Mr C's Music Room

 New Literacies Beyond the Screen       We live in an age where sharing artistic creations is easier than ever. Whether posting a video of a song you wrote on TikTok or releasing a track on your Spotify page, musicians can express their art through mediums beyond the CD or Cassette Tapes used in the 20th century. However, these new possibilities for sharing music also leave students vulnerable to instances of plagiarism and crude behavior in online spaces. Young musicians often mimic the works of their radio heroes either because they have not found their own voice or because they fear rejection for sharing an original sound. As Aguilera (2017) stated, our students live in an age where understanding the text or videos on their screen is no longer sufficient. They must also be aware of who created the content, what laws exist to govern using content, and how they can constructively criticize content. By helping my students recognize plagiarized music, guiding the...