Reflections on Teaching General Music Online During Lockdown

Abstract

In this column, I reflect on my experiences teaching online during lockdown. In particular, I discuss the benefits and disadvantages of prerecorded lessons, when compared with live Zoom sessions, for elementary general music classes.

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic general music online learning prerecorded lessons remote learning Zoom

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References

Burgmann Anglican School. (2021). Burgmann Online timetable structure: Junior School (K-Y5). https://portal.burgmann.act.edu.au/send.php?id=64816

Norman

T. D.

(2021a). Teaching music online: Using Microsoft PowerPoint to create prerecorded lessons. General Music Today, 34(3), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1048371321996292

Norman

T. D.

(2021b). Teaching music online: Using Microsoft Stream and Forms to share prerecorded lessons. Journal of General Music Education, 35(1), 59–63. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/10483713211034440