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Rowena is doing amazing things with software developing and programming in relation to music and learning! Check her out on Twitter: @GoldenFennec

On the 29th of Novemeber, from 6pm, my entire class will be presenting major works that utilise technology for music teaching purposes & demonstrate skills that we have attained within and beyond our ‘Technology in Music Education’ class. If you’re interested in coming to see/interact with these projects (or if you like free booze andContinue reading “An Invitation to our Presentation of Learning”

Technology, when used effectively, can greatly enhance music education and help students learn more efficiently as well as produce higher quality work. However… It is important to remember that intrinsic motivation is the key to all learning and the best way to achieve this is for other humans (a.k.a; teachers, parents and friends) to provideContinue reading “The Big Debate about Tech in Music Ed”

Wunderlist! I love lists so much! When I think of things I have to do my mind tends to remain fixated on it until I can write it down. Also…what’s a better feeling than ticking off tasks on a list? It can make ticking off even the smallest of tasks feel like a success. WunderlistContinue reading “My New Favourite App…”

Tips from James Humberstone: Focus on the things you HAVE done, not the things you haven’t. Prioritise all tasks (you can use the GTD – Getting Things Done – method to assess what is most important). Reschedule things if you need to. Don’t try to overwork yourself! Spend time in Nature. Make sure you’re gettingContinue reading “The Importance of Mental Health as a Teacher”

Incredible few days of workshops! Linsey showed off his mad skills with looping and making his own instruments and also helped us make our own panpipes and foonkis! What is a foonki you may ask? A foonki is a membrane reed wind instrument with a similar tone colour to the bagpipes. Sorry that this lastContinue reading “Maker in Residence – Linsey Pollak”

Sadly I missed the Technology in Music Education lecture this week however here are some links to some of the content they covered on music related software and hardware. Ableton Live: https://www.ableton.com/en/live/ Push: https://www.ableton.com/en/push/ Akai MPC: http://www.akaipro.com/products/mpc-series Maschine: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/maschine/production-systems/maschine/ Headrush Loop Products: http://akaipro.com/products/legacy/e2-headrush Loopy: https://loopyapp.com/ EyDyLooper: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/everyday-looper/id333298831?mt=8 Artiphon Instrument 1: https://artiphon.com/ Novation Launchpad: https://us.novationmusic.com/launch/launchpad IOSContinue reading “October 23rd”

Check out the amazing work of Linsey Pollak on his website! Instruments He also includes methods and guides for how to make your own DIY instruments. Great for less resourced music classrooms or just a fun DIY project!

Using Google Classroom, Forms, and Sites to create your own digital scavenger hunt which doubles as a teaching resource? YES PLEASE! By creating small achievable steps such as a quiz on Google Forms, followed by starring to create your own website based on a given topic we were able to complete “on-topic” tasks while alsoContinue reading “A Virtual Scavenger Hunt”

How does one attempt to create a digital resource which can possibly eliminate the largest obsticle in the compositional process; ‘where to start’? (Hindson, 2007) Within my interactive website, I have attempted to create a platform of which students can return to whenever they find themselves struggling to begin a composition. I chose to createContinue reading “Composing with Baby Steps”