Dr. Terry Bacon
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Dr. Terry Bacon
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PhD, educator, musician, band director, pit orchestra conductor, Apple junkie. Long time resident of Western NY - Go Bills!

Trying the “If you follow me I will follow back” philosophy for now.
Hey #bluecrew! Been kind of quiet. Our union has stressed we need to be careful with any social media posts. Thank you all for your posts! #GoBills
October 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy World #Beard Day! I finally feel like I can celebrate properly. #musiced #teacher #cat
September 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Enjoying the last weekend of summer. #HigherEd me started last Monday and #MusicK-12 me starts Tuesday. #Teacher #MusicEd #GIML #MLT
August 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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The body language alone speaks VOLUMES.

#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
August 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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August 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Its international #cat day. Operation turn Tendi, Mistress of the Winter Hairballs into a shoulder cat is going well. #startrek #lowerdecks #musiced #teacher #mlt #summerfun #musiced
August 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Just sayin’
August 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I know other parts of the country are headed back to school, but we’ve only been off for a month here in #WNY! Stop with the back to school stuff, it’s not time yet. In other news - my suPURRvisor is modeling proper #teacher behavior. #musiced #cat #mlt #giml
August 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Excited to be teaching a pilot HYBRID Instrumental Level 1 PDLC this fall. This will be our first attempt to offer this content with a mix of online and in-person participation. #MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
July 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Sometimes it’s good to enjoy Western NY in the summer. A lovely day on the #ErieCanal in #Spencerport. #WNY #NewYork #MusicEd #Teacher
July 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
More information may be found at www.giml.org about MLT, Audiation, & the Gordon Institute for Music Learning. OR... give me a shout. #MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
GIML – The Gordon Institute for Music Learning – National headquarters of the Gordon Institute for Music Learning
www.giml.org
July 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
There are several organizations around the world that are supporting teacher development using MLT and research including those in the US, Canada, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Poland, and Korea. #MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rather than being the focus of college professors there has been growing use of MLT as a framework for teaching and learning not only for MLT-related practices, but that of other approaches such as Orff and Kodaly. #MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Fostering creativity and improvisation within musical context and guiding students to read with understanding rather than decoding are important aspects of these MLT practical applications. #MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
July 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
MLT itself is not a method but there are methods that have been created based on MLT.They are based on the idea that music is learned in a similar way as language & that audiation is the musical equivalent of thinking.#MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
July 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Research by Gordon, his doctoral students, and others resulted in revisions with the most recent publication in 2012.Work has continued since Gordon’s passing with an International Conference held in Chicago last week.#MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
July 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A little about my research area. Music Learning Theory is a research-based theory of how we learn when we learn music. MLT was first proposed by Dr. Edwin Gordon from his early research on music aptitude. #MusicTeachers #MusicLearningTheory #Audiation #MusicEducation #MLT #MusicEd #GIML
July 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The face of a happy cat that was just informed of the concept of #summerbreak! #teacher #musiced #cat #thankgodWNYisfinallyonSummerBreak
June 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Happy #caturday #bluecrew! Last weekend before the final week of school and 90-100 temps here in WNY. Currently feel like Tendi looks. #teachers #musiced
June 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#NoKings #RochesterNY #Henrietta Calkins Road was lined all the way from Hylan Drive to Wegmans!
June 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Here’s to all my #teacher #musiced friends. Still working hard here in NY until the end of the month. Thank goodness it’s the weekend and FDT!
June 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM