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      Current State and Future Directions of Technologies for Music Instrument Pedagogy

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      Frontiers in Psychology
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      technology, learning, musicians, performance, edTech

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          Technological advances over the past 50 years or so have resulted in the development of a succession of hardware and software systems intended to improve the quality and effectiveness of Western music instrument pedagogy during classroom instruction or individual study. These systems have aimed to provide evaluation or visualization of single or combined technical aspects by analyzing performance data collected in real time or offline. The number of such educational technologies shows an ever-increasing trend over time, aided by the wide diffusion and availability of mobile devices. However, we believe there are unrealized opportunities for modern technologies to help music students in their technical development and assist them during their practice sessions in between visits to their teachers. The ubiquity of PCs and mobile devices with built-in microphones, speakers, and cameras has inspired the development of media technologies in support of music pedagogy. They offer an attractive potential for implementing audio signal processing algorithms addressing different technical skills of the performer, providing real-time feedback, collecting data over time, and applying statistical models. Despite this potential, most available software for music instrument pedagogy remains very limited in functionality. This study provides a survey of music edTech software available, together with the methods of use, addressed technical skills, commonalities, and limitations. Results show that most current software is based on the metronome and tuner, with only a few systems that have limited abilities to follow a performance in real-time and compare it to a given score to monitor correctness of notes, intonation, and rhythm. The survey also highlights a high and under-exploited potential regarding the monitoring of other more specific technical skills, which are more instrument-dependent, but no less important, such as the control of dynamic range and clarity of the attack. This article ends with a discussion of possible directions for future development of technologies to support the practice of music students at different levels, with some consideration for the corresponding signal processing methods that can be utilized or that need advancement. By helping students to more efficiently achieve a high level of proficiency of their instruments with assistive technologies, we hope to minimize stress and afford better enjoyment of the music performance experience for all.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Front Psychol
                Front Psychol
                Front. Psychol.
                Frontiers in Psychology
                Frontiers Media S.A.
                1664-1078
                22 March 2022
                2022
                : 13
                : 835609
                Affiliations
                Computational Acoustic Modeling Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology, Schulich School of Music, McGill University , Montreal, QC, Canada
                Author notes

                Edited by: Isabelle Héroux, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

                Reviewed by: Gareth Dylan Smith, Boston University, United States; Regina Antunes Teixeira Dos Santos, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

                *Correspondence: Alberto Acquilino alberto.acquilino@ 123456mail.mcgill.ca

                This article was submitted to Performance Science, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology

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                10.3389/fpsyg.2022.835609
                8981027
                971eaa1c-fbc3-4f2d-bed2-59ab44f60b70
                Copyright © 2022 Acquilino and Scavone.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                : 14 December 2021
                : 15 February 2022
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 2, Equations: 0, References: 39, Pages: 12, Words: 9000
                Categories
                Psychology
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                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                technology,learning,musicians,performance,edtech
                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                technology, learning, musicians, performance, edtech

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