Computer Music Technology Research Articles

Research on the Application of Computer Music Technology in Solfeggio Teaching in Universities

This paper investigates the potential impact and benefits of integrating computer music technology into solfeggio teaching within university music programs. Solfeggio, as a foundational skill in music education, encompasses sight-singing and ear training, yet traditional teaching methods often encounter challenges in engaging students and providing personalized instruction. The paper explores the theoretical foundations of solfeggio teaching and the role of technology in music education, highlighting the potential advantages of incorporating computer music technology. Specific examples of technology applications, such as interactive software for ear training, digital music notation tools, and virtual reality applications, are examined for their potential to enhance student engagement and provide personalized feedback. Furthermore, the paper reviews case studies of successful technology integration in solfeggio instruction and presents empirical research findings on the impact of technology on learning outcomes. Pedagogical considerations for technology integration, including instructional design, assessment methods, and student engagement strategies, are discussed, along with recommendations for educators and institutions interested in adopting technology-enhanced solfeggio instruction. The paper emphasizes the broader significance of technology-enhanced music education and its potential to enhance students' aural skills and overall musical proficiency.

РАЗВИТИЕ АНАЛИТИЧЕСКИХ СПОСОБНОСТЕЙ СТУДЕНТОВ С ПРИМЕНЕНИЕМ МУЛЬТИМЕДИЙНЫХ ПАРТИТУР

The article touches upon the problem of using only classical pedagogical meth-ods that make it possible to develop analytical abilities of the students of mu-sic colleges and universities, such as reading notes from a printed sheet, study-ing forms in the textbook while the modern world allows the use of computer technology. The article has defined the notion «analytical abilities» and its compo-nents, which are necessary for a modern musician-professional to possess for effective professional activity in the field of music computer technologies. A special emphasis is made on multimedia scores that allow to enrich the information base with auxiliary material to develop not only analytical abil-ities in particular, and analytical thinking in general, and also culture.

The Choice of Vocal Exercises and Their Application in Remote Learning

We live in a rapidly changing world and an increasing interest in distance learning. We need a selection vocal exercises available for use with modern musical computer technologies. The purpose of the article is to find the most constructive approach to the choice of vocal exercises, available for use in distance learning. The article discusses various classifications of vocal exercises created by famous teachers of the past decades. Based on the presented classifications, the main vocal tasks that require exercises are identified. There is an innovative approach to the exercises choice available for use in remote vocal training in this article. There is an innovative approach to the exercises choice available for use in remote vocal training in this article. This approach allows you to get maximum results with a minimum number of exercises. The equipment technical characteristics that are necessary for conducting high-quality online vocal lessons are also proposed.

Электронное музыкальное творчество в подготовке педагога-музыканта в вузе

The article summarizes the experience of training music teachers, combining the traditional music-pedagogical content of university educational programs with the introduction of students to various forms of electronic music creativity. The relevance is due to the fact that electronic music creativity based on the mastery of music-computer technologies and electronic musical instruments is of great importance in modern music art and education. In this regard, there is a need for special training of teachers for professional activity in this direction, which is confirmed by scientific research of scientists devoted to various aspects of electronic music creativity (I. B. Gorbunova, I. M. Krasilnikov, A. A. Pankova, V. O. Malashchenko, etc.). At the same time, the study of the content of bachelor's degree programs in pedagogical universities of Russia has shown that electronic music creativity is not sufficiently reflected in the educational process. The aim of the research is to provide theoretical grounding and practical confirmation of the need to include disciplines related to electronic music creativity in the educational programs of pedagogical universities. The study, conducted in 2013-2023, involved students of the Faculty of Art and Music Education of the Chuvash State Pedagogical University. Research methods: theoretical analysis of scientific and methodological literature; analysis of the current state of university practice in the field of the problem under study; empirical research methods (observation, conversation, survey); retrospective analysis of their own teaching experience; analysis of the obtained data. As a result of the conducted work the insufficient attention to the indicated problem in the system of university training of teachers-musicians was revealed, the necessity of introducing students to electronic musical creativity in the process of training in the university was substantiated, the effectiveness of disciplines of this orientation in the development of cognitive interest in learning activities and creative self-realization of students was confirmed, classroom and extracurricular forms of introducing students to electronic musical creativity were shown. Conclusions. Mastering of electronic music creation by future teachers is a necessary condition for the professional training of a modern music teacher. It will contribute to the successful training of teachers who are able to professionally use the possibilities of music and computer technologies in the pedagogical process.

Digitalization in the field of music education: analysis of students – future music teachers and music educators

Introduction. Over the past decade, teacher-musicians have been intensively mastering the didactic functions of the digital space and digital technologies. However, the demonstration of successful practices for the use of digital resources in music education is not an indicator of the widespread use of these practices. The purpose of this article is to analyze the factors influencing the application of musical pedagogical technologies in music education. Materials and methods. 78 respondents took part in the survey and interviews: 4th-5th year students and teachers of Bunin Yelets State University (Russian Federation), teachers of additional education, music directors, music teachers. When studying the respondents' ideas about the factors influencing the use of music and computer technologies in music education, the level of education and teaching experience of music teachers were taken into account. To study the experience and ideas of respondents about the features of the digitalization of music education, a questionnaire was developed, consisting of 3 blocks: "Motivation and competence", "Support", "Material and technical and digital environment". The Kruskal-Wallis test was used as a method of mathematical statistics. Results. The most developed digital competence in the narrow professional sense is among teachers of higher education (63.7% have a high or above average level), students (57.2%), music teachers (32.4%) and teachers of additional education (19%), the least developed – among music directors (7.7%). The motivational potential is highest among teachers of higher education (90.9% have a high and above average level), students (52.4%), music teachers (37.8%) and teachers of additional education (26.6%). Music-computer technologies are used most intensively in the educational process by music teachers with experience from 3 to 20 years (48.4%). Educational and institutional support for the digital transformation of music education is focused mainly on higher education teachers and music teachers. Availability of equipment is assessed at a high level in universities (100%), and at an average level in schools (61.1%). The largest deficit is observed in the field of preschool education (low level – 1 5.4%, level below average – 84.6%). Scientific novelty. The features of the digital transformation of music education are empirically studied in the context of the factors of the level of education and experience of music teachers. Practical significance. The results of the study can be used in the development of programs for higher education disciplines and additional professional training programs for teachers on the use of music -computer technologies in the educational process.

Enhancing Audio Signal Quality and Learning Experience with Integrated Covariance Weiner Filtering in College Music Education

In recent years, computer music technology has become increasingly prevalent in college music education, offering new possibilities for creative expression and pedagogical approaches. This paper concentrated on the music education in the colleges with the application of integrated time and frequency filtering (ITFF) with Kalman integrated covariance Weiner filtering in college music education. The ITFF technique combines time and frequency domain analysis to enhance the quality and clarity of audio signals. By integrating the Kalman integrated covariance Weiner filtering, the ITFF method provides robust noise reduction and improved signal representation. This integrated approach enables music educators to effectively analyze and manipulate audio signals in real-time, fostering a more immersive and engaging learning environment for students. The findings of this study highlight the benefits and potential applications of ITFF with Kalman-integrated covariance Weiner filtering in college music education, including audio signal enhancement, sound synthesis, and interactive performance systems. The integration of computer music technology with advanced filtering techniques presents new opportunities for exploring sound, composition, and music production within an educational context.

Зонная теория музыкального времени и трансдисциплинарный подход к изучению музыкальных явлений

The study of the factors of uncertainty in the system of musical thought has become a subject of fixed attention on the part of music researchers, partially being in advance of certain analogous results in the spheres of the exact sciences. The synergetic approach, stipulated by processes of development of contemporary science, is determined by the substantiation of its application towards their studies, not only in the natural sciences, but also in the humanitarian disciplines and becomes an important instrument of cognition and interpretation of the semantic structures of all the temporal arts, including the art of music. the article examines a number of endeavors to study the probabilistic-statistic natural laws of music presented in Ludwik Bielawski’s book The Zonal Theory of Time and its Meanings for Musical Anthropology: The Endeavor of Definition of the Place and the Role in the History of Theoretic Musicology (Krakow, 1976), in which the natural laws of the functioning of musical levels on various levels and in the various forms of its manifestation. The authors of the article give attention to the use in scholarly research works devoted to this problem range of music computer technologies which has served as a basis for the possibility of creating new theoretic and experimental-practical means of studying music, including the factors of indeterminacy in music applied to the sphere of musical education researched with the means of music computer technologies. In this connection, the article elucidates a number of new educational directions and programs developed by the members of the learning and teaching laboratory “Music Computer Technologies” of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia called to provide the preparation of specialists who possessed various forms and means of the transdisciplinary approach to studies of musical phenomena and processes.

Возможности и перспективы использования музыкально-компьютерных технологий в терапии психогенных расстройств

The beneficial effect of music on the human body has been known since ancient times and has been actively used in the methods of music therapy. The article analyzes in the manner of a survey the advantages, possibilities and limitations of the traditional methods of music therapy, wherein the patient is presented with a set of musical compositions empirically selected. A radically different and innovative method of music therapy is based on musical or music-like stimulation that is generated by a computer on the basis of feedback signals from the patient’s own physiological characteristic features. The advantages and prospects of this innovative method are examined here and an evaluation is given of the effectiveness of computer-aided transformations of the patient’s brain biopotentials into musical or music-like effects, which are used in the adaptive neuro-stimulation technology developed by the authors with feedback from the current electroencephalogram (EEG) parameters. By means of the examples from our own research with the use of EEG-guided adaptive neurostimulation, we have outlined the prospects for the development of music computer technologies in the treatment of psychogenic disorders and the cognitive rehabilitation of human beings.

Learning Music Blind: Understanding the Application of Technology to Support BLV Music Learning

Learning to play a musical instrument and engaging in musical activities have enabled blind and/or low vision people to develop self-identity, find community and pursue music as a career. However, blind and/or low vision music learners face complex obstacles to learn music. They are highly reliant on their learning environment and music teachers for accommodations and flexibility. Prior research has identified the challenges faced by blind and/or low vision musicians and recognized the importance of touch for music reading and physical guidance. However, limited research has addressed these challenges through the development of assistive technology. The development of music computer technologies with haptics and the affordances of wearable technologies provides encouraging opportunities to develop haptic wearable devices to support blind and/or low vision music learning. I identify three unexplored research questions: (1) what design considerations must be addressed in future assistive technologies for BLV music learning, (2) how can wearable technologies with vibrotactile feedback support BLV student-teacher interactions, and (3) what are the long-term benefits and limitations of the use of assistive technologies for BLV music learning? I outline my research to date and highlight my findings.

THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ART ON SPEECH DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The author substantiates the role and importance of music in encouraging child’s speech and language development. The purpose of this article is to determine the effect of music presence in learning process, analyse the changes in speech development of elementary school students through musical interaction and justify the need for computer music technologies.This paper highlights the importance of developing the foundational skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) and sub-skills (grammar, stylistic, pronunciation and vocabulary) by using a wide range of music technologies. The use of computer music technologies stimulates brain function that leads to an improvement students’ mental health and well-being, increasing cognitive function (concentration, attention, imagination, memory and thinking), developing important social skills.The article defines the use of logarithmics in preparation child's breathing, an auditory analyzer and speech production system for child's speech and language activity. Logopedic rhythmics is an effective method of development of mental cognitive processes, internal sense of rhythm, gross and fine motor skills, improving coordination and the personality spheres. Logarithmics is a correctional technique, which include speech and motor exercises, psychogymnastics and dance-rhythmic exercises. It was recommended to use this method not only in the treatment for children with speech disorders, psychomotor poverty or intellectual disability.The author has been making recommendations aimed at creating a positive psychological microclimate, activation of cognitive activity of children, engaging in creative self-expression and exploration of their capabilities, which help to accelerate the language development.
 Keywords: language development; music art; music computer technologies; speech development; speech skills; logarithmics; psychogymnastics; dance-rhythmic exercises; elementary school students; speech production system.

Band-in-a-Box-a program to create compositions in genres of popular music

The goal of the work. The purpose of the article is to disclose new tools and methods of using computer technologies in modern musical practice on the example of a description of work and ample opportunities for an arrangement of the Band-in-A-BOX Senecrent. The research methodology is to identify and present practical methods of working in the Band-in-A-Box Seckwowner at the main stages of functioning. The scientific novelty of the work is to reveal the palette of the contemporary Band-in-A-Box sequencer when arranging musical works with the help of one of the most powerful modern music editors. The use of Band-in-A-Box Seneseor increases the interest of modern youth in quality musical training, as well as expanding the palette of opportunities for composers, arrangers, sound directors and beginners musicians. Conclusions. Music computer technologies are a new field of knowledge that is constantly developing. It synthesizes technology and art, and these are two poles that are constantly moving and improving tools for creativity, learning and research. The dynamic nature of these processes is associated with the continuous restoration of scientific and technological progress. Band-in-a- Box music sequoter is another modern advanced computer program that offers advanced technologies for creative experiments in creating and arranging musical compositions. The program has many other useful features, a developed menu system, dialogs that allow you to adjust literally every parameter of arrangement and sound synthesis. The number of finished styles is constantly increasing. The program is also interesting because it seems to generate all those knowledge about the ability to perform on the synthesizer when applying the function of automatic companion. Keywords: musical sevener, computer arrangement, Midi instruments, composer, sound engineer.

Band-in-a-Box – a program to create compositions in genres of popular music (Part 1).

The goal of the work. The purpose of the article is to disclose new tools and methods of using computer technologies in modern musical practice on the example of a description of work and ample opportunities for an arrangement of the Band-in-A-Box Senecrent. The research methodology is to identify and present practical methods of working in the Band-in-A-Box Seckwowner at the main stages of functioning. The scientific novelty of the work is to reveal the palette of the contemporary Band-in-A-Box sequencer when arranging musical works with the help of one of the most powerful modern music editors. The use of Band-in-A-Box Seneseor increases the interest of modern youth in quality musical training, as well as expanding the palette of opportunities for composers, arrangers, sound directors and beginners musicians. Conclusions. Music computer technologies are a new field of knowledge that is constantly developing. It synthesizes technology and art, and these are two poles that are constantly moving and improving tools for creativity, learning and research. The dynamic nature of these processes is associated with the continuous restoration of scientific and technological progress. Band-in-a- Box music sequoter is another modern advanced computer program that offers advanced technologies for creative experiments in creating and arranging musical compositions. The program has many other useful features, a developed menu system, dialogs that allow you to adjust literally every parameter of arrangement and sound synthesis. The number of finished styles is constantly increasing. The program is also interesting because it seems to generate all those knowledge about the ability to perform on the synthesizer when applying the function of automatic companion.
 Key words: musical sevener, computer arrangement, Midi instruments, composer, sound engineer.

Analysis of Music Teaching in Basic Education Integrating Scientific Computing Visualization and Computer Music Technology

In the current music education, the music teaching method is too simple, boring, relatively backward, unable to attract the attention of the students, and the students gradually lose their interest in music courses. In basic education, music, as a highly practical subject, must create a good classroom atmosphere, make the classroom active, and enable students to better experience music, enjoy music, and like music. Therefore, in order to change this situation, this paper, based on scientific computing visualization, studies the application of computer music technology in basic education music teaching, and proposes a related computing method based on scientific computing visualization-image segmentation method. This review compares the spectrum extraction accuracy between the improved algorithm and the two traditional algorithms and finds that the average accuracy of the improved algorithm is 90.88%. It can be seen that the method proposed in this review is more suitable for the study of computer music technology in basic education music teaching. Applied research and most students are more interested in music teaching combined with computer music technology, so learning music teaching combined with computer music technology is very necessary. The development of computer music technology is closely related to the development of modern information technology.

The Intonational System of Azerbaijani Modes: a Study with the Use of Computer Technologies

The perception of Azerbaijani frets when performed on evenly tempered instruments is based on the property of human consciousness to generalize different phenomena, recognizing their common meaning. Azerbaijani frets form a stable image in consciousness, and the pitch of the 12-step uniform temperament completely determines the individuality of the frets and their differentiation. Acoustic measurements related to the pitch intonation of Azerbaijani music (both traditional and compositional), with the study of their microintonation schemes, as well as the timbre characteristics of Azerbaijani folk instruments have so far remained out of the field of view of researchers and have not been the subject of special study. The article deals with issues related to the intonation system of Azerbaijani frets, with their existence in contemporary musical culture, cites the field of cognitive musicology, which allows us to present the intonation system of Azerbaijani frets in the form of a cognitive structure, which has significant prospects for their implementation in the field of contemporary musical research with the involvement of music computer technologies. A particularly important aspect is associated with an adequate representation of the range of problems under consideration in the system of contemporary musical education, which is also possible and very productive when using modern music computer technologies.

Development of Creative Skills of Future Teachers of Music Art by Means of Innovative Technologies

An urgent problem of modern Ukrainian education is not only the task of improving the quality of training of competitive specialists, but also the ability of teachers to apply innovative methodological support, effective principles, methods and forms of work in the educational process, to use modern music information technologies and computer programs in musical and pedagogical activities to create, converting and performing musical works. Modern education needs the introduction of innovative approaches, methods, forms and means of learning using information and music computer technologies into the educational process. The analysis of the main studies and publications on this issue confirmed the positive influence of innovative technologies on student motivation and the quality of education. The use of innovative teaching technologies in the educational process contributes not only to the improvement of the quality of training of future music teachers, but also to their introduction to compositional creativity and performing arts. Music information technologies, modern multimedia tools and music production software motivate students’ learning, activate their creative activity, develop musical memory, creative thinking, promote creative composer’s imagination, give students the opportunity to create their own music directly on a mobile phone at any time.

О применении вероятностно-статистических методов в изучении закономерностей музыки и музыкально-педагогических исследованиях

In the mid-20th century musicology and the contiguous disciplines presented a set of farsighted ideas containing broad possibilities for studying the factors of uncertainty in the system of musical thought and partially anticipating analogous ideas in the sphere of exact sciences. The article examines a set of probabilistic-statistical methods in application to researching the regular laws of music, and also carries out elaborations devoted to applying these methods to musical-pedagogical practice. The authors of the article draw special attention to musical-computer technologies, which received development at the turn of the 20th and the 21st centuries as means of studying music within the framework of the system of contemporary musical education on its various levels – professional and supplementary professional. The article also elucidates certain issues of inclusive musical education connected with the mastery of probabilistic-statistical regular laws of music, including the logic and the technique of musical composition. Characterization is provided to the complex research and scholarlymethodic elaborations undertaken by the Tutorial-Methodological Laboratory “Music Computer Technologies” affiliated with the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, which served as the basis for development of music scholarship and the practice of music composition and exerted an influence on the musical culture of the early 21st century.

Саунд-дизайн как образовательное направление высшей школы: проблемы и перспективы

This work researches the issues of instruction of the specialist sound designer in the sphere of work with sound who is endowed with present-day competence. Sound design is examined as a special type of artistic activity and as an educational direction in Russian higher education. Creation of sound by means of digital design already possesses its own history, theory and sphere of practice in the domain of education. The authors illuminate the new profile of the Master’s program “Information Technologies in Music and Sound Design” available at the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. The quality of the process of education must provide the necessity of instruction of high-level specialists on demand. Sonar design requires specific skills and complex attainments from the specialist. Offered for discussion are the professional competencies which are necessary for the sound designer to master as a specialist capable of applying the attained knowledge in various present-day spheres of professional activity. Characterization is provided for the complex of required disciplines of the examined educational program within the frameworks of the educational program within the frameworks of instruction of “Informational Systems and Technologies.” The experience of work of the tutorial methodological laboratory “Musical Computer Technologies” of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia in this field are disclosed. The prospects of the development of the new educational direction are determined.

The use of online technologies in the process of training future music teachers

Modern graduates of higher educational institutions should be able to independently process information and be ready to acquire and use knowledge throughout their professional life. The actual task of education in the conditions that have formed in the world is the development of new educational technologies, which are added almost every year. The virtual world is becoming more and more diverse. The use of digital platforms is a pressing issue at a time when almost all information and activities are moving into the virtual world.
 The article substantiates the use of digital platforms Zoom and Padlet, which are new in teaching technology. The issues of implementation of educational technologies in the process of training future teachers of musical art are considered. The capabilities of the web interface, which is the Padlet interactive whiteboard, which makes it quite popular in the education system, are analyzed. Using the capabilities of a virtual online whiteboard refers to new educational technologies. In-depth capabilities of work on the Zoom platform are shown. It has been shown, that the use of a multifunctional service affects the development of communicative and organizational skills of students. The process of connecting digital platforms Zoom and Padlet with music computer technologies is shown with specific examples. The organizational issues of conducting a practical lesson on arranging musical works using digital platforms are considered. The stages of preparation for arrangement are presented. An algorithm for creating a phonogram of a school song using Zoom and Padlet technologies, individual work and work in groups, which is one of the main issues of modern education, is shown. At the same time, the development of an integrated approach to the organization of effective educational activities in the conditions of an information and educational environment is relevant at the present time

Computer-based music production: Specifics of professional training

Introduction. The process of professional training in most economic sectors is now thoroughly developed and regulated by global science. Today, the exception is the creative directions of professional activity, which play an important role in society. Therefore, there is a reasonable request for the professional training in creative industries. However, in science and practice, it is still not clear how professional training in creative industries should be carried out. An educational model, based on modern approaches and principles of learning, can be an effective solution to this problem.Aim. The present research aimed to disclose the content and results of approbation of the model of professional training in computer-based music production.Methodology and research methods. The research methodological framework is based on the concepts of competency-based, activity-based, technological and personality-oriented approaches to education; research papers on the problems of using computer music technologies in education; theory and practice of teaching models application in higher education.The leading method was the modelling of the educational process in specialised training in the field of computer-based music production. An experimental research study was carried out with the participation of students and teachers of higher education (n = 83 people). The authors employed the following methods: a questionnaire survey, testing, practical assignments, measurement of motivation for educational computer-based music production, the Fisher’s method.Results and scientific novelty. The current research paper presents the authors’ model of specialised computer-based musical instruction, which includes four main units: motivational-targeted, content-logical, activity-technological and diagnostic (evaluative-productive). The novelty of the model is determined by the implementation of the leading innovative educational activity of students, which is characterised by the production, processing and reproduction of musical material using musical computer technologies. An important component of the model is a complex of pedagogical technologies, which is a part of the activity-technological unit and includes the following technologies: interactive, design, research, modelling technologies, individualisation of training, computer and information technologies. The effectiveness of the content of the proposed educational model is confirmed by the results of the experimental research study on the implementation of this model in the conditions of student mastery of computer-based music production disciplines in the real educational process of a pedagogical university. The data obtained revealed a high (sufficient and advanced) level of formation of computer-based musical competencies among students.Practical significance. The model for specialist training can become a separate element of the educational programme, which provides training for specialists in computer-based music production. The research materials may have implications for the further development of educational science and the practice of specialist training in other creative industries.

The integrative model for the semantic space of music and a contemporary musical educational process: the scientific and creative heritage of Mikhail Borisovich Ignatyev

The advent of computer technology has led to the creation and development of new forms of teaching musical art. The emergence of music computer technologies (MCT) was the basis for creating both new forms in the educational process and new subjects, the appearance of new disciplines and new educational trends in the system of a contemporary musical education. These new subjects, such as “Musical Informatics,” “Computer Music Creative Work,” “Computer Arrangement and Composition, Sound and Timbre Programming,” “Electronic Musical Instruments” and many others, fully reflect the essence of the changes that have occurred in approaches to the study of music art. This article analyzes the possibility of including an integrative model for the semantic space of music, developed with the participation of the prominent cybernetics, scientist Mikhail Borisovich Ignatyev, in a contemporary musical educational process.