Instructor: Wayne Splettstoeszer
Email: WSplettstoeszer@mail.fairfield.edu
Office Hours Before or after class

Purpose: This course focuses on the major technologies in use today by music educators and music students in school programs. It is intended to prepare you with the technology knowledge and skills you will need as a music teacher in today’s school programs.

Course Outline
This course will concentrate on technology applications for the music classroom. Participants will get hands-on instruction using notation, sequencing, looped based and multimedia software. The course will also stress how to achieve the national standards using technology as well as teaching strategies.

Required Reading - Amazon, Barnes & Noble – Kindle & Nook

Watson, S (2011) Using Technology to Unlock Musical Creativity.
Oxford University Press

Suggested Reading

1. Reese, S., McCord, K., and Walls, K. (2001) Strategies for Teaching: Technology. Reston, VA: MENC.
2. Rudolph, T. E. (2004) Teaching Music with Technology (2nd Ed.).
   Chicago: GIA Publications.
3. Hodson, R., Frankel, F., Fein, M., McCready, R., Making Music with Garageband and Mixcraft (1st Ed). Course Technology.
4. Frankel, F., Rudolph, T.E. (2009) YouTube in Music Education. Hal Leonard
5. Burns, A. (2008) Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom.
   Hal Leonard.
6. Mash, D., (2005) Technology Strategies for Music Education. TI:ME Publications
7. Richmond, F. C. (2005) Technology Guide for Music Educators. Artstpro.

Weekly Syllabus Subject to Change.
Changes will be posted on this website and emailed to you

Week 1
Why implement Technology into the music curriculum?
Differentiated Learning
Creativity in the Classroom
The Other 80%

Week 2
Software Overview
Elementary
Middle School
High School

Week 3
Notation Software
Finale
Sibelius
Noteflight

Week 4
Notation Software Continued

Week 4
MIDI/Audio Sequencing
MIDI Files
Garageband
Online Resources

Week 5
MIDI/Audio Sequencing

Week 6
Sound Systems/MIDI Sequencing

Week 7
MIDI Sequencing

Week 8
Digital Audio

Week 9
DAW Digital Audio Workstations

Week 10
Multimedia Applications

Week 11
Building a Music Lab

Week 12-15
The topics will be announced.

Week 16 Final Exam.