Tom Rudolph, director of the Haverford Middle School Jazz ensemble graduated with a double degree in Music Performance and Education from Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts in 1977 where he studied with Samuel Krauss. He earned a Masters of Music Education degree at West Chester University in 1981 and an Education Doctorate from Widener University in 1993. He is Director of Music for the School District of Haverford Township and an adjunct assistant professor of music at the University of the Arts. He is also a member of the classical group Gaudeamus and has recorded three compact discs with the ensemble.Dr. Rudolph is one of the seminal people in music education and technology. He began his work as a clinician and workshop leader in the field in 1982. He has authored seven books including: Teaching Music With Technology, currently in its third printing; Finale An Easy Guide to Music Notation, Recording in the Digital World, Finding Funds for Music Technology, and he was one of 4 co-authors of the TI:ME publication: Technology Strategies for Music Education. He has published more than 30 articles on music technology that have appeared in the Music Educators Journal, The Instrumentalist, Jazz Educator Journal, and Downbeat magazine. He has consulted with dozens of companies including Apple Computer, Korg, SoundTree, Roland, Bose Corporation and many others. In 1995, he was one of the founders of the Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) and is now serving as the President of this organization. Since 1983, Rudolph has taught workshops in music technology at 17 institutions of higher learning and has trained over 3,500 music educators in his acclaimed workshops. He presented the music technology keynote address for the MENC Eastern Music Technology pre-conference in 1996, the Massachusetts State Conference in 1999, the MENC/TI:ME National Conference in 2002, and the Missouri State Conference in 2003.