Music Technology in Eduction Blog by Martin Thomas Emo

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What happens when you give Ableton Live to Music teachers?

What happens when you give Ableton Live and a Push to secondary school teachers? Read my latest published paper here...

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Why I'm not blogging much this year...

I'm writing between 70,000 - 100,000 words for my PHD thesis which is due in 2023. It's on the relationship of how music teachers...

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"Why I'm staying up all night for a conference"

For 5 nights in April 2021, I attended the Researching in Music Education RiME2021. It was based in Bath, in the UK. This meant sessions...

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Why you should put your hand up!

6 reflections from 6 years on the MENZA board (Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa) This article was be published in the June edition of...

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After 2 years of working from home, some tips.

For the last 2 years I’ve predominantly worked from home office managing full time post-graduate study, board positions and 7 other jobs....

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What do your beliefs have to do with what you teach?

“Beliefs are unlikely to be replaced unless they prove unsatisfactory, and they are unlikely to prove unsatisfactory unless they are...

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What enables teachers to learn?

In research I undertook in 2018 for my Masters in Education I found a number of factors when looking at teachers learning music...

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The first time you perform, it shouldn't matter

I recently wrote a guest post for Melodics. My best piece of advice for performing, is that the first time you play a piece in front of...

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I've learnt more in 4 weeks of study, than 12 years of teaching.

Whilst most teachers have been enjoying a well-earned break in December and January, I’ve been busy working on the first three papers of...

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