CSIP: Identifying the Issue

Justin Gamache

EDDC 620

Nov 4, 2016

The issue I have chosen to seek means to identify, and learn to develop elements to help

create a positive learning environment in music without technology. Creativity is something I

have worked with in my music classes, and being a student of music myself I find it can be

difficult to develop a good strong sense of creativity due to how easy technology has evolved in

our daily lives. So, to incorporate creativity in music, will result in developing a meaning to

creativity without the use of technology. Robinson (2011) stated “in all creative processes we are

pushing the boundaries of what we know now, to explore new possibilities; we are drawing on

the skills we have now, often stretching and evolving them as work demands” (p. 152).

Creativity is a challenge because of its process we embark on to achieve the final result,

and clearly has always involved multiple processes that have had the intertwining connections

between each other. Creativity has always been a communication of ideas in music and the

world. Creativity is in more ways providing opportunities involving the choices we make, and

how we can elaborate on the ideas that emerge from others to be favorable on. The problem in

creativity in music is,

1. how can we develop our students’ creativity?

2. Is it possible to teach musical creativity? (yes, it is possible, but it is not going to be easy.)

3. How to be creative without the use of technology in music?

4. What fosters creativity in music?

5. How can creativity be achieved without today’s technology? (An evolved question from

number three.)

6. How to promote creative thinking in music?

Understanding the issue of creativity in music, how can we be creative without the use of

technology in music. In today's world, technology makes it far too easy to do anything in music.

But learning to be creative in music is difficult, and it's a process in which you have to keep

sticking at in order to get anywhere and it is difficult. Music is difficult but it's fun, and you

shouldn't give up trying. I have always believed there to be three ways to increase creativity in

music, they are,

1. Finding your source: each individual has the source that drives creativity in music, and

finding that sources involves a series of being in the present moment with your beliefs.

2. Surround yourself with excellence: getting to know music, and other artists. Many artists

observe other great artists, and great artist’s observer extraordinary artists.

3. Just create: you want to put yourself in a position that is going to allow you to create

something from thin air. You don’t have to be perfect to be creative in music, you just

have to do it because even know music is difficult it is completely rewarding to the mind

and your life. Putting yourself in a position to create music involves, meditation (sitting

in silent to focus on the beating of your heart, and listening to relaxing music), yoga, and

nature (the art of being outdoors).

Reference

Robinson, K. (2011). Out of our minds: Learning to be creative. West Sussex, UK: Capstone

Publishing Ltd