Course Description

Technology has touched all aspects of education, especially music.  The course Technology in Music Education has provided an excellent opportunity for us to increase our knowledge about using computers to compose and perform as well as teach music. During the week, topics such as MIDI basics, sequencing, music printing, music instruction software, World Wide Web techniques and selecting hardware and software for the music classroom were addressed. Through lecture, discussion and practice at individual workstations we experienced each topic. This course better equipped us to meet the challenges of integrating technology in our teaching and everyday lives.
 
 
 
 

The Class

The seven of us were from different parts of Virginia. We varied widely in age, teaching experience and in computer knowledge. Even so, our common goal and eagerness to learn made us a compatible group. We were always ready to be helpful, to laugh at ourselves and most of all, to be patient with each other. We can say unequivocally that Dr. Mahin was the most patient of all. Through frustration, power outages and a plethora of questions Dr. Mahin made it successfully through the course and so did we!!