Technology trends in Music Education

Music education has traditionally been taught in physical analogue methods, with little technology incorporated into its instruction. However, with how fast technology is advancing, it would be foolish not to. There are many ways a music educator could take advantage of the plethora of apps, software, and even hardware. The article from ED Tech titled “Tech in the Music Classroom Creates Efficiencies, Improves Accessibility” states “technology is also quite useful. Just as any other teacher might use data to track student progress…” As the section suggests, teachers could use programs to keep track of student progress. For example, programs such as Action Tab helps students learn to play guitar, and can allow teachers to interface with their software and see their students’ progress. There is also a wide varieties of useful apps on app stores that can help students with: tuning, composition, recording progress, ect… The thoughtful integration of technology into the classroom could be beneficial to many educators who have not yet done so.