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PSP News by Robert Purchese
A school in New York has decided to ditch pianos, guitars, woodblocks and xylophones and teach music with Rockstar's PSP game Beaterator instead.
"It a fully featured studio that runs on a pocket-sized device. [The students are] able to learn music theory in a different format. It's the same information; just a different way of presenting it," music teacher "Kiva" at NYC East Side Community High School told CBS (via Kotaku).
"Instead of being entertained, you're now creating," he added. "You're learning about music. You're actually learning how to express yourself and make your own original composition."
His students welcome the change: "This is music. You're making your own music and it's really fun," said Miguel Rodriguez.
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kangarootoo
24/11/09 @ 14:00
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@dahsif
Did it not occur to you that the popular names Miguel and Rodriguez are only cliches in your own mind, and that in fact they are not more of a cliche when put together than John Smith or James Watson. Way to show your (no doubt unintentional and malice free, but all the same) limited world experience. |
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kangarootoo
24/11/09 @ 14:03
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I suspect this article is overplaying things a bit. Nowhere did I see any quotes to support the suggestion that anyone is ditching anything.
A music teacher tries something new in their class to get the kids interested in music. Nothing bad, or unique, about that. The teacher probably contacted the publisher to get some free kit for their class, and the publisher in turn brough the media's attention to it for a bit of good PR. There will still be a curriculum to follow, so all the normal methods of teaching music will still be present. |
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kinky_mong
24/11/09 @ 14:32
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@Kangarootoo: You're forgetting this is the comments section. Who wants a reasoned and thoughtful response to the article when you can make kneejerk reactions!
Next up, teaching Sex Ed. with Dead Or Alive Beach Volleyball and the GTA Hot Coffee mod! BAN THIS SICK FILTH! |
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kangarootoo
24/11/09 @ 16:55
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@kinky_mong
See HL706's copmment for some ironic proof :) @miiiguel I think that in fact kinky_mong was suggesting that (we might hope that) people might read the article and make reasoned observations. I can't be the only person around here with a pair of eyes. "If someone hands you a suspicious package, you don't have to just take it"
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YourMessageHere
24/11/09 @ 18:01
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According to the original article:
1) it seems to be a DJ school being contracted into a normal school, or somesuch, rather than a normal school music class. 2) the PSPs, games and teaching space are being provided free, presumably by the publisher in exchange for the PR. 3) It isn't crystal clear but it seems the school in question isn't teaching using instruments; this game replaces that. I don't imagine that the school will timetable twice as much music teaching time just to fit Beaterator lessons in. So, in fact, they are in this case ditching instruments. 4) Assumedly, recorders must be really really expensive in the USA. 5) US schools consider DJing something that belongs in music lessons. This is the most surprising thing of all to me. |
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I dunno, if it was 'as well as' that'd be great, and Beaterator seems like it would be a really good entry point into learning electronic music production, including moving up to more serious production programs, but I think learning about music via an instrument provides an excellent foundation for that sort of education. It's a fundamental.
5) US schools consider DJing something that belongs in music lessons. This is the most surprising thing of all to me. is that because you're an absolute fucking bellend? |
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YourMessageHere
24/11/09 @ 20:32
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Hmm, nice. The idea of DJing as a form of bona fide music-making does make no sense to me at all, I'll admit it, but I'll not deny it's music. However it's hardly something that is appropriate for all kids, being firstly a highly specialised thing that appeals only to certain people (like, for example, you, and not, for example, me) and also clearly being a highly technical and involved skill when practiced outside a game that handily simulates it in a cuddly fashion. Like you yourself said, before you jumped on me for daring to have an opinion different from yours, teaching music on instruments to form a basis for the theory is a much more sensible way to teach music.
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kangarootoo
25/11/09 @ 09:55
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@gaselite
You need to calm down mate. You can't act that way everytime someone suggests that DJ'ing isn't as musically valuid as opera. I respect DJ'ing as an art, but I'm not sure it should get a whole lot of time in music lessons. A music lesson is where you learn music theory, not instrumental technique. And whilst good DJ'ing benefits from knowledge of music theory, they are not the same thing. You wouldn't spend your time in a music class learning to play the violin - a violin lesson with a tutor is where you would do that. An instrument can be used in a music class to support the learning process, but a set of decks are nowhere near being the right tool for the job (compared to say, the piano).
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