Music Education in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges of Distance Learning and Digital Platforms

Abstract

This article discusses the challenges faced by music education students as prospective teachers who were carrying out teaching practice at schools located in Yogyakarta Special Region, Purworejo, Solo, and Medan during the Covid-19 pandemic. Teaching and learning activities that had to be carried out online were a dilemmatic story because the students were required to be more creative and innovative in preparing and developing teaching materials to run the music learning properly. The use of various digital platforms was a solution for teachers to provide good services to students. This is an innovation in the world of music education that has never been done before the Covid-19 pandemic.