E-learning in Music Education

Abstract

Distance learning first came into practice in the 18th century as a way of teaching intended for a smaller number of students who could not attend regular classes. Today, distance learning, assisted by highly developed technology, is intended for most students worldwide due to the current epidemiological situation. Teaching based on e-learning involves distance learning and teaching using electronic media with the possibility of learning in synchronous and asynchronous ways. Like other forms of education, e-learning finds its foundations in pedagogical theories and learning models such as behaviourism, cognitivism, constructivism, and connectivism. In the field of music education, the changes caused by technological advances have made the technology intended for learning music accessible. However, it seems that non-formal music education uses the benefits of technology to improve the teaching and learning process in a faster and more successful way than the formal music education. In this paper, elearning will be placed in the framework of pedagogical theories and models together with an attempt to explain what e-learning includes in music teaching. The advantages as well as the disadvantages of technology implementation in music education will be highlighted.