Internet, technology and applications for university music education of the 21stCentury

During courses 2012-2013 and 2013-2014, a team of university teachers began the process of technology introduction in the university music classroom. The purpose of this team has been to integrate current technology resources, through the application of new active models of teaching and learning in the classroom every day. This enables the improvement of the university education process itself, as well as its application to other educative levels where students will work as teachers in the future. Framed in initial teacher education, this innovative experience seeks to analyse the didactic possibilities for music education that technology offers, using the Internet, various tools, software and applications that support the university musical learning and serve as educational model for these students and future teachers in an educational and reflective way. The innovation project developed is briefly described and the different software and applications are explained with an indication of their educational potential. Collaborative action research and qualitative analysis have been the main methodologies that have been used throughout the process. After analysing the experience, the benefits and difficulties of their integration in the classroom have been explained. The interest of this study lies in serving as a guide for other future experiences and in benefiting music education of the 21stCentury.