Technology in Technology in Music and Art Music and Art InstructionInstruction

Chapter 13Chapter 13

Technology in Technology in Music and Art Music and Art InstructionInstruction

Chapter 13Chapter 13

By: Laura Coberly, Terri Gregory, By: Laura Coberly, Terri Gregory, Janai Beck, Rochel JefferyJanai Beck, Rochel Jeffery

The Arts in the Information Age

• 1. Expanded modes of expression- students can be exposed to new and exciting modes of artistic expression.

• 2. Literacy's for the Information Age-Arts instruction provides many unique opportunities for students to hone analytical skills for critical thinking.

• 3. Creative approaches to modern problems- An arts program that develops students’ potential for innovation in areas of music, graphic design, multimedia, and animation enables students to compete with the business world.

• 4. Arts in aesthetic balance- Technology can be seductive and people need to remember human unique abilities. Citizens will need coping skills to enable them to retain their artistic sensibilities in technological advances.

What does TPACK look like in ART and Music Education?

• In art education, a teacher incorporating TPACK principles when he/she teaches fluency within the content area like imaging editing with Photoshop.

• In music education, a teacher can introduce fluency in the content area like GarageBand to allow students to develop their own music compositions.

Issues and Problems in Music Education

• Music Literacy- means the ability to read standard music notation.

• Computer enables but does not encourage experimentation with alternative ways to represent music.

• Some desktop music production software like Apple or Cakewalk trend away from printed sheets to sound artifacts.

Training Teachers to Meet Music Standards

• Music Educators National Conference (MENC) - says, “ The K-12 music curriculum that was established by the 1930s has evolved only gradually since that time… “

The Intersection of Popular Music, Technology, and Music

Instruction

• MENC published a collection of essays addressing the issue of popular

music.

• Bridging the Gap: Popular Music and Music Education made very little mention of popular music’s heavy reliance on technology for both production (composition) and live performance.

The Music Director as Small Business Administrator

• The music director usually oversees the largest inventory of physical assets outside the athletic department.

• They are responsible for tracking students’ academic progress and other duties common to all classroom teachers.

Technology Integration Strategies for Music Instruction

• Music Strategies– Students use software like Apple’s GargeBand as a personal

recording studio– Teachers use an electronic keyboard lab to develop

students’ skills in keyboarding, theory, and harmony– Software such as Practica Musica serves as a tutorial in

music fundamentals– Music Ace’s “Doodle Pad” teaches young students about

parts for different instruments– Students build a website to help teach music history

Support for Music Performance

• Software like Finale offers all the power and flexibility of word processing applied music notation

• Teachers can create theory lessons, quizzes, and other handouts

Issues and Problems in Art Instruction

• Funding for Art Instruction– Funding for arts education is at all time

low due to No Child Left Behind

• Ethical Issues Associated with Use of Images and Other Materials– It is important to teach students the

proper way to use images and other materials from the internet

Technology Integration Strategies for Art Instruction

• Strategies included– Art examples for classroom use– Producing manipulating digitized images– Virtual field trips to art museums– Creating movies as an art form