My name is Melanie Colby and I am a Music Education major.
Clarinet is my main instrument. I do
not have a preference of where I teach once I graduate. I enjoy teaching all
age groups. I really enjoy teaching general music because of the creativity it
allows for lesson planning. I also really love conducting and really hope to
have a band or orchestra to direct one day.
I am
familiar with basic music technology. I can operate Finale and Garage band
which are both similar to most music editing software. What makes me most nervous are microphone and
recording devices. Sometimes they seem like a whole new world to me.
My main
view on techonology is very simple. I see technology in everything. It is very
easily forgotten that musical instruments are a very complex form of
technology. Just because they aren’t wired with electricity doesn’t mean they aren’t
a complex piece of technology. Without this complex technology I would never
have my clarinet!
What I
want to gain from this class are new perspectives on technology in the
classroom including what can be useful, and what can be a distraction. I am
also interested in how other subject areas view technology in their classrooms.
