Yes! There is
no doubt about the fact that technology is blessing to humanity. Children and
young learners are not left out in craving for musical prowess through music (Brown, A. (2015). It helps to drive knowledge
and to fortify understanding.
My music
classes are very expressive and demonstrating because of new applications and
software usage that have been infused into the curriculum.
In the last
2 years, my work as a music teacher has been so engaging and with less stress because
my pupils have been spurred up to making their own kind of music. Quest for
excellence has made many of them to form work groups; putting heads together to
collaborate in making a great original music. The use of electronic music has
increased attendance for musical activities.
Issues
The concern
of Courage & Howe (2010) about influence of technology on children’s
learning is now glaring as my pupils are
becoming too engrossed with music mixing and production consoles; pupils show
less concern about numeracy and literature. They flock around music studio even
at odd hours.
The school
management is planning new measures to curb this obsession.
Another big
issue my colleagues are having is their dislikes for non-electronic (choral or
acoustic) music lessons. Rudiment and theory of music sessions are now being
boycotted.
As much as skills
and artistic demonstrations are easily enhanced through the use of technology in
21st century music education, other weakness and indulgencies that might follow
must be discouraged and promptly curbed
Reference
Brown, A. (2015). Music technology and
education: Amplifying musicality. New York, NY: Routledge.
Courage, M. L., & Howe, M. L.(2010).
To watch or not to watch: Infants and toddlers in a brave new electronic world.
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