The ALMS project - Mobile technology for the instruction of music technology

Christopher Keyes*, Giovanni Santini, Eric H.C. Chow, Sathya Naidu

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    Abstract

    This paper details the design and development of new resources for the instruction of Music Technology to tertiary music students, largely made possible by recent developments in mobile technologies. It focuses primarily on interactive and media-rich content delivered in a mobile application, Audio Literacy for Music Students (free for iOS and Android OS) augmented with two other media as interactive teaching materials. In addition to the introduction of these resources, the paper details common pedagogical difficulties instructors face when teaching technology to music majors, and how these issues inform the pedagogical design of the teaching media. Design flaws in a previous desktop application conveying the same content are discussed with an emphasis of design elements critical to its pedagogical effectiveness. It is hoped that details of these successful and unsuccessful attempts to convey audio concepts may be useful in developing future interactive teaching resources.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAES International Conference on Audio Education 2021
    Subtitle of host publicationAdvancing Teaching, Learning and Scholarship in the Academic World
    PublisherAudio Engineering Society
    Pages260-270
    Number of pages11
    ISBN (Electronic)9781713836285
    Publication statusPublished - 2021
    EventAES International Conference on Audio Education 2021: Advancing Teaching, Learning and Scholarship in the Academic World - Virtual, Online
    Duration: 22 Jul 202124 Jul 2021

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the AES International Conference
    Volume2021-July

    Conference

    ConferenceAES International Conference on Audio Education 2021: Advancing Teaching, Learning and Scholarship in the Academic World
    CityVirtual, Online
    Period22/07/2124/07/21

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