We’re passionate about providing a safe place for you to build up your music technology skills, and become a stronger, more confident teacher for your students. Through our supportive online community, and world-class, beginner-friendly programs, you can integrate technology into your classroom without a dose of guesswork!
Discover more about who we are, and how we can help you achieve this…
I’m on a mission to take the fear factor out of using technology in music education. Over the past 12+ years, I’ve travelled the world, training thousands of teachers at countless schools, and speaking at over 100 conferences globally. Let me tell you – if you’ve ever thought you were an anomaly when it came to music-technology-overwhelm… you’re absolutely not!
Truthfully, there are so many incredibly smart and highly capable teachers feeling limited in their ability to make an impact on their student’s lives… all because of tech overwhelm. Afterall, music technology is the new kid in town, taking classrooms by storm and helping educate, engage, and inspire students in their love for music… that is, when it’s not wreaking havoc on your sanity, and causing major classroom disruptions!
Now more than ever, it’s crucial to understand, master, and utilise technology in your classroom (in combination with hands-on playing and skill-building lessons). As a music teacher, your classroom experience is unique, and you deserve to have specific support, resources and advice to help your students thrive… yet, there is little available to help you do exactly that.
That’s why we’re on a mission to put an end to this, and change the game for music teachers globally! By simplifying software, demystifying programs, and helping you feel more confident using digital resources in your classroom, you can see your students succeed and fall in love with music in new ways.
I was offered a job at Sibelius Australia… despite being a self-proclaimed “technophobe”. The role combined my two loves: working with music notation, and helping people use the notation software more effectively! Much of the work was with teachers who used Sibelius to create scores and teaching materials.
I discovered that explaining aspects of technology for teachers came naturally to me, and as a result, I could help make their lives a little easier. My role also included spending one day a week as the Sibelius tech support person for Australia (aka. A baptism by fire). This got me quickly in-shape as an expert in software, operating systems, school networking issues and more!
This was a BIG year for my idea-turned-actual-business. Midnight Music was growing, and I started getting training enquiries from teachers in other countries too! So, I decided to run live, online courses. These live sessions were recorded in case participants couldn’t attend in real time – great, in theory. But in reality? The 2012 internet was slow, the sound quality was terrible, the video was choppy, and most participants had never participated in an online webinar before! Even despite these technical difficulties, teachers were enthusiastic and the Midnight Music audience grew. I also began to sell “Replay passes” for each course, so teacher’s could take them in their own time, and I realised that asynchronous courses were a better approach.
Still in that year, I created the first version of my now annual Ultimate Guide to Free Tech Resources for Music Teachers – a PDF collection of free music websites, software and other resources. The guide has been published every year since. I was also invited by Kate Hargreaves of Music EDU to write the Studio Sessions program for middle school students. This includes music technology projects, and a performance element. The program – part of the MusicEDU Suite – is still going strong!
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The Site is operated by Midnight Music Pty Ltd ABN 87 619 652 603 (“Midnight Music” or “Company” or “we” or “us”).
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Midnight Music Pty Ltd
PO Box 219
Glen Waverley
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