ICT and Music
Video Overview
A Music Teacher uses technology to benefit teaching and learning. She uses Movie Maker to help her class develop a visual and aural understanding of songs by creating videos for the piece. The class also use Audacity to record songs in sections before compiling it together – piano, solo, harmony.
Description
Music teacher explains how she uses ICT in her 2nd year and 5th year class groups. Pupils use Movie Maker to plan and create videos representing a song of their choice. Pupils then share the videos with each other. Teacher explains how this is beneficial to all students as the technology puts every pupil on the same page. Audacity is used in 5th year to record a song. Pupils record instrument and vocal pieces separately before putting them together. Piano keyboard app is used in class to teach pupils to recognise notes.
Courses that you might be interested in
Using Video to Enhance and Create Resources (Post Primary)
Video tutorials
The following short tutorials will show you how to use apps featured in the video:
Digital Learning Framework
This video supports the following statements of the Digital Learning Framework (DLF):
Teaching & Learning (2. Learner Experiences)
- 2.1 Pupils engage purposefully in meaningful learning activities
Pupils use digital technologies for sourcing, exchanging of information to develop understanding and support basic knowledge creation.
Visit DL Planning to explore what other areas of the DLF are supported in this video, and to help you to plan for digital learning in your class.
