ERIC Number: EJ1274034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 11
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The Implementation of Virtual Choir Recordings during Distance Learning
Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, v15 n5 p1117-1127 2020
This study investigates the implementation of virtual choir recordings in a choir class during distance learning. In this particular study, a virtual choir is defined to be a computer-generated sound recording that emulates a realistic choir sound. Students (n=21) practiced their parts using virtual choir recordings for a period of eight weeks; each student received a recording that excluded his/her own part but included the rest of the parts. After eight weeks of progressive study, students recorded their own voices on top of the virtual choir recordings and submitted them as final projects. Student opinions regarding the virtual choir recordings were obtained through a 12-question survey. In addition, two experts evaluated the final submissions turned in by the students. The data suggests that virtual choir recordings can be helpful to students with efficiency of practice and can provide a suitable audio environment to foster conscious-listening, accurate intonation and perception of pacing. Improvements are suggested to make the virtual choir recordings also more encouraging of musicality, highlighting its future potential not only as a reliable distance education tool, but also as a supplementary device for real-life choir classes, when in-person learning resumes.
Descriptors: Singing, Music Education, Distance Education, Online Courses, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Audio Equipment, Program Effectiveness, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Student Attitudes, College Students, Foreign Countries, Music Techniques
SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. P.O. Box 22912, Nicosa 1525, Cyprus. e-mail: editor.cjes@gmail.com; Web site: http://cjes.eu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cyprus
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