Applications of Blogging in Music Education

I can see great advantages of using a blog within the area of music education. First, the blog can be used as a general tool to promote interaction between educators, students, parents, as well as colleagues. Basic information can be disseminated in a way that other forms of communication would not necessarily be able to accomplish. When looking at blog usage in regards to music, several specific uses come to mind. Practice exercises could be placed within the blog and students could record and submit their rehearsals or playing exams. The music teacher could keep parents informed of class rules, expectations of the class as well as upcoming events such as performances, after school rehearsals, fundraisers, audition schedules and concert opportunities. Music projects could be discussed and explained within a blog with links to examples and references. Since the blog may be set up for a limited audience, information could be added to the blog only by students within the class, eliminating potentially annoying if not harmful content from outside sources.