ScaleDial: A Novel Tangible Device for Teaching Musical Scales & Triads

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Konferenzbericht/Sammelband/GutachtenBeitrag in KonferenzbandBeigetragenBegutachtung

Beitragende

Abstract

The teaching of harmonic foundations in music is a common learning objective in many education systems. However, music theory is often considered as a non-interactive subject matter that requires huge efforts to understand. With this work, we contribute a novel tangible device, called ScaleDial, that makes use of the relations between geometry and music theory to provide interactive, graspable and playful learning experiences. Therefore, we introduce an innovative tangible cylinder and demonstrate how harmonic relationships can be explored through a physical set of digital manipulatives, that can be arranged and stacked on top of an interactive chromatic circle. Based on the tangible interaction and further rich visual and auditory output capabilities, ScaleDial enables a better understanding of scales, pitch constellations, triads, as well as intervals. Further, we describe the technical realization of our advanced prototype and show how we fabricate the magnetic, capacitive and mechanical sensing.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelExtended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ErscheinungsortNew York
Herausgeber (Verlag)Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York
Seiten1–4
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-5971-9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2019
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Konferenz

TitelCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2019
KurztitelCHI 2019
Veranstaltungsnummer
Dauer4 - 9 Mai 2019
Ort
StadtGlasgow
LandGroßbritannien/Vereinigtes Königreich

Externe IDs

Scopus 85067301335
ORCID /0000-0003-1467-7031/work/142253347
ORCID /0000-0002-2176-876X/work/151435396

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • tangible, music education, triads, physical computing, digital manipulatives, scales, intervals, TUI, keys