Educational tools based on MIR system for Arabian woodwinds

Haddad, Rami; Al-Ghawanmeh, Fadi M.; Al-Ghawanmeh, Mohammad T.

doi:10.1386/jmte.3.1.31_1

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“…The nāy's cavity has a tight waist solely at the very first node; the waist allows for performing the high tones when blowing into the embouchure hole is enforced. Blowing air into the instrument is made nearly vertically [4].…”

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Real-Time Maqam Estimation Model in Max/MSP Configured for the Nāy

Al-Ghawanmeh¹,

Al-Ghawanmeh²,

Abed³

2016

IJCNS

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Automatic maqam estimation is considered significant toward improving multimedia live music performances and automatic accompaniment. This contribution proposed a real-time maqam estimation model developed in the visual programming language MAX/MSP and configured for the nāydukah. The model's design stood on basic formulas of Arab music maqamat as explained in theory and applied in practice. The model consisted of different layers of competition; the first was for the identification of the instant tonic of the melodic figure, and the second was for the recognition of its identifying E (E, E half-flat and E flat). Those two competitions were used to estimate the maqam in real-time. Then, accumulated estimation results were used to estimate the maqam in longer durations; five-second and full duration. The model was evaluated using professionally performed nāy improvisations. Results reflected a success in estimating all the studied maqamat when the full improvisation was considered. In addition, results were very good for realtime and five-second estimation where average estimation confidence was 75.98% and 80.04%, respectively.

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confidence: 99%

Real-Time Maqam Estimation Model in Max/MSP Configured for the Nāy

Al-Ghawanmeh¹,

Al-Ghawanmeh²,

Abed³

2016

IJCNS

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Automatic Accompaniment to Arab Vocal Improvisation: From Technical to Commercial Perspectives

Al-Ghawanmeh¹,

Shannak²

2015

JSEA

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In this multidisciplinary study, the main research question was how to improve the value of entrepreneurial initiatives that provide the web service of automatic accompaniment to Arab singing. As an example and case study, we considered the Mawaweel website that offered an automatic accompaniment to Arab vocal improvisation as a main service. After overviewing the website, we conducted a survey examining the satisfaction of its visitors in regard to presentation and quality of service. It was found that the Mawaweel website had potential to achieve success as the majority of the 22 respondents expressed general satisfaction after their first visit to the website, with an average rate of 75%. However, respondents' ratings were strict when discussing specific aspects about the website presentation and service quality, and the means of average rates were 68.32% and 50.23% respectively. The standard deviations of average rates were 15.70% and 19.13%, respectively. This revealed a sense of inhomogeneity in the values of the different aspects of the website presentation, and an expanded sense of inhomogeneity in the quality of the different services delivered by the website. We then compared the Mawaweel website to other websites and proposed specific improvements to the aspects with average rate below 50%.

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Educational tools based on MIR system for Arabian woodwinds

Cited by 2 publications

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Real-Time Maqam Estimation Model in Max/MSP Configured for the Nāy

Real-Time Maqam Estimation Model in Max/MSP Configured for the Nāy

Automatic Accompaniment to Arab Vocal Improvisation: From Technical to Commercial Perspectives

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