Technology for Music Education in the 21st Century
Published: May 6, 2020 | Category: Excitement, growing knowledge, Technology or Not
It seems to be that historical and cultural circumstances are huge influences in the way people have embraced growing knowledge.
Children all around the world love to play and enjoy social interaction. Who have they learned from? Perhaps society that surrounds them. Parents, grandparents, extended family, social gatherings outside of home celebrating life such as weddings, funerals, sports, church, scouts etc and eventually education. Although there are some horror stories of beginning education institutions, there is always mention of singing, dancing, learning an instrument that was modern at the time.
Watching the video "Music class at Northern Beaches Christian School", would be my dream classroom for students 12-18 years of age. Having a physical space that has a variety of zones for physical playing of an instrument and social interaction as well as using technology in a variety ways for assessment. Providing a range of technology and spaces for students to create, play, feedback as well as help from an expert to encourage infinite learning from a project. The use of technology provides the capability for wide research, shared documents, composing in a variety of ways, learning sound engineering, etc.
Therefore, what about Birth to 12 years of age. When watching the video "Music Class at Kamaroi" reminded me of my primary school teaching days. This "on hands" music education meant that Music Class was very popular in the primary school in Masterton. The classes included games, singing games, body percussion, ukulele, marimba playing, untuned percussion, keyboard playing, african drums etc. This led to many of the children wanting to be in the extra curricular and very much social activities such as choir, orchestra, band, kapa haka etc.
Many of these students carried on with their music at college and always thanked me for their music experiences at primary school level. I have seen these students carry on including technology with their music, but they were ready for this by then.
Hattie, J puts the ability of a teacher to know not only what they want to teach but also how they want to teach, organise and structure education in the context of the particular students and circumstances. Hattie, J. (2012). Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning. New York, NY: Routledge.
Children all around the world love to play and enjoy social interaction. Who have they learned from? Perhaps society that surrounds them. Parents, grandparents, extended family, social gatherings outside of home celebrating life such as weddings, funerals, sports, church, scouts etc and eventually education. Although there are some horror stories of beginning education institutions, there is always mention of singing, dancing, learning an instrument that was modern at the time.
Watching the video "Music class at Northern Beaches Christian School", would be my dream classroom for students 12-18 years of age. Having a physical space that has a variety of zones for physical playing of an instrument and social interaction as well as using technology in a variety ways for assessment. Providing a range of technology and spaces for students to create, play, feedback as well as help from an expert to encourage infinite learning from a project. The use of technology provides the capability for wide research, shared documents, composing in a variety of ways, learning sound engineering, etc.
Therefore, what about Birth to 12 years of age. When watching the video "Music Class at Kamaroi" reminded me of my primary school teaching days. This "on hands" music education meant that Music Class was very popular in the primary school in Masterton. The classes included games, singing games, body percussion, ukulele, marimba playing, untuned percussion, keyboard playing, african drums etc. This led to many of the children wanting to be in the extra curricular and very much social activities such as choir, orchestra, band, kapa haka etc.
Many of these students carried on with their music at college and always thanked me for their music experiences at primary school level. I have seen these students carry on including technology with their music, but they were ready for this by then.
Hattie, J puts the ability of a teacher to know not only what they want to teach but also how they want to teach, organise and structure education in the context of the particular students and circumstances. Hattie, J. (2012). Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning. New York, NY: Routledge.