CAI Project Proposal Melody Dressing By Dafu Lai Master’s Candidate in Music Education Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions The Steinhardt School of Education New York University

1. Introduction A combination of computer notation & electric sound technology TechnologyInputDisplayOutput ElectuneKeyboard, One- touch chord Limited area, Part of notation Sound only E-NotationKeyboard and mouse, note by note Full screen, complete works Sound and printable score A borrow concept of fashion design An audible, visible and interactive music platform

2. Project Goals  Build a clear harmony and texture concept for piano accompaniment learner  Learn to write piano accompaniment for simple melody (use function harmony)  Accumulate piano textures for learner  Develop learner’s harmony collocation skill

3. Formative Notation  Simplify Computer Notation: Chord + Texture Format  Texture Library Root position, First inversion or Second inversion Open Arrangement or Dense Arrangement  Chord Library Triads, Diatonic Seventh Chords  Texture and Chord edit system

4.Chord Choice Reference: Alternative suggestion chords Suggestion chords: F, FDim, FAug

5. Problems  Sound quality ---How to get better sound? A comparison of 4 notation softwares  Avoid formative accompaniment