Five Towns College in Dix Hills is entering an exciting new chapter, further establishing itself as a leader in contemporary music, audio technology, and creative media education. During a recent visit to campus, I had the opportunity to meet with department heads Kristi, Filipe, and John, three dedicated professionals helping shape the college’s academic vision and technological direction.

Georgia Tales: Conversations with Music Supervisors, and The 2nd School of Beats Music Tech Competition

Pennsylvania Tales: PMEA, The Philadelphia School, and CCA Baldi Middle School - Ask me what I enjoy most about working for KORG SoundTree and I will immediately tell you its helping music teachers and supervisors acquire the equipment, resource, and training they need to create transformative experiences for their students. I may word it a little differently each time I’m asked, but that is honestly the best thing about my job: I get to support music teachers for a living!

EARLIER THIS YEAR, the In Tune Teachers Edition began publishing profiles of the work being done by KORG SoundTree to bring technology resources to classrooms. The first story was about the renaissance of KORG SoundTree products and services and followed up with one about “teaching with labs.” The piece you’re now reading is a third in the series, this time focusing on the evolution of keyboard labs into “music creation stations” with feedback from educators on what this has

Michael Payen - Music Technology Teacher, Five Forks Middle School Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA - When students in grades 6 through 8 are assigned Music Technology as a connection class at my school, they often have questions about what that actually means.

A Report from the inaugural School of Beats Music Technology Competition, May 8, 2025

Matt Vanacoro Department Coordinator, Bedford Central School District , Bedford, NY The Bedford Central School District was able to...

Ty Boyland Emmy-Nominated Producer/Engineer, Music Teacher, Crosstown High School, TN The control center in Ty Boyland's Music Production...

Justin Francis Music Teacher, Los Nietos School District, Whittier, CA Music students at Ada S. Nelson Elementary School with their new SoundKEY keyboards and GEC5 lab. It has been an incredible adventure to champion the design of a new instrumental program in a district that hasn’t had music offered to their schools. My name is Justin Francis and I am implementing the Korg GEC5 Keyboard Lab as a big part of our District Music Program. One of the features that really intrigu

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