Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice

Conducted on beginner piano students at a state-run institution in the Argentine capital, this research explores to which extent using a mobile application can optimize young learners’ achievement of basic goals in traditional piano music reading and impact on their motivation. During four sessions,...

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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Faculdad de Ciencias Sociales, Centro de Estudios Avanzados. Maestría en Procesos Educativos Mediados por Tecnología 2019
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spelling I10-R10-article-230462021-09-21T18:32:13Z Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice Mejorar la lectura pianística a primera vista en principiantes: una aplicación audiovisual gratuita para la ejercitación autónoma Gazzano, Alan piano lectura musical educación musical TIC investigación-acción piano music reading music education IT action research Conducted on beginner piano students at a state-run institution in the Argentine capital, this research explores to which extent using a mobile application can optimize young learners’ achievement of basic goals in traditional piano music reading and impact on their motivation. During four sessions, data were collected through tests given by a free app: Virtual Piano Trainer. Software values were combined with qualitative analysis consisting of piano sight-reading tests and oral co-assessment questioning. Despite the limited sample (n=8), improvements in efficacy and speed at identifying notes in treble and bass clefs as well as significant evidence of autonomy, motivation and confidence when reading piano music, may raise interest in the use of software tools for instrument teaching and some of the constraints in their specific development in our region. Este trabajo, realizado con alumnos principiantes de piano en una institución de enseñanza oficial de la capital argentina, indaga en qué medida el uso de una aplicación informática puede optimizar la concreción de objetivos básicos de lectura de notación pianística tradicional e incidir en la motivación del estudiante joven. Durante cuatro sesiones, se registró su desempeño en pruebas planteadas por una aplicación móvil: Virtual Piano Trainer. Los valores del software se combinaron con un análisis cualitativo consistente en pruebas de lectura al piano e interrogación oral de coevaluación. A pesar de lo acotado de la muestra (n=8), el progreso de los alumnos en eficacia y velocidad al identificar notas en claves de sol y de fa, sumado a indicios significativos de autonomía, motivación y confianza en la lectura, puede despertar interés en la implementación de software en la enseñanza instrumental y señalar limitaciones en su desarrollo específico en Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Faculdad de Ciencias Sociales, Centro de Estudios Avanzados. Maestría en Procesos Educativos Mediados por Tecnología 2019-01-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/vesc/article/view/23046 Virtuality, Education and Science; Vol. 10 No. 18; 117-126 Virtualidad, Educación y Ciencia; Vol. 10 Núm. 18; 117-126 1853-6530 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/vesc/article/view/23046/22804 Derechos de autor 2019 Alan Gazzano
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Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice
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educación musical
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investigación-acción
piano
music reading
music education
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author Gazzano, Alan
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title Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice
title_short Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice
title_full Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice
title_fullStr Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice
title_full_unstemmed Improving Piano Sight-Reading in Beginners: An Audio-Visual Free App for Self-Practice
title_sort improving piano sight-reading in beginners: an audio-visual free app for self-practice
description Conducted on beginner piano students at a state-run institution in the Argentine capital, this research explores to which extent using a mobile application can optimize young learners’ achievement of basic goals in traditional piano music reading and impact on their motivation. During four sessions, data were collected through tests given by a free app: Virtual Piano Trainer. Software values were combined with qualitative analysis consisting of piano sight-reading tests and oral co-assessment questioning. Despite the limited sample (n=8), improvements in efficacy and speed at identifying notes in treble and bass clefs as well as significant evidence of autonomy, motivation and confidence when reading piano music, may raise interest in the use of software tools for instrument teaching and some of the constraints in their specific development in our region.
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