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