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Alternative Music Technology Options for Post-Primary Music Exams
This presentation addresses the creative possibilities in using technology for the Leaving and Junior Cert practical exams, by highlighting areas currently not explored while also addressing the implementation of free and easy to use software. Demonstrations will focus on hardware and software combinations that provide new and engaging creative opportunities for teachers and students involved in music practical examinations.
John Crowe is a music teacher from Co. Longford, though he has spent most of his teaching career in Co. Leitrim where he was the music teacher in Carrigallen and Mohill Vocational schools for over fourteen years. He currently gives in-service courses for teachers in Music and ICT in Education Centres around the country for NCTE and has given numerous talks at the Post Primary Music Teachers Association (PPMTA) national conferences. He has recently co-ordinated the evaluation of a number of software programs for NCTE used in the teaching and learning of Music Technology in the primary and post primary curriculum and continues to design and tutor courses for teachers in the use of ICT in music education. He holds a masters degree in music technology from Dundalk Institute of Technology.