1. Technology in Art and Music Instruction Session Seven EDT 612

2. Educators Views l Using computers and other instructional technologies creates a contradiction in blending impersonal machines with traditionally humanistic endeavors in the classroom l In reality, technology has always played a role in the arts.

3. Why teach music and the arts? l Technological advances compel schools to place more weight than ever on teaching the arts l Help students develop the values and sensibilities that will enable them to function as healthy citizens in an artificial, high tech environment

4. Issues and Problems l Separate versus interdisciplinary arts instruction: use collaboration l Arts and communications program: critics worry about depth of knowledge when cross-disciplinary l Kids n Blues CD: songs from over 650 students in Memphis, TN; teachers worked across grade levels

5. Standards in Arts Education l Goals 2000 initiative was expanded to include the arts l Start preparing kids in the lower grades for deeper and more rigorous work each year l The joy of experiencing the arts is enriched and matured by the pride of accomplishment

6. Standards l Be able to communicate at a basic level in the four arts disciplines: l Dance l Music l Theatre l Visual Arts

7. Standards l Be able to communicate proficiently in at least one art form, with the ability to define and solve artistic problems with insight, reason, and technical proficiency

8. Standards l Be able to develop and present basic analyses of works of art from structural, historical, and cultural perspectives and from combinations of these perspectives

9. Standards l Have an informed acquaintance with exemplary works of art from a variety of cultures and historical periods l plus a basic understanding of historical development in the arts disciplines, across the arts as a whole, and within cultures

10. Issues and Problems l Academic versus Studio l Students receive one hour a week of instruction l At the end of elementary or middle school, students with art talent are redirected towards elective courses l Smaller number of kids learn art

11. How Technology is Integrated into the Arts l Hardware: scanners, digital camera: both foster creativity l Paint and Draw Software: spans all ages of students l Animation, Graphics, and 3-D Design Software: simple cell to PhotoShop to morphing images

12. How Technology is Integrated into the Arts l Desktop Publishing with graphics l Video: increases student motivation to learn l The Internet (again): offers a large number of resources such as museums, multi-cultural field trips to gather examples of art and music around the world

13. Useful Web Sites l AMICO: Art Museum Image Collection with 65,000 thumbnail images of works of art to review online http://www.amico.net/home.html http://www.amico.net/home.html l ArtsEdge: http://artsedge.kennedy- center.org/artsedge.html http://artsedge.kennedy- center.org/artsedge.html

14. Useful Web Sites l ArtsEdNet: http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ l Web Museum: http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/ http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/ l The Art Teacher Connection: http://primenet.com/~arted http://primenet.com/~arted

15. Issues and Problems in Music Education l Theory or Performance? l Basic competence in understanding and appreciating music versus l learn by doing and should spend most of their instructional time performing music l Standards are a balance of both

16. How Technology is Integrated into Music Ed l MIDI: musical instrument digital interface l It assigns a number to every aspect of musical sound including pitch, length and instrument l When the MIDI device receives these numbers, it plays the sounds

17. How Technology is Integrated into Music Ed l MIDI Synthesizers and Networks: l electronic musical instruments are the cornerstone of music technology l Piano-like keyboards replicate the sounds of both acoustic instruments like guitar and original sound effects like TV sound effects

18. Sequencers l Software in this category enables users to record, edit, and play back music. l A composer can save short sequences and then easily manipulate them and paste them together to form larger works.

19. Other Music Tools l Musical Notation Software l Multimedia Software l Instructional Software l Video with teacher guides l The Internet (again)

20. Useful Websites l American Canvas: l http://arts.endow.gov/NEAText/Comm unity/ http://arts.endow.gov/NEAText/Comm unity/ l Music Educators National Conference http://www.menc.org/http://www.menc.org/ l Worldwide Music Resources: http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_ resources/ http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_ resources/

21. Useful Websites l Rock and Roll Hall of Fame l http://www.rockhall.com/educate/lssn plan/index.html http://www.rockhall.com/educate/lssn plan/index.html l Immersion in Music: http://ready.cpb.org/edtech/k12testbed /kunm.html http://ready.cpb.org/edtech/k12testbed /kunm.html