Even though I’m not a music teacher (nor have I ever been, or will I be), I tend to find technology in music classrooms to be some of the most exciting ways that technology is being put to use in classrooms overall. While there’s lots of time-saving-efficient-cool-useful stuff happening in all types of classrooms, there’s something particularly awesome about making music and integrating some awesome digital technologies into the process. There are a million and one ways to use an iPad or other tablet in your music classroom, but it definitely doesn’t stop there! The handy infographic below takes a look at how technology is revitalizing how musicians compose, record, perform, and distribute music – both in and out of the classroom.
Technology in the Music Classroom
- 74% of teachers feel that technology supports and expands the curriculum
- 74% say it motivates students to learn
- 73% say it motivates students to respond to a variety of learning styles
- 11% use an interactive table
- 59% use an interactive whiteboard
- 35% use tablets or e-readers
- 48% make online lesson plans
- 45% use web based/interactive games
- 44% use as vehicle for information delivery to students and parents
- Offers easy access to connect with other teachers and musicians
- Leaves time for flexibility in class
- Encourages students to create and showcase their music
- Offers differentiated instruction
- Students have access to new resources and concepts
- Use your technology to create a music production studio – including composition, rehearsal, recording, editing, distributing, etc!
Great Music Apps
- Ear Trainer
- Garage Band
- forScore
- Real Piano Pro
- Guitar Lab
- ImproVox
- Tab Toolkit
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