Integration Ideas for Using Technology in Music

1. Use presentation software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, insert digital pictures of a current or historical musicians, and show the presentation to generate class discussion of different types of music and time periods.

2. Use publishing software, such as Microsoft Publisher, insert digital pictures from the Internet (see clip art sites) of current or historical musicians. Use the Internet to gather information about this person to create a brochure.

3. For any topic studied in music, create a scavenger hunt. Select specific web sites that students will visit to hunt the answers to questions.

4. Visit Yahooligans to learn about the musical artist of the month. Have students create a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint to present a biography on this musician. The Yahooligans site includes a biography, video, song samples, photos etc.

5. Join the National Association for Music Education each year by participating in the World’s Largest Concert activity. This is a sing-along concert that links students from around the world. http://www.menc.org/guides/wlc/WLCFront.html

6. Participate in a national forum with technology integration and music. This is sponsored by the National Association for Music Education. Discuss new ideas and developments in music.

7. Yamaha Music Lab (http://www.mus-central.com/MIE.htm) Lesson plans, record keeping and student progress evaluations are all handled by technology, leaving teachers free to actually teach music. Students play their own instruments. The technology in the Music In Education program is a tool with which to teach, rather than a separate subject that has to be specifically taught.

8. Visit the ETV Video Streaming site to locate downloads such as MP3 music files, famous composers, exploring sound, and music lessons. This will be available to all teachers in the fall of 2005.

9. Use MS Word, PowerPoint, or Excel to have students work with memorization of song lyrics.

10. Create a music class web site with Composer or Dreamweaver and attach it to the class eChalk site to display information about music and the class.