool you can use to edit your recordings - Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ It does take some work to learn, but you can do some really wonderful things with it (remember though - export as mp3 don't try to "save as".)

wiki time

I've also started a wikispace that's related to folk music and elementary music education. Feel free to check it out.

Here's the link http://elementarymusiceducation.wikispaces.com/

Feel free to be an observer and/or a contributor.

adding RSS feeds

I'm now feeding the internet.


Hope it's not too hungry!

Thanks to everyone for there great comments - sorry I haven't uploaded any music yet, but there's so many copyright issues to deal with in that aspect.

I'm heading up to the Mississippi Music Educators Fall Workshop tomorrow morning, so I won't be in class to day. My favorite substitute, Terry Higginbotham, will be here though, and rest assuerd that everything will go wonderfully.
Students, enjoy the PEP RALLY! GO GREYHOUNDS! ( I fixed it! - note to self - use spellcheck)

Setting up my blog

Hi everybody!

Well, this is the setup stage of Mr. Jay's web blog. I've got a really interesting thing to share with you today.

ANIMUSIC, If you haven't heard of it, IT'S AWESOME!
Parents, this is what Disney's Fantasia would be like had it been created 3 years from now.
Kids, this stuff rocks!

Here's a link to the website Animusic. Go see it for yourself.

The most incredible thing about this project is that everything you see and hear was created by a computer.
Please feel free to let me know what you think - post a reply.