Evaluation of an E-Learning Tool for Augmented Acoustics in Music Education

摘要

Augmented Practice Room is an e-learning tool, developed by the project team, that allows music students to practice in different acoustical environments while remaining physically in their classroom or at home. Music teachers and students from violin, ‘cello, piano, clarinet, guitar, and pop-singing classes have collaborated in testing it for a semester and giving the authors continuous feedback. In this exploratory phase, we used methods such as group discussion and semi-structured diary, with the purpose to gather as many different perspectives and reactions from participants as possible. The analysis of the collected data showed that the tool was in general positively perceived and considered useful. In particular, results merged into a four-dimensional model that describes the impact of the tool on practice: musical expressiveness, level of attention or arousal, instrument-specific technical issues, and emotional state.