It was very interesting to read the TI:ME strategies and learn how they align to the standards of MENC, NETS and ISTE. The skills learned while using music software are not restricted to the technology being used, but can span many avenues of music education. Strategies could be interdisciplinary lessons with cooperation between the music teacher, technology teacher and classroom teacher. One example would be TI:ME standard 9.03 and MENC standard 9. The music teacher would determine the information to be discovered while the technology teacher instructs students on how to do internet searches and gather the information. It could all be tied to a social studies or history lesson. I also found it interesting that the TI:ME standards focus on teacher objectives in addition to student objectives.
Peter Webster mentions this very idea in the introduction of his writing. He offers many strategies on how to get music classes more technologically involved. He suggests a pull-out within the class, allowing students to take actual music class time to work at the computer. I especially liked his idea on creating musical toys by using MIDI sensors. With the current push for robotics teams, I think there would be some positive energy throughout the school for this activity.
We explored the Vermont MIDI project on the Google Earth exploration a few weeks ago. After seeing a performance and now reading more about it, I wonder how/when this will be expanded to other areas.
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Can you think of ways in which aspects of the Vermont MIDI Project might be adapted by an individual teacher? I just recently learned that Sandi MacLeod, founder of VMP, will be coming to this year's OMEA conference as a clinician.
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