Wii Music Dipakai Sebagai Alat Ajar di Sekolah-Sekolah

Ketika Sony dan Microsoft sibuk bersaing, Nintendo dengan konsol Wii-nya menerapkan strategi tersendiri dengan merambah ke tempat yang selama ini jarang terjangkau video game: sekolah. Bekerja sama dengan The National Association for Music Education, para guru musik di 51 kota di Amerika dapat menggunakan game Wii Music untuk mengajarkan konsep ritme, tempo, dan struktur musik pada murid-murid sekolah dasar.

Dari berita yang saya kutip dari Kotaku berikut, tampaknya para guru cukup antusias menyambut program ini, terlebih lagi para murid mereka. Tidak hanya mengajarkan musik, game ini, menurut salah satu guru, juga melatih kemampuan bahasa, keruangan, dan koordinasi mata-tangan anak.

clipped from kotaku.com Nintendo is teaming with The National Association for Music Education to get the Wii and Wii Music into schools, the two announced today. The collaboration will have music teachers in 51 cities using Wii Music to help children with rhythm, temp and song structure. “Wii Music has brought a renewed excitement to music class for students from first grade to fifth, myself and even some of the classroom teachers,” said Helen A. Krofchick, a music teacher at Doby’s Mill Elementary School in Lugoff, S.C. “I love how many music standards can be covered in such a short time. Students also have to use language skills, spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination. We have a school very supportive of the arts and Wii Music has empowered our program even more. Any system that is educational and can add a love of music to children’s lives should be in every classroom.” They did also work with The National Association for Music Education to create a master lesson plan.

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