Welcome
Welcome to the website for the New Jersey State Chapter of TI:ME - The Technology Institute for Music Educators.
Congratulations to our new TI:ME NJ Chapter Officers!
On Friday, February 22, 2008, TI:ME NJ voted in new officers for the next two year term of 2008-2010. Congratulations to our new officers!
President – Dr. Rick Dammers, Rowan University (dammers@rowan.edu)
Vice President – Joe Cantaffa, Howell High School (jcantaffaHHS@hotmail.com)
Secretary/Treasurer – Amy Burns, Far Hills Country Day School (awillis2@aol.com)
TI:ME NJ would also like to thank Dr. James Frankel, our past president, for his vision to begin our chapter, for putting in endless hours to make it continuously move forward, and for leading it so successfully!
TI:ME NJ Technology In-Service Conference a Huge Success!
The 2nd Annual TI:ME NJ Technology In-Service Conference was held on Thursday, October 25th 2007 at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Nearly 50 teachers attended 12 different sessions focusing on various strategies for implementing technology in music education. Dr. Sand MacLeod delivered the Keynote Address titled: Transformative Technology: The Vermont MIDI Project. Her work with the VMP over the past 12 years serves as an inspiration to all and the videos of students conducting their pieces at the Opus Concerts that the VMP produces were priceless. The always-captivating Robin Hodson from Sibelius USA did a wonderful job highlighting the features of Sibelius 5.0, Groovy, Compass, and ProTools. It was also great to have the new Education and Sales Director of Sibelius USA, Dr. Lee Whitmore, with us. Joe Cantaffa showcased the amazing work that he has done at Howell High School with his Next2Records project. Amy Burns, TI:ME NJ Chapter Secretary/Treasurer, presented a fantastic session on technology as an assessment device in the elementary classroom - her passion & enthusiasm are infectious! Dr. Rick Dammers from Rowan University presented a very informative session on integrating technology into the instrumental music program. He also served as the Conference Committee Chair for the event, and he did a magnificent job! Jonathan Kalafer, a teacher at Dickinson High School in Jersey City and founder of the Harmonic Frequency Institute, had the audience in tears. He played original videos and songs written by his students. One students’ song Why You Cryin’?, written about the passing of his grandfather, was a beautiful tribute and a testament to the power of music therapy. James Frankel presented a session titled School Music Ensembles Join the Digital Music Revolution - the presentation is now posted on his website. Finally, we were thrilled to have Jason Panucci and Steve Lucas from SoundTree. They presented two fantastic sessions on the logistics of building a music technology lab and for getting started with digital audio recording.
