Meeting the Standards Online: Where's the Music?

(Intersection of Learning Theory and Musical Practice)

Education has traditionally been teacher-directed, factual instruction. The Internet is a vast repository of factual information. Cognitive research demonstrates that acquiring facts is no longer sufficient for deep, conceptual learning. Instead, classrooms should be centered around knowledge, learners, community, and assessment. Open-ended, inquiry-based projects provide interactive learning beyond factual information.

A knowledge-centered music classroom will be based on the National Music Standards through creating, performing and responding to music. Using the Internet to address the music standards necessitates keeping students musically involved with child-appropriate websites. Inquiry-based online activities can provide global and musical experiences.

Music examples used with permission from the following websites:

Allegro, by personal communication with the composer, December, 1999. Song published at Kids' Space. Available: http://www.kids-space.org/.

Farron, J., & Feldman, A. (1993). Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, [www]. Available: http://diamond.boisestate.edu/GaS/ [2002, 1/21].

Tahira, M. (1997). Makoyan's Classical and Recorder MIDI Page, [www]. Available: http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~makoyan/ [2002, 1/22].

White, B. (1999). Pan-Flute, [www]. Available: http://pan-flute.com/ [2002, 1/22].

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