June 27 2017
I really appreciate the way that this workshop is set up, in that you are giving us the time to learn about and do relatively simple projects on very practical and approachable programs. This is the kind of familiarization work that I always intend to do, but, never make the time for. I appreciate being walked through all of them, being asked to do a small project, and, discussing practical uses of these programs. I appreciate too that they are all free or very low cost and work on most devices, it wouldn't be as valuable to dig into, say, Pro Tools.
I tend to get very frustrated with technology, due to the time (and often money) one needs to invest in order to become proficient, only to have programs quickly change, get replaced, etc etc. I would be interested to learn about strategies you have for mitigating this frustration and staying 'on top' of changes in technology and hardware without buying each new iPhone as it comes out etc. Not only for myself but for the adult students I work with, many of who are less technologically literate/more inclined to get frustrated, but who would benefit from all these programs we are using. A robust PLN I'm sure is very helpful as a starting point - my wife is a programmer and I know how important a PLN is for her in answering questions about code. But coding is also her primary job (whereas technology is secondary to mine), and, her company provides her with the most up to date hardware. How do you keep on top of changes in technology/learn how to use new technologies with so much always changing?
Thinking about the work we did today, I have mixed feelings about programs like SoundTrap, since on the one hand, they make composition and remixing possible and easy, but, they also make it difficult to do things like play out of time, play in meters other than 4, change dynamics and articulations. It would be interesting to try and create lesson plans that make the transition between working in SoundTrap and working with real instruments/playing the music oneself/giving the music to other musicians.
I'm looking forward to the rest of the workshop
I tend to get very frustrated with technology, due to the time (and often money) one needs to invest in order to become proficient, only to have programs quickly change, get replaced, etc etc. I would be interested to learn about strategies you have for mitigating this frustration and staying 'on top' of changes in technology and hardware without buying each new iPhone as it comes out etc. Not only for myself but for the adult students I work with, many of who are less technologically literate/more inclined to get frustrated, but who would benefit from all these programs we are using. A robust PLN I'm sure is very helpful as a starting point - my wife is a programmer and I know how important a PLN is for her in answering questions about code. But coding is also her primary job (whereas technology is secondary to mine), and, her company provides her with the most up to date hardware. How do you keep on top of changes in technology/learn how to use new technologies with so much always changing?
Thinking about the work we did today, I have mixed feelings about programs like SoundTrap, since on the one hand, they make composition and remixing possible and easy, but, they also make it difficult to do things like play out of time, play in meters other than 4, change dynamics and articulations. It would be interesting to try and create lesson plans that make the transition between working in SoundTrap and working with real instruments/playing the music oneself/giving the music to other musicians.
I'm looking forward to the rest of the workshop
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