Music Notes and Tech Talk

Podcasting is quite possibly the best way to reach your target audience and share the great successes of your music program, and it’s easier than you might think!  You can use technology you already own or obtain affordable recording tools–such as the Zoom Q3–in order to record your ensemble and post it online as a podcast on websites such as SchoolTube.com and Podbean.com.  While you’re reading this, go ahead and take a moment to post a quick comment and share how you are using–or would like to use–podcasting to promote your music program and increase student performance.

New music tools on the web are popping up so fast that we can hardly stay abreast of the latest gadgets…I mean, instructional resources…available for adoption into our tech toolbox.  Please take a moment to leave a quick comment on this post, and share how you have made creative use of web tools in your music courses!

Interactive whiteboards (commonly referred to as smart boards) have many applications in all types of music classes, including band and choir.  Your creativity is really the only limit in how  interactive whiteboards can be used in your classes, and a growing number of websites are popping up on the Internet with SMART Notebook lessons for music and other subjects.  If you have a SMART Board or another type of interactive whiteboard in your classroom, please take a moment to comment on this post and share a story of how you use it to teach music.  I am interested in hearing from choir and band directors, elementary music teachers, and anyone else who teaches music.  Link to presentation

Technology can be used in the music classroom to enhance student learning and performance while also meeting the state curriculum frameworks for music.  When used appropriately, the right tools can streamline recurring tasks like warm-ups and playing/singing tests.  Others can serve to extend students’ learning beyond the class or rehearsal.  Please take a moment to comment on this post and share how you use technology creatively to meet the frameworks.