Bluegrass Music News

01/16/2023

In remembrance of our dearly departed KMEA members, January 1, 2022-January 15, 2023.

Check out this 1080p designed by Catherine Wilson.

01/13/2023

Summer 2022 Edition!

02/27/2022

Winter edition of Bluegrass Music News! Thank you to all of our authors for your contributions.

Winter 2022 Features: • Stress Burnout: WHO ME? • Teaching Music of Lebanon to Suzuki Violin Students • Big Things, Small Band • Together Again with Masks, Expectations, and Rusty Musical Skills •Online Teaching Through Video-Based Music Education • Why MUSIC? Why NOW? • This is Your O...

01/20/2022

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This video is for Kentucky Music Educators, and provides information about the upcoming professional development conference.

12/25/2021

Fall edition of Bluegrass Music News:

Official publication of the Kentucky Music Educators Association Vol. 73, No. 1 Fall 2021 Features: Leadership Within the High School Choir • Peer Assessment in the Music Class • It’s Time to Get a Job: Successful Interviewing in Music Education • Something Special for your Orchestra: Two No...

12/25/2021

Spring edition of Bluegrass Music News!

SPRING 2021 Features: Navigating Historical Archives: Lessons Inspired by Primary Sources • Moving it Forward in a COVID World • Singing an Untold History: The Use of the Spiritual in Kentucky Choir Programs • MMMMM…Music is Sooooo Good!!!: Practical Tips for General Music Educators • Teac...

04/02/2021

KMEA friends, below is the link for the latest edition of Bluegrass Music News. Included are articles by Kip Crowder, Amanda Ijames, Rebekah Soued, Rhiannon White, Logan Newby, and Sean Neuman, virtual All-State happenings, and KMEA elections/ awards. We also fondly remember our recently-departed music educators: Jamie Rachelle Coates, Ricky Lee Harris, and Lisa Ann Woodward.

Enjoy this issue, and if you have an article to share that would interest our readers, please email it to [email protected].

Warm regards,
Catherine
Editor

Winter 2021 Features: Producing a Large-Scale Musical • Following My Own Advice • Bridging Cultures with Music • Teaching for Musical Understanding in the Elementary Classroom • Helping Students with Autism to be Successful in the Music Classroom • Teaching Students in the Music Classroom ...

10/27/2020

Dear Music Educators,

Below is the link for the 2020 fall edition of Bluegrass Music News.

If you have an article to share with our readership, please email it to [email protected]. Your willingness to share with us is very appreciated!

Enjoy this issue!

Warm regards,
Catherine Wilson
Editor, Bluegrass Music News

Fall 2020 Features: • Covid Summer Band • Contagious Engagement in the Music Classroom • Non-Traditional Instructional Ideas for Choir • Trading Spaces: The Voice Teacher as Choral Director • Coping with a Pandemic While Attending College • Zooming with Strings in a Time of Covid

10/15/2020

Here is a video preview of the 2020 fall edition of Bluegrass Music News, coming soon!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=prU15lCGAN8

Thanks to all for the music!

Warm regards,
Catherine Wilson
BMN Editor

This video is to share regarding the fall 2020 edition of Bluegrass Music News.

06/27/2020

Enjoy the Bluegrass Music News summer edition!!! Featured contributors include J Larry Moore, Rebecca Baumbach, Debbie Belcher, Ryan Himes, Brad Rogers, and Pamela Thurman.

Thanks to John Stroube and George Boulden for their vision and leadership.

Warm regards,
Catherine Wilson
Bluegrass Music News Editor

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If you have an article you would like to submit for publication, guidelines can be found on the KMEA website. Please send articles to [email protected]. Thank you!

SUMMER 2020 FEATURES: • Advice for Young Professionals • The Most Noble Profession • A View from the Press Box • Technology in the General Music Classroom • Using PPO and CMP for Teaching Music K–6 • Teaching Beginning Strings/Fiddle Perspective Summer 2020 Features:

06/18/2020

Dear KMEA Members,

Please see the link below for the summer edition of Bluegrass Music News. WE hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Enjoy this issue, and enjoy the beautiful summer weather!

Warm regards,
Catherine Wilson, Editor
Bluegrass Music News Editor

SUMMER 2020 FEATURES: Advice for Young Professionals (Moore, Wilson);The Most Noble Profession (Belcher); View from the Press Box (Rogers; Technology in the General Music Classroom (Himes); Using PPO and CMP for Teaching Music K-6 (Thurman); Teaching Beginning Strings/Fiddle Perspective (Baumbach)

If you have an article you would like to submit for publication, guidelines can be found on the KMEA website. Please send articles to [email protected]. Thank you!

03/24/2020

Hello friends of KMEA! Below is the link for the spring 2020 edition of Bluegrass Music News. Included are articles by music educators Brad Rogers, Mark Calkins, Jamie McGlothlin, Jonathan Sharp, Jacob Slone, and Matthew Zolla. We are also congratulating Chris Hedges, one of our KMEA members, as being recognized by SBO Magazine as one of 50 directors in the U.S. that make a difference! In addition, there are a number of great photos included from our spring 2020 KMEA professional development conference.

Amidst all of the recent difficulties caused by the need for social distancing to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus, we sincerely hope you enjoy this edition, and take comfort in knowing that as music educators, we are here for each other. Together we make a difference.

Warm regards,
Catherine M. Wilson
Editor

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Do you have an article you'd like to share? If so, please email me: [email protected].

SPRING 2020 Features: What Are We Really Doing Here? • The Pedagogy of Cross-Training for the Voice • Preparing Percussionists for College Auditions • Intermediate Elementary Students’ Attitudes Towards Singing & General Music • The Modern Music “Edu-Preneur” • Every Child Needs a Te...