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The continuing evolution of technology changes the physical and digital musical worlds, providing new opportunities for expression, interaction, and education. The proliferation of digital media has brought about a paradigm shift, providing extended ways of learning experiences that deviate from conventional teaching environments. Research delves into the design and development of learning environments in line with the Music Education 4.0 perspective. The primary purpose was to examine the incorporation of immersive technologies (virtual, augmented, and mixed reality) and artificial intelligence through educational scenarios that align with the transdisciplinary ST(R)E(A)M framework (Science, Technology, Reading/Writing, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics), on elementary school music education. The research methodology followed a qualitative Design-Based Research approach. Based on the findings, children demonstrated a keen interest and willingness to participate facilitating the acquisition of diverse musical and technological proficiencies. From a broader perspective, current study aims to contribute to the ongoing discourse on the effective integration and novel strategies and innovative pedagogical frameworks for incorporating emerging technologies into music classrooms.
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Yannis Mygdanis is a music teacher at Pierce – The American College of Greece and a post-doc researcher in Music Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He teaches at the postgraduate program (MA) “Music Education in formal and informal environments” of the same university. His research interests focus on the integration of emerging and immersive technologies in music education, as well as musical educational software design and development. He is a trainer at Lifelong Center Lifelong Learning Center of Ionian University and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
