Music Technology
For this week, my class explored the applications of music technology in the classroom. In our readings, we learned about the applications of different technological platforms like, SmartMusic and Audacity. We ended the week with creating a remix of a popular Muppet song.
One of the things that really hit home for me was the following passage from our readings: "Researches have found that students generally prefer to practice with accompaniments. In addition, some students believe that practicing with accompaniment allows them to learn music better and to lean it more quickly." (Bauer, 2014). I a, by sheer coincidence, seeing this very thing play out in my classroom. For years, I used SmartMusic with my students while learning recorder. For the first time, I do not have access to it and am teaching without it. I can see the difference from past years. The students are not progressing as fast as those who did have the SmartMusic resource. I am hoping to have access to it again next year.
When it came to using Audacity, it was not very difficult to use, but not , I think, for the elementary level of music education. The mix came out pretty well, but the interface was definitely for the more advanced age. I have used Audacity several times in editing my backing tracks from my solo gigs on steel drums. Now that I have learned more about it, I can see some new possibilities in this area.
Well, that's another week from the Upside Down Point-of-View. I'm looking forward to next week's entry. Bye for now!
References
Bauer, W. I. (2014). Music learning today: Digital pedagogy for creating, performing, and responding to music. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
One of the things that really hit home for me was the following passage from our readings: "Researches have found that students generally prefer to practice with accompaniments. In addition, some students believe that practicing with accompaniment allows them to learn music better and to lean it more quickly." (Bauer, 2014). I a, by sheer coincidence, seeing this very thing play out in my classroom. For years, I used SmartMusic with my students while learning recorder. For the first time, I do not have access to it and am teaching without it. I can see the difference from past years. The students are not progressing as fast as those who did have the SmartMusic resource. I am hoping to have access to it again next year.
When it came to using Audacity, it was not very difficult to use, but not , I think, for the elementary level of music education. The mix came out pretty well, but the interface was definitely for the more advanced age. I have used Audacity several times in editing my backing tracks from my solo gigs on steel drums. Now that I have learned more about it, I can see some new possibilities in this area.
Well, that's another week from the Upside Down Point-of-View. I'm looking forward to next week's entry. Bye for now!
References
Bauer, W. I. (2014). Music learning today: Digital pedagogy for creating, performing, and responding to music. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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