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Tales from the Road
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!

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2 days ago3 min read


Music Creation Stations: Acquisitions and Impacts
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

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3 days ago6 min read


Lower the barrier. Raise the outcomes.
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.

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4 days ago2 min read


Think like a DJ: Rethinking Music Education
Eric Jao Professional DJ | Founder of Mix Major | Co-Creator of the Electronic Music ELEMENTS Curriculum | K-8 Electronic Music Production Teacher In 2016, I had over two decades of DJ experience, but was just one year into teaching music production to K-12. I was brought in to teach a semester-long class to 10 middle schoolers. Minutes into that first class, I realized: teaching is just like DJing. Four kids on my right understand every word I’m saying. They’re jus

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Mar 44 min read


Teaching with Labs: KORG SoundTree article in InTune Monthly featuring Q&A with Wayne Splettstoeszer
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)

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Feb 255 min read


"Be part of the barometer shift from recreating to creating, from director to facilitator"
Bob Habersat Commercial Music Educator, Curriculum Developer, & Consultant | Co-Founder of Shedthemusic | Co-Creator of Electronic Music Elements Bob Habersat (middle) receiving the 2026 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year Award, presented by Walt Straiton (R.), KORG SoundTree Director of Education (L. Michael McCready, TI:ME) I’m a high school choir, music production, and guitar teacher from Illinois. The last week of January marks the pilgrimage that Illinois music educat

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Feb 175 min read


New KORG Gear Introduced at the 2026 NAMM Show
Take a look at these five new KORG USA products that debuted at the 2026 NAMM Show. All new products are now available on our KORG Educator Collection site! Get your educator discount code and apply it at at checkout. Shop today for yourself or your classroom!

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Feb 173 min read


Leading the Change: How Teacher Leaders Can Reshape School Music Programs
Sharon Selinger,
Band Program Director, Music Production Teacher, Digital Music Librarian at Pine Crest School, FL - When I think about great leaders, I think about the commitment they’ve made to do better, be better, and to keep on keeping on until they’re happy with the outcome. It’s that same perseverance, drive, and determination I’ve found in myself.

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Oct 27, 20253 min read


Nu:Tekt DIY Synthesizer Kits
Nu:Tekt DIY Synthesizer Kits and a Recap of KORG Synthesizer & Workstation Month

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May 28, 20253 min read


Long Island University's Music Tech Lab
Experience the future of music education at Long Island University's state-of-the-art Music Tech Lab, powered by the latest Korg GEC5...

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May 27, 20251 min read


BCSD Partners With Community Foundation, Parents, Casio, and SoundTree to Revitalize Music Labs
Matt Vanacoro Department Coordinator, Bedford Central School District , Bedford, NY The Bedford Central School District was able to...

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Apr 22, 20252 min read


New Music Programs at Los Nietos School District
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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Feb 13, 20253 min read
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