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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Join Me at the Upcoming Midnight Music Webinar This Week: Soundtrap's New Video Scoring

September 13, 2026  /  Amy M. Burns

What happens when students become the composers behind a film?

The September Midnight Music webinar is coming up in just a few days, and we’ll be exploring Soundtrap’s new video-scoring feature. You’ll learn practical tips for using the feature and discover creative ways students can compose music and sound effects to accompany a video.

Best of all, you’ll leave with:

  • Ready-to-use lesson and project ideas

  • Practical strategies for introducing video scoring

  • A curated collection of short, silent video clips to use with your students

Please note that this is a paid webinar, and registration is required.

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Ready to help your students bring videos to life through music?

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