Playing (in) The Digital Studio

I was assigned to complete a reading by Ethan Hein entitled Playing (in) The Digital Studio.  
Hein, E. (2017). Playing in the digital studio. In S. A. Ruthmannm & R. Mantie (Eds.). Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education (pp. 383-395). New York: Oxford University Press.
While reading this article about how music teachers use technological innovations and appliances in the classroom, I found myself criticizing my current and previous music teachers.  Hein speaks to the fact that there is a disconect between the classroom and modern culture.  Most classically trained musicians view pop music as not "real" or not requiring talent because of autotune and other "natural" effects.  I agree with Hein in that the only way music will progress is if we embrace the future and apply technology in youth from the start.  He also points out that it is important to embrace pop culture as it does directly affect our lives in terms of advancements, civil rights, and other issues around the world.  These topics listed above are outlets and reasons that we preform music.  He talks a lot about the specifics of how studio recording has changed and how its abilities have merged into one responsibility and other tasks are now to be taken on.  In 2011 "Marrington draws a contrast between the computer as a musical tool and the computer as a musical medium".  A great example of this is using samples versus just using it to print and write out sheet music. "There's joy in repetition" stood out to me not only visually but philosophically in that I thought copy and paste was just very simple and to be honest, stupid.  When in actuality it includes looping and creating very helpful playback tracks that can be incorporated in any level of classroom or any style of music.  "Purchasers of computers are purchasers of an education" (Bell)  While I think this is true I don't think that it is the only way you can educate yourself or the only way to advance in music.  Overall this article really taught me to imagine and pursue beyond the limits of traditional use of technology in the music classroom and has expanded my knowledge of how computers can be useful in and outside of the classroom.