Fostering Piano Keyboard Proficiency Through Interactive Minigames on a MIDI Controller

Andrea Tarondo, Susanna Brambilla, Luca A. Ludovico

2024

Abstract

This article presents a digital platform comprising eleven minigames aimed at deepening the use of a musical keyboard by young learners. Specifically, the platform requires the use of a MIDI controller, and some games aim to familiarize users with typical controls found on digital pianos, such as wheels and sliders. The platform is freely available from an online repository. An initial experimentation involving nine users was conducted, where two questionnaires were administered: the first before the gaming activity for user profiling purposes, and the second after the gaming activity to evaluate the experience. The tests carried out reveal positive results concerning satisfaction, engagement, and skill improvement, simultaneously indicating a low level of tension and annoyance.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tarondo A., Brambilla S. and A. Ludovico L. (2024). Fostering Piano Keyboard Proficiency Through Interactive Minigames on a MIDI Controller. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSME; ISBN 978-989-758-697-2, SciTePress, pages 597-605. DOI: 10.5220/0012743200003693

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csme24,
author={Andrea Tarondo and Susanna Brambilla and Luca A. Ludovico},
title={Fostering Piano Keyboard Proficiency Through Interactive Minigames on a MIDI Controller},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSME},
year={2024},
pages={597-605},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012743200003693},
isbn={978-989-758-697-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSME
TI - Fostering Piano Keyboard Proficiency Through Interactive Minigames on a MIDI Controller
SN - 978-989-758-697-2
AU - Tarondo A.
AU - Brambilla S.
AU - A. Ludovico L.
PY - 2024
SP - 597
EP - 605
DO - 10.5220/0012743200003693
PB - SciTePress