I interviewed the instrumental music teacher in Stillman Elementary School about the use of NETS in the music class room. He had heard of the NETS but said he was not very familiar with them. Teaching instrumental music is very different from teaching in a regular classroom. The main focus is proficiency on your instrument. There are computer programs and different technologies you can use to help, but he keeps his music classroom very traditional. He did say that he was interested in trying the Smart Music program in the future.
The elementary school provides technology programs such as "High Touch High Tech" for the students.Stillman Elementary tries to keep up to date with their technology. The teacher I interviewed said he wasn't sure though if they implement the NETS in the curriculum though.
I was not surprised by what my teacher had said in my short interview with him. In instrumental music there is only so much you can do with technology before it gets to the point where it becomes distracting. There is practical technology uses such as microphones, electric keyboards, and amps, but the most important part in instrumental music is getting the students to physically play their instrument. In general music however there is more room for creativity with technology such as using music related ipad apps.
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I had similar results with the teacher I interviewed. Instrumental music is a very different situation and, as with many broad standards or regulations, it is challenging to apply the NETS to that context. As you mentioned, there are only a limited number of ways ne could incorporate the standards to an instrumental music classroom. I suggest another means of applying the standards in post for Interactivity #5 but it relies heavily on the financial limits of the school. Some of the items you mentioned that I had not even considered are the recording/ performing tools such as microphones and amps.
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