Materials for Technology-Based Music Instruction

Abstract

This chapter argues that, similar to other types of music teaching, technology-based music teaching requires the use of materials. It looks at examples of established criteria for selecting musical materials for various types of teaching scenarios and then suggests how those criteria might be applied to TBMI. It addresses the crossover between the music used in traditional music teaching and the music that might be used in technology-based music instruction, providing guidance for selecting and using varying types of materials for technology-based music classes. The chapter describes principles of music selection for listening and performing, and for selecting software and hardware. Suggestions are made for finding and using materials in ways that benefit both teachers and students.