Development of musical creativity of senior pupils using musical computer technologies (MCT): experience of music teachers

The application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in different Lithuanian and global education contexts has been analyzed for several decades. Scientific works present insights on how the ICT might be applied not only in the general education context, but also among specific training subjects. Specialized ICT means are being used in teaching music: sound and image technologies, special software for music training, self-studying, and composing. Therefore, besides the ICT, the concept of the music computer technologies is used. The music computer technologies (hereinafter MCT) is a multi-purpose electronic computer equipment with the installed software for music composition, editing, and other music-related activities as well as training. It is the tools used for listening to music, performing, creating it or otherwise used practically which open new possibilities for teachers and students of participation in the creative musical activity. Scientific works exploring the specifics of the MCT application in the music education process indicate that display software and sound reconstruction equipment help to know the global music culture in an imaginative, interesting, and integrated way, the composition software provides all students with the possibility to try themselves in music creation. Although the significance of the MCT application in the music education process is recognized, still organization of music creational activities using the MCT as well as the recognition of musical creativity raise many challenges to educators. [...