Jake Grimsley

JMU MUED ‘22

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

@EmilyAnn301 I would suspect a lot of it is based on trial and error, and finding certain things which work for you specifically. There are a lot of programs out there, and some are just more suited towards some people than others are, so you need to try out a lot to see what works for you.

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

@jcslaglemus Without any specifics, artists obviously use their lyrics to convey messages, whether being more specific and easily interpreted or more metaphorical and harder to interpret, but there are also certain things such as the key and the tempo which affect the mood and message too.

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

@pauldrums14 I definitely thing exposure to all sorts of technology in the field should happen from the beginning, but unless they need to learn about technology in music, such as how we all are in this class, their teaching should be geared to their interests.

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

@JYagerline I think that technology should be there from the beginning. Just like you shouldn't be too strict with teaching technique until later on in the process, students don't need to be fluent with Ableton from the get go, but they should have some exposure from the start.

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

@GwynethTerry7 I think it's important as music educators to build an appreciation of all ways of learning in our students. We should expose them to things they are genuinely interested in, like popular music, and attempt to tie that in with things like technology and classical music.

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

@MatthewMee9 I definitely think it should be integrated, but that we don't need to put as much effort into teaching about popular music because there are already so many resources out there for that, and our generation gets so much exposure to it without taking a class in that focus.

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

How much should students learn through technology and how much should they learn through non-technological teaching methods? #JMUmustech

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

Is technology mostly useful for music educators or should students have just as much exposure as teachers? #JMUmustech

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

Here are some beats from the first class of the semester. #JMUmustech

[Jake Grimsley @jgrimsleyjmu]

I’m Jake, and when I graduate from JMU I want to teach music either at the high school or collegiate level. I’m very interested in ableton and programs like that, since I have little to no experience with technology in that field. #JMUmustech