Amy M. Burns

Elementary Music Technology and Integration

Amy M. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 25 years at Far Hills Country Day School (FH) (https://www.fhcds.org/). She also teaches grade 5 instrumental class, directs the FH Modern Band, is the Performing Arts Department Manager, and teaches privately in the after-school conservatory, having served as director for over 20 years. She has authored four books and numerous articles on integrating technology into the elementary music classroom. She has presented many sessions on the topic, including four keynote addresses in TX, IN, St. Maarten, and AU. She is the recipient of the 2005 Technology in Music Education (TI:ME) Teacher of the Year, the 2016 New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) Master Music Teacher, the 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year, and the 2026 NJMEA Distinguished Service Awards. Her most recent publication, Using Technology with Elementary Music Approaches (2020), is available from Oxford University Press (OUP) and Amazon. Burns is also the Community Coordinator for Midnight Music (MMC) at https://midnightmusic.com/, the General Music Chair for NJMEA Board of Directors, and the Elementary Music Consultant for MusicFirst (https://www.musicfirst.com/), a company built by music educators for music educators, dedicated to helping music teachers and their students make the most of technology in the classroom.

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The free event for Middle School Music Teachers kicks off on Saturday!

October 18, 2024  /  Amy M. Burns

I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about it by now, so I’ll keep this one short and sweet. I wanted to jump in today and let you know that the Middle School Music Summit™ kicks off on Saturday!

This totally free event features 13 amazing speakers who are ready to teach you the skills and strategies to have your best school year yet. Who doesn’t want that?

You’re going to hear from me tomorrow at 9:45 about Creative Tech Tools and Ideas for Middle School General Music as well as some amazing experts like Theresa Hoover, Lindsay Rosen, and Bryson Tarbet!

Each presentation will be available to you for 24 hours, but you can also get an entire year’s access (along with some other amazing bonuses) by grabbing the All-Access Pass!

If you have any questions at all about the summit or the All-Access Pass, leave a comment!. I’d love to chat with you!

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