Embedding Instructional Technology in the Music Classroom

Outline

Introduction: Why Use Instructional Technology in the Music Classroom? (5 min)

What does a music classroom look like, and how does technology fit into that? (5 min)

Introduce tools for bell ringers, exit tickets, and transitions: musictheory.net and rhythmtrainer
I plan to have the participants scan a QR code to take a timed quiz in musictheory.net
These are free tools, and I will demonstrate how to use. (10 min)

Introduce Book Creator as a way for music to create a portfolio of their work and as a practice journal. I will share the template. Peer to peer discussion on the reflective value of this type of portfolio as well as the holistic assessment approach for the teacher. Teachers can have videos of their students practicing to evaluate hand position and embouchure rather than just a recording. (10 min)

Introduce Music Snippets which is a music composition add-on available through Google. The add-on allows students and teachers to create a composition in Google Slides. I will share my templates and examples of how teachers create assessments tailored to music their ensembles are rehearsing to evaluate specific phrases for student understanding. (15 min)

I will share a resource I have created that lists a variety of free and paid music apps/programs. I will highlight a few that are very valuable and worth researching: Tonal Energy, Band (communication tool), Smartmusic, Sightreading Factory, MusicFirst, AIVA (AI generated music - which is a fantastic opportunity for high school students to analyze what the AI composition to see if it follows modern composition 'rules'), Flat for Education, Soundslice, Ultimate Drill Book (Marching Band), Google Forms, Quizalize, Quizizz (but using LookerStudio to extract that data). (10 min)

Q & A (5 min)

Supporting research

Theory and Practice of Technology-Based Music Education by Jay Dorfman