Thirty years ago it was the television. Whatever the era, kids have their own ideas about what they want to do and how they want to do it. The Internet can be a great tool for music educators to use as extra credit or supplemental work for music classes. Kids are eager to surf the net, and many schools have computers in the classroom or a lab where the kids can have access to the web.
Many educators currently use the Internet for research and extra credit assignments.
Recently, Alfred Publishing and J.W. Pepper worked together on an extra credit quiz featuring composers Mark Williams, Sally Albrecht and Jay Althouse. Teachers can visit the Alfred website to print out a quiz to supplement the interview with these favorite composers. Students who participate enjoy learning about them, and participating gives kids inspiration for their own composition projects. You ll also find bios for other favorite composers on Alfred s website. There are plenty of other easy Internet Research assignments you can give your students for extra credit.