Blogging Resources

Next week, you will each need to launch your blog project. I have some resources listed below which you will find very helpful. I recommend Blogger or Wordpress:

Getting Started:

• Blogging at WritersWrite.com
• Blogging-Resources
• Blogging: An Introduction
• EduBlogs
  

Free Blogging Host Sites:

• Blogger
• Wordpress
• LiVEJournal
• BraveNet
• Xanga
• Typepad

Some classical music blogs:

• The Rest is Noise
• Brass Musician
• Classical Music (Cincinnati.com)
• Pittsburgh Symphony Blog
• The Well-Tempered Blog
• Scottish Symphony Orchestra
• Adaptistration
• Horn Roller
• Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog
• I was doing alright

General Guidelines:

• Pick a theme or subject. (such as Civil War Brass Bands, or South American Brass Quintets, etc.)
• Set up your blog and email the name and location of your blog so I can link to it here.
• Post twice weekly. I would recommend using your blogs publication schedule reminder if they have one.
• Think of your blog as a combination online guide to your subject and personal journal for this course.
  
• In addition to commentary, create hyperlinks, post pictures, and explore your subject.
• Be sure to check out the blogs of the other students and make occassional comments.
  
• Let me know if you encounter any problems. Be sure to use a free blogging host, and experiment with a few posts to see if you can easily navigate their interface.