A novel approach to learning music and piano based on mixed reality and gamification
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A novel approach to learning music and piano based on mixed reality and gamification D. Molero1 · S. Schez-Sobrino1
· D. Vallejo1 · C. Glez-Morcillo1 · J. Albusac1
Received: 11 October 2019 / Revised: 5 July 2020 / Accepted: 20 August 2020 / © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Learning music has been demonstrated to provide many benefits for children. However, music students, especially beginners, often suffer from lack of motivation and even can be frustrated if their musical skills do not improve as they practice over and over. In such situations, they usually end up dropping out of music school. To face this challenge, in this work a novel approach based on mixed reality and gamification is proposed to motivate music students. This approach has been validated thanks to HoloMusic XP, a multimedia tool that helps students learn music and piano. The devised architecture that supports HoloMusic XP has been designed and developed to scale when new music concepts must be addressed. Thanks to the use of mixed reality, the usually steep learning curve for beginner students can be mitigated and complex music concepts can be simplified due to the use of visual metaphors. The system has been evaluated in a real environment by teachers and students to measure its effectiveness and usability. After conducting the experiments, an increase in the students’ motivation and a general understanding of the multimedia representation have been achieved. Keywords Learning music · Mixed reality · Gamification · Piano
1 Introduction The benefits that learning music provides have traditionally drawn the researchers’ attention, especially when it comes to children. Musical development is directly related to the development of intellectual skills as well as improving logical reasoning and the ability to abstract and synthesize problems [19]. Also in the field of music therapy, benefits can be found in children with learning difficulties such as improved attention, concentration and memory. Unfortunately, a study carried out in a total of 8 countries in very diverse places such as Brazil, the United States, Finland or China indicates that music as a school subject suffers a general decrease in the motivation of students as they progress through the academic courses [16]. D. Vallejo
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University of Castilla-La Mancha, Paseo de la Universidad 4, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
Multimedia Tools and Applications
Students who like music and play an instrument may also lose interest in music progressively. It is especially in the early years when more students drop out of music lessons and when it is more difficult to detect it. According to some researchers [6], the most common reasons why students drop out of piano lessons are decreased motivation and decreased achievement. As a result of this lack of motivation, they miss more lessons, practice less and complete fewer piano tasks, among others. On the other hand, it has not been detected that causes such as demographic factors
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