iPads in the Elementary Music Classroom: Guided Access
There are times when it would be beneficial to turn off features in certain apps, or to block advertisements, or to be able to keep the app you wanted your…
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When I first received an iPad for my elementary music room, my immediate reaction was how could I turn this device into an instrument? I felt that it could assist…
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As I teach and write about iPad integration in the elementary music classroom, I often research numerous websites from music educators and music professors who share their work. I have listed…
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Today, the elementary music educators in my class ended the course by teaching a lesson that utilized the iPad. These lessons were wonderful! They were planned and taught well. I…
Continue readingiPads in the Elementary Music Room: Notation, Ear Training, Recorders and Keyboards Apps
Today’s class focused on apps that enhanced notation, ear training, recorders, and keyboards. The notation apps are beginning to take off on mobile devices and we explored three of them:…
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In today’s class, we explored many music apps that create, record, and loop, such as Loopy HD (they did a great job recreating Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel’s performance of…
Continue readingiPads in the Elementary Music Room – Creating Music, Reading Notes and Rhythms, and Virtual/Acoustic Ensembles
Today was our course’s “long day.” This meant that we had our usual morning class time of 8:00-12:30; however, we also had our nighttime class from 7:00-9:30. I felt for the…
Continue readingiPads in the Elementary Music Classroom – Teacher Tools
There are numerous apps that can be used by elementary music teachers as teacher tools for organization, assessment, and more. Some of the apps that were demonstrated in class today…
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