Mr. Farnham continues to pioneer new ways to use computers, MIDI, and music technology in his teaching. As a Music Educator, I am committed to providing the best musical experiences for my students as possible. Today I must teach more than the human voice and band and orchestral instruments. The sounds that comprise current music come from strange new instruments that are connected to computers. Music is being created using the same technology that most of tomorrow's jobs will be centered around.
Synthesizers are everywhere.
These instruments are already in most of my student's hands due to the lowering prices of technology. Their presence in today's music is pervasive and undeniable. As a Music Educator I choose to acknowledge the importance of electronic instruments and strive to put them to beneficial use as legitimate musical instruments. The first argument that I am compelled to make is that we do have a new legitimate musical instrument on our hands. This instrument is a musical means to creativity, diversity of sound and flexibility of format.