Arizona Music Tech Day Recap

Yesterday, Saturday, February 22, 2025, MusicFirst hosted a free professional development event at the incredible Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. It was a completely FREE event and we had over 50 music teachers from around the state join us for a full day of high quality PD delivered by local music educators who use MusicFirst products in their classroom, as well as Jaye Mateyko and I. It was an incredible day, and I am SO proud of the MusicFirst team, including Jaye Mateyko, Natalia Buitrago, and Matt Ferry. Here was the schedule of events for the day:

We had some wonderful music teachers present for us, demonstrating how they use various tools from MusicFirst in their classrooms. These wonderful educators included Joyce Bertilson, Evan Dixon, Maureen Minnick, Anna Backstrom, and Michele Kahn. In addition to the sessions, attendees were treated to a tour of the Musical Instrument Museum - one of my favorite places, as well as breakfast and lunch. I thoroughly enjoyed presenting a total of 3 sessions, including the Keynote Address. We are hoping to return to the MIM next year to do it again. It was truly a proud moment for me and MusicFirst. A BIG thank you goes out to the incredible education staff at the MIM - what a pleasure to work with you all! Below are some photos of the event. If you would like us to do something similar for your area or district, just ask! We would love to come and spend time in your neck of the woods if we can.