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Music Coding in Primary School

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Smart Education and Smart e-Learning

Part of the book series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies ((SIST,volume 41))

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This work stems from the recent reforms made to the Italian education system. On one side, a relevant aspect is the introduction of coding in primary school, where coding is seen as a way to improve learning processes in young students. On the other side, music education is considered a key element to promote the integration of the various aspects of personality: the perceptual-motor, the logic, and the affective-social component. After reviewing the state of the art, this work aims at defining a new discipline - called music coding - presenting the key elements of the two pedagogical approaches. A computer-based tool to foster the development of both coding and music skills in young students will be proposed.

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    Literally: “The Good School”, https://labuonascuola.gov.it.

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    http://code.org.

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    Transmission of guidelines relating to ministerial decree D.M. 8/2011.

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  1. LIM, Dipartimento di Informatica, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Via Comelico 39, 20135, Milano, Italy

    Luca A. Ludovico

  2. Indire - Istituto Nazionale di Documentazione, Innovazione e Ricerca Educativa, Via G. Melisurgo, 4 - 80133, Firenze, Napoli, Italy

    Giuseppina Rita Mangione

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA

    Vladimir L. Uskov

  2. KES International, Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

    Robert J. Howlett

  3. Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Ludovico, L.A., Mangione, G.R. (2015). Music Coding in Primary School. In: L. Uskov, V., Howlett, R., Jain, L. (eds) Smart Education and Smart e-Learning. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 41. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19875-0_40

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