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Arts & Communication

ARTICLE
The use of an interactive whiteboard in solfeggio

teaching

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Jasna Šulentić Begić , Monika Sakač-Botički , and Amir Begić *
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1 Department of Music, Academy of Arts and Culture, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek,
Osijek, Osijek and Baranya County, Croatia, Academy of Arts and Culture, Josip Juraj Strossmayer

University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
2 Department of Music Theory and Singing, Požega Music School, Požega, Požega-Slavonia County,
CroatiaPožega Music School, Požega, Croatia

Abstract

This paper explores the application of digital technology, that is, interactive whiteboards,
in solfeggio lessons. Digital technology, such as computers and interactive whiteboards,
is gradually becoming part of the classroom, both in general education and music schools.
In addition to traditional teaching tools (blackboard, chalk/markers, piano, and printed
textbooks), computer programs and web applications can be beneficial complements
to solfeggio lessons. The music classroom for teaching solfeggio is a great place where
interactive whiteboards can be integrated. However, to effectively implement any form
of digital technology in solfeggio, the teacher must be competent, IT-literate, know
basic musical terms in English, and be receptive to the modern possibilities offered by
technology. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the possibility of using an interactive
whiteboard in solfeggio teaching. Employing a descriptive methodology, the study
entailed the application of the interactive whiteboard for certain classroom activities
*Corresponding author: while covering topics in solfeggio such as intonation, music dictation, and theoretical
Amir Begić musical concepts. The research revealed that the interactive whiteboard can primarily
(abegic@aukos.hr)
function as a conventional whiteboard without its multimedia capabilities, allowing the
Citation: Šulentić Begić J, Sakač- written content to be preserved. In addition, interactive whiteboards have numerous
Botički M, Begić A. The use of an
interactive whiteboard in solfeggio advantages when utilized for singing musical examples, writing musical dictations, and
teaching. Arts & Communication. practicing theoretical musical content.
2024;2(1):2163
https://doi.org/10.36922/ac.2163
Received: November 2, 2023 Keywords: Solfeggio teaching; Digital technology; Interactive board; Education
Accepted: January 5, 2024
Published Online: March 4, 2024
1. Introduction
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s).
This is an Open-Access article Solfeggio is an indispensable part of musician education in Croatia and around the
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Creative Commons Attribution world. In addition to teaching the instrument, solfeggio serves to develop musical
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and reproduction in any medium, and recognize musical-theoretical concepts. The foundations of solfeggio, as they are
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properly cited. known today, were laid down in the middle ages by Guido from Arezzo . To a greater or
Publisher’s Note: AccScience 1 Guido d’Arezzo is an Italian medieval music theorist. In the Antiphonary (around 1025), he
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published maps and institutional determination of absolute and relative pitch was achieved without prior knowledge of the
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