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Music Technology and Higher Education – An Emerging Trend

Music schools are now becoming more diverse by expanding their course offerings and majors to include music business, musical genres and especially music production and technology.   Among these music schools, one of the hottest trends in music education is in contemporary music and modern music production.

Why?  Music schools are looking for new ways to open their resources to a wider range of students.  Especially in the aforementioned area.  Technology is changing the way many of today’s leading musicians compose, perform and produce.  It is also changing the way in which music reaches audiences both in the recorded and performance mediums.

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Art And Music Education In The Public Schools – What Importance Should Be Given To These Subjects?

During the 1960’s and 1970’s the majority of public schools in the United States had regular music and art programs as part of their curriculum. Art teachers and music teachers were employed by the schools and children as young as Kindergarten received instruction in both music and art.

Every week, children would have singing lessons, be introduced to instruments, and learned about the great composers. Art instruction included using mediums such as watercolor, charcoal, and tempura paints, as well as art history lessons and exposure to artists from across the centuries. Children were provided with all the materials they would need, and musical instruments were rented to families who did not have their own, for a nominal fee.

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