I've been doing a lot of thinking recently; the music classroom has changed so much since I've gone through it. The technology available to us as students and educators has progressed so vastly in the past few years that its definitely hard for us to imagine how to properly integrate it. I stumbled upon a blog by Dr. Christopher Russel called Technology in Music Education and his experiences utilizing iPhones, iPods, iPads, and other technologies into the music classroom. I've found many of his posts interesting, informative, and though-provoking about how I could use any, all, or none of these in my classroom.
Recently, I've found myself seeing YouTube as a very hit-or-miss addition to a lesson. If the lesson has a video thrown in to "fulfill a technology requirement", they're often lacking in content and doing just that - fulfilling a requirement. I came across this post from Dr. Russel and was completely blown away. Here's why:
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My primary instrument is French horn. This video, while only 1 minute long, is inspiring and I'm going to go practice. Now.
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