A torn meniscus was not on my summer bingo card. MRI next week to confirm. I'm pretty bummed.

I'm pleased to share a new article on music technology pedagogy and learning science in the Journal of Music, Technology & Education. It is online and free to access. intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

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Exclusive: The National Science Foundation is trimming this year’s budgets for hundreds of its traditional basic science programs by roughly 20% to 30%, even though its overall budget is down just 3%. https://scim.ag/4xY2KCm

Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say

Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year

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The new issue of College Music Society's Symposium Journal is now out, including my first as editor of the Music-Business-Industry (MBI) section. We're always looking for excellent scholarship. Please reach out of you have questions or article ideas. symposium.music.org/66-1

Today was a special day. The kids made musical instruments with Makey Makey controllers, art supplies, and Scratch coding.

Unrelated to research, but I am so happy that Rush is back for one last tour. Won’t get to see them live but they are sounding great.

We started our coding camp today. 16 eager kids and great students helping out. It’s our fourth year doing this.

Music Technology Academy Day 1.

Very sad to hear about the passing of researcher Raul Pacheco-Vega. I did not have the pleasure of meeting him in person but he was one of the most generous and prolific scholars in higher education, providing dozens of free resources to help young scholars navigate the research and publishing.

We received a $25k grant this week from the Lacy Foundation to support the expansion of the Music Technology Academy in the Herron School of Art and Design. We’re very excited and deeply grateful for their support and look forward to sharing updates on our progress.

Our NSF proposal was submitted this morning. Now we wait.

I’ve got a finished NSF proposal. A few institutional hoops to jump through and then it’s off. It came together quicker than I anticipated but I’m happy with the science and ideas. We’ll see what happens.

My “why”; a sweet picture taken during our NSF project “Teach a Computer to Sing.” 2016 at the Bartlett Community Partnership School in Lowell, Massachusetts.

I always want to add "two out of three" when I see email signatures ending with Best.

We received some nice news from Intellect this past week. The Journal of Music, Technology & Education has jumped to Q1 in the most recent Scopus ratings for music. Grateful to work along a great team of editors, board members, and great scholarship from our authors.

Taking a deep breath and wading into NSF proposals. I got burned out and took a break.

We said goodbye to my dad yesterday in a brief but meaningful burial in Spring Grove Ceremony in Cincinnati. It was a beautiful moment. I sure will miss him.

One bit of good news is that our department received a $10K grant from the Fehsenfeld Family Foundation to support additional upgrades and support for our community outreach efforts in music technology. We’re very excited to continue this work. We’re also grateful to our Herron colleagues!

My father passed away peacefully on Saturday. He was kind, funny and brilliant. I will miss him very much.

We have a new doctor in the house. Signed documents and everything. Congratulations to Dr. Jerelle Austin. I’ve had the privilege of working with Jerelle and watching him grow into an outstanding leader, teacher, and scholar. The Herron School of Art and Design celebrates this milestone.

Lately I've had to remember that not everything happens according to our timelines. Usually in the spring we get many "I'm delighted to announce" posts. Jobs, concerts, grants, gigs, fellowships, and so on. It can be discouraging. Please keep plugging. We see you. It'll come. Be kind to yourself.

Journal article accepted. Nice way to start spring break.

New Publication Alert! I'm pleased to share a new article, Post-Digital Aesthetics Nurturing Technology-Mediated Songwriting in Music Education, in Sustain: Journal of Sustainability and Futures in Music Education, based in Germany. journals.ub.uni-paderborn.de/sustain/arti...

I’ve grown a bit leery of seeing the word democratize used to describe every aspect of teaching and learning. I certainly use it and appreciate its significance, but it feels like a buzzword at times.

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Hard to read the news these days. I’m trying my best to channel my energy into positive things and be the light wherever I can. It’s been a tough go recently.

When people sign emails with Best, I always wonder if it’s two out of three.

Manuscript submitted. Now for the long wait.

Sometimes I look at a project for months and just feel completely stuck. Lots of data, little ability to parse through it and see the big picture. Then, one day, it just becomes clear. Then the writing commences. Lots of imposter syndrome during that writer's block though.