I felt that this inclusion of technology in the classroom would make an immense impact on the students. The students would most likely be able to connect with the music even more because younger generations are becoming more in touch with technology as time progresses. Also I will make the music played in class available for the students to open on their smartphones therefore they will be able to listen to the music played in class. It is known that a dancer's musicality is one of the most important aspects of their profession, that being said the more opportunities that the students have to listen and connect to the music that they have danced to during the exercises in class will allow them to improve their musicality, and improve their artistic connection music. One day in the future I can see all musicians coming to dance classes carrying an ipad or other tablet devices with all of their musical needs in the palm of their hand.
Hello, My name is Jake Deibert. I am a senior at MSU. I am a double major in Dance performance B.F.A and Dance Education. After having a career as a dancer I hope to teach young artists and inspire them to develop into a performing artist and well rounded person. I have been teaching dance for 5 years now and have developed a strong relationship with my students. I look forward to one day working in a collegiate setting.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Technology and Musical Accompaniment
I was taking a class last week in Manhattan and I was pleasantly surprised by the musical instruments that the musician brought to class. Usually in a dance class the musician will have a djembe drum, or play the piano. However this musician brought out a medium size rectangular object that resembled a switch board, an amplifier, and three small tambourine objects with wires attaching all objects. After a minute or two, the musician starting playing wonderful music and the room really came to life. The music had all of the original drum sounds that a normal dance class would have, however his instruments also had other sounds ampliphied by synthesizers and other technological instruments. Not to mention how accommodating these technological instruments are for the entire classroom. They are easy to transport for the musician, ideal for smaller sized classrooms which leaves more room for dancers, also sound is able to adjusted much easier. From a student's perspective, I really enjoy when my teachers put their own musical tastes into the musical accompaniment as well. I took a class where my teacher had a DJ'ing program on his laptop which allowed him to make some pretty wonderful music that made the class very exciting.
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I think this post shows that students can become excited about learning when a new technology is incorporated. When you went into your class, you expected a piano. Instead, you saw a new instrument and that pulled you into the lesson. Just as you were curious about the new instrument, students are curious when anything new is used in the classroom. Technologies can help draw students into a lesson, just as the new instrument drew you in!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting post. I am familiar with using these kind of digital interfaces for making music but I never considered their impact and convenience for dancing. The ultimate compliment of music is to have people dance to it. With technology ever evolving I hope the connection between these two arts only becomes stronger and the ways they interact become more limitless and creative.
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