I had a great time presenting at the 2010 OMEA/TI:ME conference in Cincinnati this past weekend. Even though it was the end of the day on Saturday, there was a great turnout for my session entitled “Get off the podium! Using technology as a rehearsal, home practice, and assessment tool.”...
I’ve tried several tuners for my iPhone, but my favorite is Cleartune, hands down. It is simple and easy to use, yet very accurate. Another tuner I would recommed is the Peterson iStrobosoft tuner, an old-fashioned strobe style tuner. It is responsive and accurate but doesn’t generate a pitch. More...
This Christmas I decided to surprise my grandparents with a digital photo frame. Because my grandparents do not have a computer and are not into technology, I decided to pre-load the frame with photos of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The first frame I purchased was PanDigital brand. Upon opening it...
About Dragon dictate… I’m wondering why Apple didn’t come up with this first. I know that they have a patent on this technology, and I am really glad that they did not block this application from being accepted into the application store. Hopefully Apple will take this technology and integrate...
Okay, so I am writing to this blog from Dragon dictate, a new program for the iPhone that dictates your speech I am talking this message I am not typing it on the touchscreen that comes with the iPhone. This program is way cool. All you have to do is...
Oh the discounts!! Can’t believe nobody caught this. Well it is Wal-Mart I guess. Every penny counts…
I’m back in business, blogging from my iPhone again after a long break! My last post was on my original iPhone using the old version of wordpress, way back in August of 2008. Now I’m on my 3GS using version 2 of the blogging app. Working really well so far!
With all of the cool and free apps I’ve been downloading, my home screens have been filling up. I think I have about 4 screens worth. A couple of annoyances: 1. I would be great if the page number showed up as a large translucent number when you flipped pages....
It will be interesting to see if Apple fixed the bugs with the iPhone software 2.1 update. Problems I hve encountered include: • Frequent third party app crashes. Some of these problems are from the app developers, but I bet some stem from the iPhone software. • Really slow response...
With the release of the 2.0 software, I have been using the free apps regularly. The problem is that while the new OS is great, the apps crash and cause tge phone to restart on occasion. More later…
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Dr. Charles Laux is the Director of Orchestras at Lassiter High School in the Cobb County School District, located just north of Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as Essential Elements clinician, consultant, and contributor for the Hal Leonard Corporation. Dr. Laux holds degrees in music education from Ohio University, the University of Nevada – Las Vegas, and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. A string educator in his 30th year, Dr. Laux has worked with diverse student populations from elementary school through the collegiate level. He taught at Alpharetta High School in Fulton County, Georgia from 2016-2022 where his duties include directing five levels of orchestra, including the nationally recognized AHS Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Laux served as Assistant Professor of String Music Education at Kennesaw State University from 2012-2016 where he taught string techniques and pedagogy, music education technology integration, supervised student teachers, conducted the KSU Philharmonic and coordinated string outreach activities, including serving as founding director of the KSU String Project. Under his leadership, Kennesaw State University became the largest string education program in Georgia and the KSU String Project grew to serve nearly 110 elementary school students. Previously Dr. Laux directed award-winning school orchestra programs in Nevada, Florida, and Ohio. Under his direction, the Winter Park High School Philharmonic Orchestra was selected to perform at the 60th annual Midwest Clinic in 2006 and the Alpharetta High School Symphony Strings were selected in 2018. Endorsed as an artist-educator by D’Addario Orchestral and Eastman Stringed Instruments, Dr. Laux has presented over 150 educational sessions for organizations such as the Midwest Clinic, American String Teachers Association, Technology Institute for Music Education, Association for Technology in Music Instruction, and at music conferences spanning 23 states. He regularly presents professional development in-services for school districts across the country and has presented internationally at Colegio Menor San Francisco near Quito, Ecuador. His performing experience includes seasons with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the Nevada Chamber Symphony, the Columbus String Quartet, and a collaborative solo-performance with several members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Laux remains in frequent demand across the nation as an orchestra clinician, conductor, and adjudicator. He enjoys giving back to the string and orchestra community through “The Orchestra Teacher” website, YouTube channel, and podcast.
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