“‘Musical score’ (Detail) – ‘Portraits of the Little Princes Marescotti di Parrano [‘The five sense-organs’] (1745) by Sebastiano Ceccarini (Fano 1703-1783) – ‘The hidden art treasures: 150 Italian masterpieces’ – Exhibition up to May 28, 2017 in Naples” by Carlo Raso is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Here’s a fun artsy image I found on openverse depicting a musical score! I found today’s class about copyright and FIPPA in particular, really interesting. As a music educator, seeing the ways technology is evolving in classroom settings is important to me – how do I incorporate new tech into my classes?

In terms of copyright, I know that most teachers photocopy scores and parts without much regard for copyright (as sometimes there aren’t enough parts for everyone or kids lose parts). However, I’m really intrigued by FIPPA; in the past I’ve seen most teachers use Google Classrooms or FreshGrade (and more rarely, Edmodo). Knowing how data is stored and knowing that Microsoft has local Canadian servers definitely shifts my thought process a bit and I may consider using Microsoft software more extensively when I become a teacher as opposed to Google.