Creating a virtual classroom at home has proven to be difficult for music students. Showing examples on the document camera is one thing, but providing a drawing tool for students to practice dissecting the components of musical theory will greatly enhance their understanding. Just as in math, music students have to understand the structure of scale building and applying the rules of music when attempting composition, building chords or understanding how to count a difficult rhythm.
Music students must review music basics on the staff, by identifying the lines and spaces, accidentals and melodic passages which can be drawn on the electronic drawing board. If we were in class, in person, my students would come to the chalkboard and demonstrate their ability to create chord progressions and show their reasoning for their musical flow (expression), as well as practice notation and the identification of time signatures. In music, we have to write out the purpose for each part of a time signature just like breaking down a fraction in math.
Students have increasingly become comfortable with technology to assist their learning. As a teacher, I believe that all disciplines in school should consistently use tools such as chromebooks, drawing tablets and any other electronic devices that will ensure a student's learning. Fine arts are no different. Music has been around since the beginning of time and even now with the world changing so fast, music should keep up, not just with the sense of hearing but with sight and touch.
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Creating a virtual classroom at home has proven to be difficult for music students. Showing examples on the document camera is one thing, but providing a drawing tool for students to practice dissecting the components of musical theory will greatly enhance their understanding. Just as in math, music students have to understand the structure of scale building and applying the rules of music when attempting composition, building chords or understanding how to count a difficult rhythm.
Music students must review music basics on the staff, by identifying the lines and spaces, accidentals and melodic passages which can be drawn on the electronic drawing board. If we were in class, in person, my students would come to the chalkboard and demonstrate their ability to create chord progressions and show their reasoning for their musical flow (expression), as well as practice notation and the identification of time signatures. In music, we have to write out the purpose for each part of a time signature just like breaking down a fraction in math.
Students have increasingly become comfortable with technology to assist their learning. As a teacher, I believe that all disciplines in school should consistently use tools such as chromebooks, drawing tablets and any other electronic devices that will ensure a student's learning. Fine arts are no different. Music has been around since the beginning of time and even now with the world changing so fast, music should keep up, not just with the sense of hearing but with sight and touch.
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