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The students were asked to voice their opinion on the use and value of technology in the music class and in education. This is what they had to say.


 * Amy**
 * < Since I have owned a computer, I have always struggled with basic computer operations. Although I certainly didn’t sign up for the technological content of this course, it has truly benefitted me.

At the beginning trying to compose music on a computer became my personal nightmare. I failed over and over again trying to get it to work, but no matter how long I worked on my compositions they never sounded even close to what I was hearing in my head. When I became frustrated you told me “Amy, technology isn’t the future, it’s the present,” which didn’t reduce my frustration, but made me realize the urgency of fixing my “technology deficiency.”

Soon after working tirelessly to notate my compositions by hand and transferring them over, I realized that the problem wasn’t with the program, but with the way I counted out my bars. I soon became aware of my mistake and have been able to correct it easily. This simple problem could have messed up all of my current and future compositions without me realizing it.

The technological aspect of this course has not only advanced me in a musical way, but in computer comprehension skills, as well. I went from not knowing how to put notes on a staff on the computer screen, to composing a full song that I wrote myself. My computer skills have improved immensely, and I have benefitted from this in all of my other courses. This technology has also taught me problem solving skills. If something didn’t work, I would have to figure out how I was going to fix it, instead of giving up.

Now this may be just a personal experience, but it proves how computer technology is vital in music education and in education as a whole.

By Amy Welcher ||