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Soundtrap for Education is proud to join 95 other national organizations, including National Association for Music Education, Save The Music Foundation, National Education Association, and many more, to support arts education as essential for students during COVID-19. In this statement, “Arts Education Is Essential,” the signing organizations convey that the arts have already played a…
This spring, many music organizations found creative ways to transition from in-person sessions to digital classes in response to the global pandemic. At Soundtrap, we’ve been inspired by our community of educators, band and choir directors, and music makers who persevered and continued making music online. Check out these three music education programs from coast-to-coast…
We know school has been extra challenging for our students this spring, and over the summer, it’s even harder for students to maintain the creative momentum that they’ve built over the school year. To help combat summer creative learning loss, students can use Soundtrap to stay fresh and create songs and podcasts while out of…
Music has the magical ability to connect people from different backgrounds, age groups, interests, experiences, and more. In fact, we’ve seen this very idea come to life throughout our education community during the shift to distance learning. And there is no better time than Teacher Appreciation Week to celebrate the magic created within our community! …
Melissa Bush, who teaches 4th and 5th graders at a California elementary school, recently embarked on a project with her students using our online studio to record, edit and create their own podcasts. Learn more about her project and listen to 20+ student podcasts to help you and your students get inspired! This semester, I…
We’ve got an awesome community of educators who are providing distance learning activities to support students and families during COVID-19 school closures during the Spring of 2020. Discover how music educators are using our online studio to create learning experiences to keep students engaged at home. From whole-class music collaborations, supporting virtual music ed programs,…
Spring 2020: COVID-19 has changed the education landscape, causing many schools to close in an effort to keep students, families, and communities safe and healthy. School closures have resulted in a widespread transition to distance learning, which has tasked many administrators and educators with finding creative ways to keep students engaged and achieving. The situation…
The following blog was written by Bob Habersat, a Chicago-area music teacher at Oak Lawn Community High School and co-founder of The Shed, about his experience at the 2020 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Bob was the featured guest for Soundtrap for Education’s booth. During the convention, Soundtrap for Education…
The next stop on our conference schedule was the Bett Show in London. The show brings together the global education community with more than 800 leading companies, 103 exciting new edtech startups and over 34,000 visitors in attendance. Our booth housed 10+ Soundtrap for Education team members, stations set up to test out the studio,…
In January, the Soundtrap for Education team headed to Miami, Florida to participate in the 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC). The conference, which is the first edtech event of the year, attracts thousands of education and technology leaders for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of new technologies, best practices and pressing issues….