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I’m very pleased to talk to Thomas J. West on the podcast today. Tom is the blended learning coordinator, instrumental music teacher and a teacher of jazz studies at Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School’s Center for Performing and Fine Arts and he has been teaching music online since 2008 (yes, well before COVID-19 hit).
Tom has refined his approach to teaching music ensembles in the online format over the past months and has come up with a program that has been specifically adapted to an online or blended learning situation. There are LOTS of practical tips in this episode so I hope you’ll enjoy listening to our discussion of Tom’s program.
**Note: I apologise for the audio quality in this interview. One of those times where I forgot to check which mic I had selected in Zoom (!).
Links and resources
- Thomas J West – Online Music Education Plans for 2020-2021
- Find out more about Tom on his website
- September free live monthly training: Digital Badging In Music Education
Connect with Thomas J. West
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Hello! I’m Katie Argyle – an Australian music technology trainer and consultant with a passion for helping music teachers through my business Midnight Music.
I’m a qualified teacher but no, I don’t currently teach in a school. I help teachers through my online professional development space – the Midnight Music Community – where there are tutorial videos, courses, links and downloadable resources.
I like to focus on easy ways to incorporate technology into what you are already doing in your music curriculum through a range of creative projects. I also run live workshops and have presented at countless conferences and other music education events.
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