The NAMM DC Fly-In provided a critical platform to advocate for policies that protect and expand access to music education nationwide. Engaging with policymakers alongside industry peers underscored the importance of sustained federal support and reinforced our shared responsibility to ensure music remains an essential part of every student’s education.

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!

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

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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The first of a four-part series on keyboard labs sets the table for a discussion of their role and utility as facilities that can attract more students to musical instruction.

In the early 1980s, as synthesizers and electronic keyboards crept into American schools, music education found itself caught between excitement and uncertainty...