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Enhancing Music Composition Education: A User-Centric Approach to Software Design

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This paper explores the development of accessible music editing software for educational purposes, emphasizing the need for tools that cater to amateur composers. It addresses common issues with current programs, such as high costs and complexity. The proposed solution is a user-friendly platform built in Java, featuring an intuitive graphical input and output system. It aims to facilitate effective online instruction and provide valuable compositional aids through progressive lessons. The project underscores the importance of usability testing with untrained users to assure efficacy for students.

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Enhancing Music Composition Education: A User-Centric Approach to Software Design

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  1. Patrick Mutchler 2006 – 2007 TJHSST Music Editing Software

  2. Background • Finale • Lilypond • Teaching programs • Classleader.com

  3. Problem With Current Software • Price • Overcomplexity • Not intended as a learning tool

  4. Do We Really Need All This?

  5. Purpose Statement • Free • Accessible • Amateur audience • Teaching Aids

  6. Scope • Graphical input system • Graphical output system • Useful compositional aids

  7. Effective Online Instruction • Instructional Design • Course Management • Visual Design

  8. Development – Staged Delivery • Multiple versions • Allows for quarterly and biquarterly releases • Design time • Reasonable design time • Coding time • Significant coding time

  9. Language - Java • Graphical interface • Easy to code graphical input and output • High level • Does not require micromanagement • Common use

  10. Design and Architecture

  11. Analysis • Complex Input • Human made • Untrained user testing • Other students in the class • GUI usability • Teaching aid usefulness

  12. Release Version 0.2

  13. Release Version 1.4

  14. Final Program • Composition Software • Compose basic melodies • Adjustable pitch, accidentals, octave, and note duration • Learning Tools • A series of progressive lessons • Aids

  15. Final Input/Output

  16. Sample Aid

  17. Final Results • Sister successfully wrote a melody • Enormous scope • Poor coding procedures

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