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JamSkolan Day 1


Today was our first day of the JamSkolan and was focused on getting to know each other and talk about our initial experiences with the software program Jam2Jam.  Each delegation then spent time preparing a ten-minute PowerPoint to be presented to the full group the next day.  Dr. Alex Ruthmann from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and myself spent time looking at old and new video bits of the Pentucket Regional High School students who tested out the software. 

That night the group of music teachers and post graduate students had dinner with Nathan Rye, the director of music at Nyanda State High School in Brisbane, Australia.  We learned much about the music education system in the state of Queensland.  Also, he noted that he wanted to start a drumline next year so I hope to share some expertise with him to help him out with such an endeavor.  


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