2 research outputs found
Mastering Music Instruments through Technology in Solo Learning Sessions
Mastering a musical instrument requires time-consuming practice even if
students are guided by an expert. In the overwhelming majority of the time, the
students practice by themselves and traditional teaching materials, such as
videos or textbooks, lack interaction and guidance possibilities. Adequate
feedback, however, is highly important to prevent the acquirement of wrong
motions and to avoid potential health problems. In this paper, we envision
musical instruments as smart objects to enhance solo learning sessions. We give
an overview of existing approaches and setups and discuss them. Finally, we
conclude with recommendations for designing smart and augmented musical
instruments for learning purposes
Supporting Musical Practice Sessions Through HMD-Based Augmented Reality
Learning a musical instrument requires a lot of practice, which ideally,
should be done every day. During practice sessions, students are on their own
in the overwhelming majority of the time, but access to experts that support
students "just-in-time" is limited. Therefore, students commonly do not receive
any feedback during their practice sessions. Adequate feedback, especially for
beginners, is highly important for three particular reasons: (1) preventing the
acquirement of wrong motions, (2) avoiding frustration due to a steep learning
curve, and (3) potential health problems that arise from straining muscles or
joints harmfully. In this paper, we envision the usage of head-mounted displays
as assistance modality to support musical instrument learning. We propose a
modular concept for several assistance modes to help students during their
practice sessions. Finally, we discuss hardware requirements and
implementations to realize the proposed concepts