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Technology in the Music Classroom. Overview. From Phonographs to iPods: A rationale for the use of technology across the music curriculum. Make It Transparent!. Why Technology?.
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Overview • From Phonographs to iPods: A rationale for the use of technology across the music curriculum. • Make It Transparent!
Why Technology? • Used as a teaching tool, technology provides opportunities for students which would be difficult using traditional teaching materials. • Used effectively, technology can make certain aspects of the music curriculum more exciting for students. • Parents & Administrators love seeing their often huge investment in technology being used as frequently as possible.
Technology as a Teacher? • At the moment, technology is useless without an effective and creative teacher. Other inventions promising huge improvements in education have come and gone. • Technology is a tool, not a panacea. • “Computers and synthesizers are the crayons of music education.” - Tom Rudolph
Technology in the Music Curriculum: Where does it belong? • General Music • Student use in Grades 3 and up. • Teacher use in all Grades. • Instrumental Music • Get your piano players in the band and orchestra! • Building Ear Training and Music Theory skills. • Monitoring Student Practice. • Archiving performances.
Vocal Music • Building Ear Training and Music Theory skills. • Archiving performances.
Make It Transparent! • Use technology as a tool to help you deliver instruction, not just for the sake of using technology. • Videos, CD’s, and instruments are all examples of technologies that are available to teachers. Use computers and other technologies in the same way.
Practical Applications for the Music Classroom • Teacher Use Exclusively • The One-Computer Classroom • Individual Practice Stations • Using the School Computer Lab Effectively • Purchasing a Music Technology Lab
What Do You Need? What are the practicalities of technology in the music classroom?
The Basics • At least one Computer with at the very minimum: • 2 gHz, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Cable/DSL/T1 Modem, CD ROM. • Software • MIDI Synthesizer (w/General MIDI) or USB Keyboard Controller • MIDI USB Interface • Digital Audio Interface • Lab Controller - GEC3 • Speakers
What Do I Have? • 10 iMacs • 10 Korg X5D GM synthesizers • 10 Midiman MIDI interfaces • GEC3 Group Controller from SoundTree • 20 MIDI cables • 20 pairs of headphones • Software • Internet access • File Server