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ICT Literacy in Music

Compiled by Dr. Lesley Farmer, California State University Long Beach
 

GENERAL:
  • Association of College & Research Libraries. (2008). Guidelines, standards, and frameworks. http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/
  • Association of College & Research Libraries. (2013). Information literacy in music. https://acrl.libguides.com/c.php?g=1190641&p=8708443
  • Common Core State Standards and state content standards also refer to K-12 ICT competencies (sometimes listed as information literacy, digital literacy, media literacy, or research skills).
 
MERLOT LINKS:
  • Key terms: music; music education; specific instruments, genres, creation, applications (e.g., business)
  • Arts / Music
  • Mathematics and Statistics / Mathematics / General and Liberal Arts Math / Mathematics in Art and Music
  • Academic Support Services/ ICT literacy
  • Academic Support Services/Library and Information Services      
  • MERLOT music community portal https://www.merlot.org/merlot/Music.htm

 

LIBGUIDES:
  • https://libguides.princeton.edu/music-industry/music-resources Princeton guide to research resources including key databases, reference tools, websites, primary sources, video and sound sources, organizations, and research tips; provides bibliographies for historical periods and specialized topics
  • https://sp.library.miami.edu/subjects/music University of Miami music research guide, including background information, articles, scores and librettis, music theory, primary materials, websites, organizations and publishers, subject-specific music guides (e.g., business, education, theater, therapy)
  • http://libguides.sjsu.edu/music San Jose State University guide to music research and study, including articles and books, reviews, scores, recordings and video, websites, music organizations, and research tips; provides ICT music assignment
  • http://libguides.usc.edu/music University of Southern California resources of research in music, including how to find articles, scores, videos, historical materials; addresses music copyright
  • http://libguides.northwestern.edu/musicguide Northwestern guide to music research, including reference, articles, databases, scores, streaming audio and video, sets and collections, music education, and intellectual property
  • https://libguides.bgsu.edu/sb.php?subject_id=46693 Bowling Green State University guides to various music research include references, periodicals, indexes, discographies, guides, history and criticism, theory and analysis, world pop/rock, and playing rock/pop music
  • https://unl.libguides.com/music University of Nebraska guide to resources on music appreciation, music history/theory, and music education; includes online tutorials
  • http://guides.library.illinois.edu/worldmusic University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign world music guide, including reference tools, articles, recordings, instruments, ethnomusicology, and teaching world music 
  • http://libguides.library.kent.edu/music-education Kent State University music education resources on choral and instrumental education, databases and journals, reference tools; tips on preparing academic presentations 

 

ARTICLES:
  • Barneva, R. P., Kanev, K., Shapiro, S. B., & Walters, L. M. (2021). Enhancing music industry curriculum with digital technologies: A case study. Education Sciences, 11. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/2/52/pdf
  • Burke, K. R. (2014). Roleplaying music history: Honing general education skills via" reacting to the past". Journal of Music History Pedagogy, 5(1), 1-21. http://www.ams-net.theams.us/ojs/index.php/jmhp/article/view/134
  • Dorfman, J. (2016). Exploring models of technology integration into music teacher preparation programs. Visions of Research in Music Education, 28. http://www-usr.rider.edu/~vrme/v28n1/visions/Dorfman_Models_of_Technology_Integration.pdf
  • Dougan, K. (2012). Information seeking behaviors of music students. Reference Services Review, 40(4), 558-573. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/35676
  • Greene, T. (2022). Hybrid teaching for music information literacy. Chapman University. https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=library_presentations
  • Liu, C., Hwang, G. J., Tu, Y. F., Yin, Y., & Wang, Y. (2021). Research advancement and foci of mobile technology-supported music education: A systematic review and social network analysis on 2008-2019 academic publications. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-20. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10494820.2021.1974890
  • Jacka, M. L., & Hill, M. (2013). Designing contemporary music courses for the 21 st century musician: virtual worlds as a live music performance space. Paper presented at ASCILITE conference, Sydney Australia, Dec. 1-4. http://ascilite.org/conferences/sydney13/program/papers/Jaka.pdf
  • Jiang, Q. (2022). Application of artificial intelligence technology in music education supported by wireless network. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 1–11. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.1155/2022/2138059 
  • Johnson, C. (2013, October). Researching a framework for designing online music education courses. In World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (Vol. 2013, No. 1, pp. 144-147). https://www.editlib.org/p/114816/
  • Lee, D. A., Baker, W., & Haywood, N. (2018). Instrumental ieacher education and the incoming tide of information technology: A contemporary guitar perspective. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 43(5), 17–31.
  • Martin, J. (2012). Toward authentic electronic music in the curriculum: Connecting teaching to current compositional practices. International Journal of Music Education, 30(2), 120-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0255761412439924
  • Matthews, W., & Johnson, D. C. (2017). Promoting technology-based collaboration among pre-service music educators: An inter-university project. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 29(3), 436-446.
  • Myers, A., & Ishimura, Y. (2016). Finding sound and score: A music library skills module for undergraduate students. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(3), 215–221.
  • Oates, J. (2014). Engaging with research and resources in music history courses. CUNY Academic Works, (Spring), 282-301.
  • Otondo, F. (2016). Music technology, composition teaching and employability skills. Journal of Music, Technology & Education, 9(3), 229–240. http://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=qc_pubs
  • Ponce de León, L., & Castro, P. L. (2014). ICT in Career Guidance. A Case Study of a “Blended Learning” Career Guidance Programme for Music Students. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 116, 2049-2058. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814005357
  • Portowitz, A., Peppler, K. A., & Downton, M. (2014). In Harmony: A technology-based music education model to enhance musical understanding and general learning skills. International Journal of Music Education, 32(2), 242-260. http://www.kpeppler.com/Docs/2014_Peppler_In_Harmony.pdf
  • Sastre, J., Cerda, J., Garcia, W., Hernandez, C. A., Lloret, N., Murillo, A., & Dannenberg, R. B. (2013, September). New technologies for music education. In E-Learning and e-Technologies in Education (ICEEE), 2013 Second International Conference (pp. 149-154). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jorge_Sastre_Martinez/publication/259900796_New_Technologies_for_Music_Education/links/0a85e52fa0967daa33000000.pdf 
  • Smarkusky, D. L., & Toman, S. A. (2016). Themed learning with music and technology. Information Systems Education Journal, 14(4), 35–44.
  • Souliotis, M. (2024). Mapping the way: Teaching music information literacy in the contemporary information landscape. Notes 81(1), 66-85. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/not.2024.a934840. 

    Todea-Sahlean, D. (2017). Uses of Audacity (audio editor and recorder) in innovative musical education and collaborative creation. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Musica, 62(2), 117–132.

    Voss, B. (2016). Information on demand in the recording studio: Building the case for teaching music technology with an interactive agenda. Australian Journal of Music Education, 50(2), 24–38.

    Wells, V. A., Pratesi, A. L., Morris, A. I., & Berndt-Morris, E. (2022). Towards a critical music information literacy praxis. Notes, 78(3), 319-339. https://qqml-journal.net/index.php/qqml/article/view/745

  • Wilson, V. (2023). Music-centered design: Usability testing of an academic library web scale discovery tool to support music information seeking. Doctoral dissertation, Florida State University. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/diginole/Wilson_fsu_0071E_18323

  • Xu Chi. (2017). Study on vocal music teaching innovation mode based on computer simulation and voice spectrogram analysis. Revista de La Facultad de Ingenieria, 32(16), 400–406.

  • Xu, P. (2021, August). Research on the application of computer music software in college traditional music course. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1992, No. 2, p. 022178). IOP Publishing. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1992/2/022019/pdf


LEARNING ACTIVITIES IDEA STARTERS:
  • Ask students to research a music publishing house in terms of history, economics, genres, human resources, production, and marketing. 
  • Ask students to create a timeline of a musical concept (e.g., notation, orchestration). 
  • Ask students to research the creation, production, manufacturing, marketing, dissemination, and sales of a music album. Ask them to make a flowchart of that process. Ask them to calculate the total cost involved in the process. 
  • Ask students to compare traditional folktune motifs around the world. Ask them to research how those motifs have been adapted by composers (e.g., Bartok, Chopin, Copeland). 
  • Ask students to research basic musical scales in different cultures. 
  • Ask students to research traditional musical instruments in different cultures. 
  • Ask students to make a sociogram (or web map) of musicians or composers, showing individuals; impact on others. 
  • Ask students to compare different approaches to music education and training (e.g., eurhythmics, Suzuki method, Kodály method).
  •  Ask students to research intellectual property law (both copyright and patents/trademarks) as it applies to music.
  •  Ask students to interview personnel in different jobs within the music industry. 
  • Ask students to research the same topic in two database aggregators (e.g., Music Index, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature), and compare the process and results. 
  • Ask students to analyze the impact of movies on music. 
  • Ask students to research the impact of technology on music. 
  • Ask students to create an infographic about music. 
  • Ask students to create a virtual museum exhibit about an aspect of music. 
  • Ask students to create a podcast about an aspect of music. 
  • Ask students to investigate the history of music using primary sources (e.g., the Library of Congress’s American Memory collections: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html)
  • Ask students to research music education for individuals with special needs. 
  • Ask students to visualize the history the configurations of orchestra. 
  • Ask students to visualize the history of an instrument. 
  • Ask students to research the mathematics of music, and create 
  • Ask students to research the physics of music using simulation software (e.g., String Theory, SoundLab, Scratch). 
  • Ask students to role-play the use of music in therapy.