Posts Tagged ‘Music’
5 Effective Strategies for Teaching Music Theory to Non-Majors
How to Make Teaching Music Theory Meaningful, Accessible, and Engaging for Every Student Teaching Music theory can be a powerful for understanding how music works—but for non-majors, it’s often an intimidating or abstract requirement. These students may be passionate listeners or casual performers, but they don’t always arrive with formal training or a deep desire…
Read MoreCan we actually play music together online, in real time?
Connect For Education Online Music Lessons vs. Zoom: What’s Best for Playing Together Online? https://connect4education.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/rock_your_music_journey_with_c4estudio-1080p.mp4 As music educators and students, one of the biggest challenges we face is this: Can we actually play music together online, in real time? The answer is: Yes—we can play music online, but with the right setup. Our team recently…
Read MoreANNOUNCING: Podcasts in C4E Music Courses coming Summer 2025
OnMusic Appreciation’s Newest Feature: Podcasts! Listen Your browser does not support the audio element. Connect For Education (C4E) is thrilled to introduce an innovative new way for students to engage with their online music courses- podcasts! Starting in Summer 2025, each lesson in the OnMusic Appreciation course, within OnMusic Companion (OMC), will feature a dedicated…
Read More6 AI Checkers
Checking the AI Checkers: Methods to Discourage Student’s Inappropriate Use of AI. The six (6) AI Checkers that I recommend to detect inappropriate use of AI are: experiment, policy, detection tools, focus on the process, review the sources, and communication. Keep reading to learn more about them. In 2020, I wrote an article for this…
Read More5 Ways to Avoid Teaching an Absurd Online Class
How to help prevent asynchronous online students from learning less! Prior to discussing the five methods for preventing the delivery of absurd online classes, let us consider some contextual information. Because of my experiences as a student in as well as being a designer and teacher of asynchronous online courses, an opinion piece in Inside…
Read MoreEvaluating Articulation Agreements
Articulation agreements between academic institutions When colleges or universities agree to cooperatively recognize and accept the transfer of students’ academic credits toward specific degree programs, they have formed what is often called an Articulation Agreement. Such an agreement is a partnership that joins different institutions for specified degree programs. Articulation agreements, by definition, are between…
Read More9 Best Online Music Teaching Platforms in 2024 – Top Tools for Music Educators
900% Increase in online learning since 2000 70% Students prefer online to traditional classroom 9.1% Online learning will have compound growth rate by 2026 60% Online learning increases student retention rate by 60% In today’s digital landscape, traditional textbooks often fall short in terms of convenience and affordability. However, the emergence of online music teaching…
Read More5 Important Skills Music Teachers Need
How to Stay Competitive as a Music Instructor In this post, I’ll outline a list of 5 important skills music teachers need to stay competitive in the technology age. The goal isn’t to become an expert in each skill but rather to establish a foundation upon which you can build. These skills will prove invaluable,…
Read More6 Examples of Music Technology
Enhancing Music Education through Technology Discover 6 examples of music technology and how they’re transforming education with virtual instruments and music production software, such as GarageBand, Ableton Live, and FL Studio, provide students with the opportunity to explore and create music in a digital environment. These platforms offer a wide range of virtual instruments, effects,…
Read MoreFeedback is Essential in the Teaching and Learning Process
Helpful Feedback from an unlikely source… Teachers want students to take and act upon their feedback. And students, generally, want feedback that is helpful and actionable for future assignments or for revising and resubmitting past assignments. So what kind of feedback will students heed and use? Articles and videos written and recorded by educators are…
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