Another way to Use MySpace educationally

As a music Major that can procrastinate with the best of them, I found that MySpace can be a great way to discover new composers and listen to pieces that were just recently written. An easy way to incorporate this into a classroom is to do a web search using MySpace (though this activity will have to be monitored more or an alternative found for students that do not have a MySpace account). I just recently visited Eric Whitacre's MySpace and looked at his "top friends" to find other composers of today. Some deceased composers have also had pages dedicated to their music, and being able to search MySpace for these composers can be a more entertaining way to learn about a bunch of dead composers than researching in a library. Almost always music clips are put up as well, so being able to listen to free recordings of their music can help students get exposure to all sorts of classical and contemporary music without breaking the bank.