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standard lesson duration of 45 minutes. For example, if the teacher of Coun-
terpoint chooses to use Adam Neely’s video ‘How to write a Crab Canon’ (Ne-
ely, 2018), they can demonstrate the whole video or its parts multiple times
because of its short duration (5:17). There will be enough time to discuss the to-
pic with the students, to explain some of the key terms and phrases, to make a
comparison between music and text/meaning (just like Adam Neely did in the
video), and to conduct some of the practical activities that include composing
and performing the crab canon.

Conclusion

The analysed videos on the selected YouTube channels, as well as many other
similar videos with music education content, can represent an excellent star-
ting point for planning and organizing music lessons in the twenty-first centu-
ry. This kind of material is useful and appropriate in all educational contexts
(formal, non-formal and informal), at all levels of education, and in different
teaching and learning settings and environments such as traditional classro-
om teaching, flipped classroom concept, online/distance teaching and lear- Nikolina Matoš, Srđan Stanojević ◆ The educational potential of YouTube channels for teaching and learning music
ning, blended learning, situated learning, and collaborative teaching. Unlike
textbooks and traditional didactic material in general, this type of content en-
courages learners to interact and actively participate in the learning process.
The accessibility of the content allows self-regulated learning at one’s own pace
and order, also providing the following possibilities: watching and listening
to the content carefully, as many times as necessary, including rewatching, re-
listening, thoroughly analysing, and interpreting certain parts of the video.
The creators of these videos are a great inspiration for learners on their way
to success, whether the motivation for learning music is only personal, or also
professional.

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