Music Teaching and learning in virtual enviroments: a colombian instrument case

Abstract

The "tiple" is the Colombian national instrument and, within the traditional formats, the most representative of the musical instruments of the Colombian Andean region. The "tiple" is taught in several contexts: from academic strategies to the informal learning culture, including computer/mobile/internet-based learning. This study glances at computer/mobile/internet-based learning and asynchronous musical teaching-learning methods, based on the analysis of YouTube videos for learning the "tiple". For this purpose, 24 tutorial videos for learning this instrument were selected. Through analysis of its content, results show agreement with categories typical of teaching the tiple, both in formal contexts (use of scores, study of technique) and informal contexts (repetition, use of spellings, use of own methods. of the instrument and its music). Likewise, from the analysis of the computer/mobile/internet-based learning, some aspects of this informal learning culture raise questions about the intention of the teacher or the learning object, the possible reception, and the impact of the didactic resources used in teaching the tiple within this context. At the same time, it offers a vision less studied field of the teaching of the Colombian tiple.