MusicJacket

Abstract

This research investigates the potential for vibrotactile feedback to enhance motor learning in the context of playing the violin. A prototype has been built which delivers vibrotactile feedback to the arms to indicate to a novice player how to correctly hold the violin and how to bow in a straight manner. This prototype was tested in a pilot user study with four complete beginners. Observations showed improvements in three of the four players whilst receiving the feedback. We also discuss the pros and cons of using negative feedback to enhance learning.

Soloist: Generating Mixed-Initiative Tutorials from Existing Guitar Instructional Videos Through Audio Processing

“…In contrast, the Soloist system adapts to existing video lessons and automatically generates personalized tutorials. Past work has also leveraged various sensory signals to facilitate music learning [28,31,42]. For instance, EMGuitar [31] uses electromyography to detect fine-grained hand and finger positioning for guitar.…”

“…Finally, another limitation is that Soloist relies solely on audio information, while instrument playing also requires motor skills [28,31]. Future work can investigate the combination of audio information and motion data of the user or instrument for additional feedback.…”