THE NEW HORIZONS FOR MUSIC TECHNOLOGY IN MUSIC EDUCATION

Tallinn24.4.2009

Heikki Ruismäki, professorUniversity of Helsinki

Antti Juvonen, Ph.D., Senior lecturerUniversity of Joensuu

THE NEW HORIZONS FOR MUSIC TECHNOLOGY IN MUSIC EDUCATION

Content:

AimsMethodsDecades of media and music technology educationThe past decadesMusic in the InternetSome remarksQuestions and considerations

Aims

• What options does the Internet offer?• How modern technology can help teachers?

– in learning instrument playing• Free accompaniement, singing etc.

– creating music– collective music-making and playing – with social media

• Focus especially on the essential phenomenon of open music education technology

Methods

• A micro-historical review

• The Internet as developers and shapers of modern music education.

• The review underlining the music of the new millennium and the phenomenon of open social media.

Introduction

• Position of music (education) technology ?

• ->developing,

• ->advancing new methods inside music teaching and learning

• ->researching, and – first of all

• ->growing in the use of modern technology.

1960Popular, liberal education

Audiovisual education

Film, television, newspaper, mass communication

Acoustic instruments

Mass media education

1970Critical stance

Mass communication education

Television, mass media

Acoustic and electric instruments

Communication education

1980Aesthetics, ethics

Communication education

Video, audiovisual culture, film, music videos

Synthesizers, music software for computers, computer-assisted music education, video-culture

1990Networking, interaction

Communication education

Information technology, net technol ogy, digital technology

Sequencer-, notation-, ear training-, music theory-, improvisation -, synthesis- and sound modification- and hypermedia software develop

Media education

2000Multi-modal media culture

Media education

Digital technology, multi-modality

Social media, Internet music-making, video, mixed culture

Table1. Decades of (Finnish) media and music technology education

The internet already is a part of the reality of children and youngsters

• Social life• Enjoyment and relaxing• Hobbies, interests• Taking care of things,

shopping• Finding information and

learning• Self-expression• Loading data from peer

groups

Social media

Typical:*participation

*interaction

*sharing

*cooperational working

*selling and marketing

*1950-70’s: I need

*1980-90’s: I want

*2000’s : I am able

*2010’s: We are able

Social media

Table 2. Music in the Internet the past decades

1998 Google 2004 My Space

2000 Napster 2005 FaceBook

2001 Itunes 2005 Youtube

2001 Mikseri2005 Tunecore, WE7

2002 Kazaa 2007 Amazonmp3

2003 Last Fm 2007 Teachertube

2003 PirateBay 2008 ?

Music in the Internet

KitarapedagogiKitaraa tiukemmille soittajilleGuitarbackingtrackKaraoke Pianopedagogi AfroimproLaulukoneLuo musiikkiaMikseriFair music marketMusan tekemistä verkossaLasse Gjertsen

The BrustonesLastFmMuusikoiden.netleffatMusiikin hakuaVisuaalista hakua ThomannKritiikkiä omista biiseistäSongTapperMySongSweet Georgia BrownWhat’s time

Technology sticking throught musical achievements

(measuring own skills and knowledge)

Knowledge about essence of equipment

Conseptions about what to

do with the equipment

Knowhow on equippement and programs

And transforming them into music

education

The development of

equipment, programs and learning and

teaching methods

?

Some remarks

• Music educational technology undoubtedly changes teaching of music.

• The question is: in which direction?

• How does the music change?

• How will the teaching change? And

• Formal –> informal learning

• What have the social media added to music teaching and learning?

Questions and considerations• Are the teachers in touch with the

time? – At schools, universities and

polytechnics?

• Are the possibilities of internet used correctly?– Information search, information

selling, internet business

• Is information shared enough (openly and systematically)?– Teacher’s education, Veso,

Educa, Hämeenlinna ITK, Workshops

– Douple the joy, shere the sorrow• How is music teaching going to

change?– Media, games, music, teaching

• Formal-informal learning• Are the interested and uninterested

informed?– How to motivate teachers who

are not technology oriented?– Are the key persons informed?

• What kind of programs for people of different ages?

• How is music technology seen in curriculum and contents of teaching?

• The effects for instrument skills teaching, classroom teaching and to music as a hobby?

• Noviices, eksperts

He, who seeks, also finds but does the one also find, who

does not seek ?

• Music educational technology undoubtedly changes teaching of music.

• The question is: in which direction? How does the music change,

• how will the teaching change and

• what have the social media added to music teaching and learning?

“ The door is open, you just have to step in” is an old Chinese proverb referred to cleverly by Google Earth.

Thank you !

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