I’m a massive iPad fan, using it every day for probably an hour or two at the minimum. I read my daily paper on it, do most of my surfing on it, plan classes while on the train, and also use a ton of music apps for my teaching. One app that I haven’t...
This week is the first week of the fall quarter at DePaul University, and I’m doing a fair amount of teaching there this quarter: bass lessons, string pedagogy, and the technology class for music education students. As I set up for this class, I can’t help...
My first task as the new Technology Chair for the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association has been to redesign the IL-ASTA website, and I am pretty happy with how it’s looking. Take a look, and if you’re an Illinois ASTA member, send...
Will there ever be an Orchestra Hero (aka Guitar Hero/Rock Band)? Would that be cool? Lame? Food for thought from the Michael Gordon of The New York Times: What is the hottest thing in music right now? A pair of video games ? Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Anyone can...
Mac nerds (I know you’re out there!), rejoice: Webdesigner Depot recently put out a wonderful retrospective of Apple ads over the ages. Think that Apple ads were always clean and simple? Just check out all the text-heavy ads from the 80s and early 90s. It...
