An investigation of Korean music teachers’ perceptions of technology in music classes

Abstract

This study explored Korean music teachers’ use of technology and views on integrating technology into music classrooms. Using a mixed methods approach, the researchers administered a survey to 105 music teachers and conducted semi-structured interviews with five music teachers. The results showed that about one-fourth of survey respondents indicated that they rarely incorporate music technology when teaching singing and playing, and generally, music teachers reported that they use music technology infrequently for main class activities. In addition, these Korean music teachers demonstrated limited knowledge of fourth industrial revolution smart technologies, despite viewing AI and the metaverse as potentially helpful for music teaching. Notably, this study found that music teachers consider it necessary to utilize music technologies that enable them to broaden the scope of music curricula.