The possibility of the application of modern vocal music technology in vocal music education / La potencial aplicación de las nuevas tecnologías de la música vocal en la enseñanza de la música vocal

Abstract

Information technologies in the modern world cover many fields of activity, including education. This contributes to the transformation of the educational process and the development of students’ independence. The main purpose of this paper is to assess the possibilities of using modern vocal music technologies in Chinese music education. To achieve the above purpose, the authors of the manuscript analysed the data obtained and divided the interactive technologies that can be used for vocal music education into the following four groups: software for studying theoretical frameworks, universal software, spectrogram software and audio editing software. The selected applications help learners acquire extensive vocal knowledge. Using the Likert scale, the researchers found that the applications of preference chosen by the respondents in each of the presented groups were Explain Everything (93%), Sing Sharp (87%), Sodaphonic (73%) and MAGIX Music Maker (82%). Sing Sharp provides vocal lessons in the form of a game. Sodaphonic eliminates low-quality performance elements in the process of creation of audio files. MAGIX Music Maker helps users create new songs using virtual musical instruments.