Thoughts on How People Don't Truly Understand Wii Music

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richardhutnik said:

Killergran said:

richardhutnik said:
I am eating crow on the use in classrooms to teach music. I am curious how Wii Music is supposed to teach one music.

 

Uhm? Why? I thought it was kinda obvious. It teaches what types of instruments make what kinds of sounds together, it teaches you composition, it teaches you what signifies different styles of music, I think it even has a couple of lessons in music theory. But most of all, it shows you and guides you through how an idea can make music, and how the idea is actually the most important part of music. Without it, it's just noise.

EDIT: Actually, to be able to teach that is an insane achievement. Usually, you have to learn so much to get to that point. Learning an instrument (or how to write music) to get up to the level where you can start playing around with music in a creative way usually takes years. With Wii Music, it takes hours.

I heard there is a push to get it into classroom settings.  What you stated, which may be an accomplishment, sounds more like an introduction to music, and playing instruments.  Maybe it is of greater value than Guitar Heroes, but doesn't sound like something one wants to use to master music.  I guess it would be like Spanish Tutor I have.  Spanish Tutor does a mediocre job at teaching Spanish, but is good as an introduction.

One has to be concerned schools will turn to Wii Music as some sort of magic bullet to teach music.

 

Magic bullet?  Of course not; any teacher who seriously thinks that has no business teaching.  I don't think educators are going to just put wiimotes in children's hands and say, "here, learn music."

Music is more than mere notes and technique and theory.  Joy, in my opinion, is the most important part of music.  In that regard, Wii Music has the potential to serve as a useful pedagogical tool to convey the joy of making music.