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President's Blog

Think Creatively!

6/2/2020

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With the Fall being an unknown. Are we going to be in-person? Are we going to be on computers? Will we have school? 

As you're thinking about what you can do this Fall, think about introducing more creative music making. Many of us feel tied to performance standards and expectations, but consider changing what your students do to allow them to create music. This can be easily done with online music creating platforms like BandLab.com or Soundtrap. If students have iPads or iMacs, they can use GarageBand.  

When performance ideas seem like an impossibility, think about teaching all those things you always wanted to teach. Can a 2nd grader write a song? Can they write? Can they musical ideas on a computer? If so, then YES! They can write a song. 
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    Kevin is President of IMEA for 2019-20.

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  • Home
    • About >
      • Presidents' Blogs >
        • Kevin Droe 2018-2020
    • Standards >
      • Iowa Fine Arts Standards
      • NCAS Standards
    • Advocacy >
      • Iowa Arts Summit
      • Iowa Alliance for Arts Education
      • National Association for Music Education >
        • NAfME Position Statements
      • Why the Arts Matter in Iowa - Arts Action Fund
      • Advocacy Toolkit - Americans for the Arts
      • Advocacy Resources - Iowa Arts Council
    • History >
      • IMEA Past Presidents
    • Join IMEA
    • Board of Directors
    • Constitution and By-Laws
    • Operations and Procedures Manual
  • Conference
    • 2020 Conference >
      • Conference Info and Schedule
      • 2020 Conference Presenters
      • 2020 Conference Materials
      • Graduate Credit
    • 2021 Session Proposal Form
    • Future Conference Dates
    • All-State Music Festival >
      • All-State Merchandise
      • All-State Lists Orders
    • Conference Shirt
  • Members
    • Join IMEA!
    • Membership Info
    • Collegiate NAfME
    • Member Highlights
    • Grants and Awards
    • District Grant Proposal
  • Resources
    • COVID-19 and Virtual Teaching
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
    • DEIA Sessions
    • Reimagining the Future of Music Education
    • Iowa Music Organizations >
      • First Iowa Orff
      • Jazz Educators of Iowa
      • Kodály Educators of Iowa
      • Iowa Bandmasters Association
      • Iowa Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society
      • Iowa Choral Directors Association
      • Iowa String Teachers Association
  • Magazine
    • IME Archives
    • Advertising
    • All-State List Order
  • Education
    • College and University
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
    • Early Childhood
    • General Music
    • Innovative Music Education
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