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Jennifer Jocz

Destructoid - The convergent futures of music games and higher education - 0 views

  • "So I don’t see games as having the power to completely change music purchasing, rather they will expand economic opportunities for music creators and fans in ways we’re just beginning to understand. Games are already expanding the variety of music people are exposed to and are therefore likely to want to purchase and own, as well as the places and circumstances under which this mutual reinforcement takes place."
  • The games have certainly increased the number of young people interested in pursuing musical activities in many ways; just ask any guitar instructor or owner of a musical instrument store.
  • "While there are now many studies showing links between gaming and learning -- for kids and adults -- to date there have not been many rigorous examinations of their relationship to music education, although there is plenty of anecdotal evidence of their mutual reinforcement. Remember that musical training isn’t solely about scales and correct finger placement; rhythm, song structure, key changes, lyrics, genre styles, etc. are all elements of a musical education, and playing along with songs on Rock Band absolutely aids in the development of the awareness of these elements."
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    Interesting article discussing music games, including how they can influence the types of music people listen to and whether they can affect interest in learning and appreciating music.
sandra jacobo

Music and the Spirit of Schools | Edutopia - 1 views

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    I agree that some students may be more musically inclined but will integrating music into all aspects of the curriculum, as the article suggests, really help students learn?
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    Thanks for sharing Sandra. I think it depends on how well the teacher designs the activity. It also depends on how the music is used. For example, music in a game is really important, but it's in the background. So the player doesn't really pay attention to it, until it's turned off. I think music can really help us learn, but it depends on the context in which it's used.
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    Thanks for this link, Matthew, and for the comment on it, Sandra! I think that music is a great avenue for learning. From personal experience, I seem to study better and with more focus and future recollection when music is playing in the background. It would be great to see if music truly does have a connection with the acquisition and recollection of knowledge.
Brandon Pousley

Winter Bells - 0 views

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    On a study break, I rediscovered this quite addictive, simple game that I think captures the ideas of flow quite nicely. I think the simple design, exponential scoring, soothing music, great art, and realistic physics make it quite immersive (for better or for worse!)
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    The music, the challenge of hitting the bells, the fact that the bells actually add some 'harmony' to the music, the high score at the end of the game. Simply brilliant. Thanks for sharing it!
Parisa Rouhani

Music Helps Stroke Victims Communicate, Study Finds - WSJ.com - 0 views

  • music may hold the key to unlocking language, according to a new study.
  • patients who were taught to essentially sing their words improved their verbal abilities and maintained the improvement for up to a month after the end of the therapy,
  • there are separate brain networks associated with vocal output, with one more engaged with speech and the other with music. With certain types of stroke, fibers on the left side of the brain that are important to the interaction of the auditory and the motor system are disrupted. But if the brain could recruit the fibers from the right side, which are more engaged with music, then the system could adapt.
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  • he patients who benefit the most from the treatment are those who are able to hear the "melodic contour" of words and thus generalize their learning beyond the words taught by their therapist.
Jorge Mazal

Software program allows for smarter music education | News | eClassroom News - 0 views

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    I wonder if the instant feedback and scoring feature helps these kids go into a state of flow more easily while learning an instrument. The experience provides the beginner with all the requirements for flow: clear goals, right level of challenge, and instant feedback
Chris Mosier

Bjork and the New York Hall of Science - science and digital instruments - 1 views

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    Bjork, the Hall of Science and middle school students from Queens have been participating in a month-long series of science/music explorations that are "part spectacle, part ipad app emporium, part new instrument laboratory and part curriculum." From The New Yorker Digital Edition : Feb 27, 2012
Xavier Rozas

Heritage Key | Unlock the Wonders - 0 views

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    Virtual world that allows people to learn about ancient history is actually holding a live music festival in the virtual space to motivate new users to interact and to entice would-be users to download the software the game requires
Soomi Hong

Music simulation games, while somewhat controversial, let any student be a rock star - 1 views

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    Kiri Miller, an assistant professor of ethnomusicology at Brown University, discussed the controversy wrapped up in "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band."
pradeepg

Microsoft in education featured video - 0 views

shared by pradeepg on 29 Mar 12 - No Cached
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    This ~3min video is a description of how a school integrates the use of games (eg. guitar hero) into their curriculum. It utilizes this game as a starting point for multiple explorations in music. I am very unsure of the value of incorporating the game. Any thoughts ?
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    I'm not sure how I feel about the commercial aspect of this... it feels a bit like a marketing tool for Guitar Hero. But, I do think that it sounds like they're doing interesting things with the surrounding curriculum. When I was in grade school I remember participating in a special unit on the Oregon Trail where we did related activities in every subject: managing our money and supplies in math class, learning about atmospheric conditions/obstacles in science class, and negotiating through historically-situated group decisions in social studies. I found this particular unit so much more engaging than everyday coursework, as I was able to both employ my imagination and see real-world application for skills that I was building. The Microsoft program stuck me as a 21st century adaptation of this (albeit grounded in a commercial product), where students were building various skill sets across subjects that were all tied together by a common narrative.
Jennifer Jocz

Youths Spend 7+ Hours/Day Consuming Media - CBS News - 0 views

  • kids spend almost as much time on a computer, watching television, using their cell phones, playing video games or listening to music as an adult spends during a full day at work.
  • The only type of media usage that has not increased is reading
  • the children who spend their time consuming so much media seem to have a harder time in school
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    Article discussing a study showing that media use by children has increased significantly in the past 5 years.
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