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QuickBooks Keeps Kantorei Singing

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Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, IL is a musical education nonprofit serving boys between the ages of 6 to 18. The participants learn the foundations of choir singing, such as posture and breathing, vocal technique, and tone. It was founded in 1964 and has served hundreds of members over the years.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

I learn a ton from her every day and wanted to share her thinking--and her graduate thesis--with you. Implementing participatory activities and constructivist learning theories allow the learner to actively experiment cognitively and physically, individually and socially, and to collectively build meaning and knowledge.

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AAM 2010 Recap: Slides, Surprises, and a Banjo

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This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. A few things I learned from the presentations and discussion: Dan shared a useful 4-step mental model for the progression of how institutions move towards participatory engagement.

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