Technology in Music Education

The National Standards for Music Education:

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
3. Improvising melodies, harmonies, and accompaniments
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
5. Reading and notating music
6. Listening to, analyzing and describing music
7. Evaluating music and music performances
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture

Seven Areas of Music Technology

1. Electronic instruments
2. Music notation software
3. MIDI/digital audio production
4. Instructional software
5. Telecommunications and the Internet
6. Multimedia and digital media
7. Information processing and lab management

Five types of music software

1. Drill and Practice
2. Tutorial
3. Games
4. Composing/Printing
5. Testing

From Tips: Technology for Music Educators. Compiled by Charles G. Brody. MENC, Reston, VA; 1990

Technology in Music Education
MUS 17F, Spring 2007
Department of Music
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
Brookville, NY USA
John Meschi, Instructor