Technology in the Music Classroom

As I am writing this blog, my boyfriend is working on an Italian aria in the background, La Vendetta.  He is going over the diction slowly of each word to get the correct pronunciation and the emphasis on the syllables in the words.  He is doing so with a CD on his computer that says each phrase for him, with the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) translation in front of him to make sure that he repeats it back correctly.  He then sings along with a recording so that he is more prepared of what to expect for when he rehearses with his accompanist.

There are many articles and studies out on the internet that describe the use of technology in the classroom, including the music classroom.  I personally like to see the proof, like that of my boyfriend's practice tonight.  I find that technology has an incredibly important role in the teaching of music.  I have observed classes that use Smart Boards to help the students interact with the score of a piece as they listen to it, or use the AirPlay feature on their iPads to display the music that they have been working on the the entire class.  Technology plays such an important and helpful role in classes that one would be a fool not to utilize it.  It helps students with special needs and students without special needs to be creative and to learn quickly.

The link below is a website that a music educator created to show off his students and explain how he uses technology to teach music to his students better.  This is the best proof that there is: to usse technology to explain the use of technology.

Music Tech Teacher