Music and Technology in the Classroom

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Music and Technology in the Classroom

• By Kaytlynne Conover
• Elementary Education
• Montana State University

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Why use music?

• Emotional Expression
• Aesthetic Enjoyment
• Entertainment
• Communication
• Symbolic Representation
• Physical Response
• Teaches Culture

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What to think about when using music technology.

• how to group students individual, small group,
  whole class.
• how to track student progress.
• how to sequence work for the units.

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9 Music Standards and Activities that Include
Technology
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The National Music Standards

• Singing, alone and with others
• Instruments
• Melodies and accompaniments
• Composing
• Reading
• Listening to music
• Evaluating music
• Relationship between music and other arts
• Music history

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Ideas for Using in the Classroom?

• http//www.carnegiehall.org/article/explore_and_le
  arn/art_online_resources_listening_adventures.html
  
• If you were a young student would this attract
  your attention?
• What are benefits of teaching the symphony with
  the site rather than just listening to it?

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Where to Get Songs

• http//www.kididdles.com/lyrics/allsongs.html -
  has many songs along with the tunes.
• http//www.kiddyhouse.com/songs - has songs for
  all the phonics sounds
• http//www.songsforteaching.com/ - it has songs
  listed by topic and grade level.
• http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicchild.htm -
  this includes nursery and show tunes.

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What to do with the songs

• It can help students learn a topic such as
  phonics, abcs, math, or many other areas.
• The teacher can teach the song to students.
• Students can sing along with computer.

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Sing along tune

• http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/singarainbow.
  htm
• What do you think you can teach with this?
• Colors
• Rhythm
• Beat

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Instruments

• You may not have access to all instruments in the
  classroom but you can with technology.
• Drums http//www.planetpals.com/interactivegames
  /fluffy.htm
• Xylophone http//www.apples4theteacher.com/xylo.
  html
• Piano http//pianonanny.com is a website that
  teaches students how to play the piano.

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How much do you know about instruments?

• Students can learn about the different
  instruments and each instrument has an activity
  for students to complete.
• http//www.playmusic.org

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Instrument Identification

• Can you guess what this instrument is?
• http//www.thirteen.org/publicarts/orchestra/

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Dont know much about an instrument or artist?

• Try the musical encyclopedias.
• http//library.thinkquest.org/10400/html/index.htm
  l

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See what you think?

• Everyone is now going to be given a website to
  visit.
• Briefly look at the website thinking of how you
  could use this in your classroom and what you
  would teach.
• In a couple of minutes, tell the rest of us what
  you think about the site.

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The websites

• New York Philharmonic
• http//library.thinkquest.org/10400/html/index.htm
  l
• San Francisco Symphony
• http//www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid1
  
• Dallas Symphony
• http//www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp

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What do you think?
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Music Software

• If you dont want to use the internet what else
  can you use?

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Some of the software you can use to teach music

• Rhythm reading and performing Rhythm Ace
• Identifying written pitches Music Ace I and II
• Scales and key signature Practica Musica
• There are many others

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Remember when choosing music software--

• What are the skills being taught?
• What procedures and techniques are being used to
  convey information?
• What is the quality of graphics?
• How easily do students interact?
• What is the quality of sound?
• How expensive is it?
• Can teacher and students control the speed and
  sequence of the program?

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Helpful Websites

• All of the above links were found at
• http//www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/music/default.htm
• Good bulletin board ideas and worksheets are
  found at
• http//www.musicbulletinboards.net