Interactive technologies in the instrumental music classroom: A longitudinal study with the Music Paint Machine

Type: journal article

Authors: Luc Nijs, Marc Leman

Abstract
Can interactive technologies be useful for music education? This question was empirically investigated during a nine-month longitudinal study in which twelve children (1st and 2nd grade) learnt to play the clarinet. Six children (the intervention group) received instruction with the Music Paint Machine, an interactive music system that allows a musician to make a digital “painting” by playing music while making various movements on a coloured pressure mat. The other six children (control group) received the instruction without the use of technology.

URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360131513003199

Associated tags
metadata ▸ material ▸ Music Paint Machine
metadata ▸ contribution ▸ Evaluation
metadata ▸ year ▸ 2014
technological dimension ▸ applications ▸ Smart rooms
technological dimension ▸ input technologies ▸ Camera
technological dimension ▸ input technologies ▸ Microphone
technological dimension ▸ system outputs ▸ Visual
musical dimension ▸ activities ▸ Performing
pedagogical dimension ▸ learning theories ▸ Cognitivism
pedagogical dimension ▸ users ▸ Pre-school, primary
pedagogical dimension ▸ venues ▸ Lab