About.com: Music Education
URL: http://musiced.about.com/
This week, as I was searching for PLN resources, I discovered a sight called About.com, which is a sight that contains links to information about any topic you can imagine. However, it also contains a link to information and resources regarding music education, which is called About.com: music education (http://musiced.about.com/). In the music education section of the site, which is created by Espie Estrella, who is a singer and songwriter, there is basic information about a number of music topics ranging from instruments, to composers, to music theory. Also, there are links to music lesson plans that can be used with students. In addition to the information contained on the website and its links, the author of the site has a blog in which she continually updates information for the blog. For example, there are blogs that add information about composers to the site and recently there was a blog about the U.S. Navy band, as well as universities where interested students can take jazz courses.
With the information provided, I think that this website can be a valuable resource to music educators. I believe that it can be a good resource because it provides a nice overview of music education in basic terms. It can be a site for a teacher to go to find lessons plans to get ideas about teaching a musical concept, or to get a basic fact on a musical composer or instrument. However, teachers can also allow students to go to this website to learn basic facts on musical topics. This site could be a spring board for students to discover information, such as who a composer is or information about a certain instrument or how to purchase and care for an instrument. While this site may not have all the information someone is looking for, it can be a valuable starting point for educators and students, and it provides links to other music sites as well.
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When searching for answers to random questions, I have often been pointed to About.com by search engines. I find that the quality of the articles vary greatly, but I agree that this site may be used for a quick glance at a topic. At least this author is currently training to be a music educator, which I think will help with credibility somewhat.
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