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Music Lab Program
MUSIC IN EDUCATION
Serious Learning, Serious Fun!
George Hall Elementary has adopted a sizzling new music program. “It’s like a textbook with keys” and carries the name Music In Education (MIE). Music In Education (MIE) is a hands-on general music program emphasizing the learning and application in all aspects of music. This is fostered through the use of technology-driven Yamaha classroom keyboards. Electronic keyboards offer many possibilities as learning tools and performance instruments in the music classroom. In an interactive hands-on format, students can use an electronic keyboard to learn about sound, composition, improvisation, and recording. Since children have already been exposed and are learning through the use of new technology, it is second nature to them.
We felt that now is the time to make technology work for our music classroom. With more and more students becoming computer users, and with the evolutionary nature of technology yielding more powerful and less expensive computers, and electronic instruments, it seems inevitable that technology will continue to play a major role in music education.
The Music In Education (MIE) curriculum is built around a cooperative learning model in which students work together in peer teaching and peer learning to experience music concepts at hand. Each lesson allows the students to be actively engaged through singing, playing, moving, creating, improvising, and reading.
The MIE curriculum materials support and encourage the integration of other methods and materials that will enhance student understanding and achievement. Therefore, we additionally integrated an award winning music software program coupled with MIE called Music Ace.
Music Ace introduces games with each of the lessons. Providing additional practice with concepts covered in the lessons, as well as reinforcement of new learning, a highly enjoyable set of games comprises the second learning environment. Upon completion of a lesson, students enter a game environment of colorful graphics and sound effects which make additional practice and mastery of new skills a lively and fun experience.
The idea behind MIE is that it is a general music program in which we have the students engage in active learning and active participation and the technology captures the imagination of students and provides motivation for learning. “Music in Education brings music to life.”
Click this link for music lab lesson plan
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