Full Description
This book offers an overview of the complex world of digital materials for music education and of their possible use in the everyday practice of music teachers. It presents a multidimensional taxonomy of digital materials for music education. Through the taxonomy it is possible to derive a clear framework of the whole field and to perform analysis of the state of art. The book shows the use of this flexible and powerful knowledge tool for reviewing the digital materials in the various domains and dimentions.
The book provides researchers and designers with an overview of what has already been designed, proposed and tested in the field. It also offers music teachers a wider perspective of the possibilities connected to current technologies in the field of music education, and it suggests possible interrelationships between research and music education practices.
Contents
Introduction.- 1) A timeline of music education technology.- 2) Learning theories in technology-assisted music education.- 3) Organizing technology-mediated music knowledge.- 4) A multidimensional taxonomy of digital learning resources.- 5) A web took to explore the taxonomy.- 6) From research to educational practice.- 7) The taxonomy for music educators.
