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21st-Century Music Empowerment: Guide by the 7 ISTE Standards
Aligned with the ISTE Standards, we empower learners to become empowered digital citizens and creative communicators, thriving in the 21st-century music-related landscape.
1. Empowered Learner
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals.
Through projects like composing original pieces using music software (e.g., GarageBand, Noteflight, MuseScore), students set individual goals and showcase their compositions during our seasonal "Art Music Moments" twice a year and monthly student recitals.
2. Digital Citizen
Students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world.
AMM's students learn to respect digital copyright and understand music licensing, particularly when sourcing accompaniment tracks or sheet music for performances. During events like the Senza Confini Recital Series #10: Featuring Life of Thai Thi Lang and her compositions, and AMM recitals, students learn to properly acknowledge original composers and arrangers, practicing ethical and responsible participation in the global music community.
3. Knowledge Constructor
Students critically curate various resources using digital tools to construct knowledge and produce creative artifacts.
In preparation for lessons, ensemble concerts and community performances, students research composers, musical styles, and historical contexts using Open Educational Resources like Music Theory, OER Commons or FMA. They present their findings through digital posters or multimedia projects.
4. Innovative Designer
Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful, or imaginative solutions.
AMM's students apply innovative thinking by using practice apps, recording tools, and virtual ensemble platforms to solve performance challenges such as ensemble synchronization, dynamic control, and stage presence. For example, students use apps like SmartMusic and Tonara to set practice goals, self-assess their performances, and prepare efficiently for AMM’s concerts and examinations.
5. Computational Thinker
Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems that leverage technological methods' power.
AMM's students use metronome apps, slow-downer software, and music analysis tools to break down complex pieces into manageable sections. They learn to apply problem-solving methods such as sectional practice, pattern recognition, and structured repetition to master challenging performance pieces for performances, recordings & examinations.
6. Creative Communicator
Students communicate clearly and creatively to express themselves using digital platforms.
Students document their musical growth through video recordings of practice sessions and performances, which are compiled into digital portfolios. These portfolios are shared with parents during evaluation meetings and occasionally featured in AMM’s “Student Spotlight” or event recaps, providing a realistic picture of each student’s artistic journey.
7. Global Collaborator
Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others.
Students collaborate internationally through our exchange projects and "virtual ensemble" performances, where they record parts separately and produce unified videos shared during our Global Student Music Festivals (TBC)