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Whats the association?
Is it really about technology?
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TWO PERSPECTIVES
1. Instrumentalist (or Instructionist)

• Technology is assumed to be value neutral.

• Efficiency in accustomed ways of teaching and
  rehearsing.

• Pro New and varied presentation and assessment
  opportunities.

• Pro Interface with computer literacy skills.

• Con Staying in the same place, perhaps more
  efficiently.

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2. Transformational
Web-based technology not entirely neutral
Inherently (though not necessarily) offers ways
to transform musical and educational experiences
Pro Counters one size fits all (1-2-3
instruction) ensemble learning with such
possibilities as multiple modalities, critical
thinking skills, individualized/independent
learning, project method inquiry, collaborative
learning
Con Doesnt a musical ensemble require the
operant conditioning supplied by a conductor?
Whos in charge?
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Current Use of Computer Technology with Choirs
1. In the Full Choir Rehearsal
Providing accompaniments
Displaying score analyses
Music Theory instruction
Various administrative tasks
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Current Use of Computer Technology with Choirs
1. In the Full Choir Rehearsal
Different only in degree from traditional teacher
or conductor behaviors of lecturing, writing on
the blackboard, playing the keyboard, etc.
May even require more teacher labor than the
more traditional behaviors.
On the whole, this use of technology is
teacher-centered and student passive.
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Romanticized View of Technology
Any use of electronic learning/computers will
lead to more desirable results.
Realistic View of Technology
Just as there can be bad teaching without
technology, there can be bad teaching with
technology.