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

Before I ever worked in product development, I spent more than a decade in music education. I taught one‑on‑one lessons, ran group seminars, and even helped students start bands, rehearse, and book their first gigs. What that experience taught me — very quickly — is that good gear can make or break a learning environment. When equipment is reliable, intuitive, and quick to set up, students stay focused on what really matters: learning their instrument, exploring new software,

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!

Learn music production from Bob Habersat (Yamaha 40 Under 40 2025 and TI:ME Teacher of the Year 2026) and Eric Jao (World-Renowned DJ and Ableton Certified Trainer) this summer in the Electronic Music Educator Workshop (EMEW). There are four 2-week cohort sessions where teachers from across the world learn, write, and collaborate with each other.

Specifying, funding and installing music labs is no easy feat. However, using them to teach takes an even more robust plan… (The second of a four-part series on keyboard labs)

By Dr. Frank Machos, Vice President & Director of the Mann Center Institute for Creative Arts and Community Impact, Philadelphia, PA - The music that students create in many of today’s classrooms looks a lot more like the music they enjoy outside of it. For a long time, this wasn’t the case.

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

The Music Education Group, part 2 - Teaching students life skills and career development through music, film and digital media...

Lee Whitmore Vice President B2B and Education, Focusrite Group In the mid-Nineties when SoundTree was conceived, music technology in...