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Field Study on Children's Home �Piano Practice

Developing a Comprehensive System for Enhanced Student-Teacher Engagement

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Seikoh Fukuda PTNA Research Institute of Music

Yuko Fukuda To-on Kikaku Company, Kyoritsu Women's University

Masamichi Hosoda NTT East Corporation

Ami Motomura To-on Kikaku Company

Eri Sasao To-on Kikaku Company

Masaki Matsubara University of Tsukuba, Keio University

Masahiro Niitsuma Keio University

November 2024

ISMIR 2024

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Home practice essential �for improving piano skills

  • Piano learning involves weekly lessons and daily home practice.

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  • Home practice is a Black Box for piano teachers.

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  • We aim to clarify issues related to home practice and enhance the piano learning experience.

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Overview : from Field study to PoC

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Field Study

Developing Practice App

You did it!

P.5 Waltzing Elephants

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Total Points: 800

Proof of Concept

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Field Study - Activities

  • We surveyed a sample of piano teachers.
  • days of home practice videos analysis from students

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Developing Practice

App

Proof of Concept

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177

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Field Study - Findings

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App

Proof of Concept

  1. Mothers often accompany home practice and point out mistakes, which can discourage children.

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  • Inefficient practice due to excessive run-throughs.

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  • Students practiced frequently, but teachers perceived limited practice based on lesson performance.

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Developing Practice App

Field Study

Developing Practice

App

Proof of Concept

2. Segmenting Practice Pieces

Part Practice Method A

Part Practice Method B

Total Points: 800

Total Points: 800

1. Let's try playing just the melody!

3. Practice staccato!

Did it!

Did it!

3. Monitoring by Teachers

Award Bonus : 50pt

Award Bonus : 30pt

Award Bonus : 10pt

Give Points

(Teacher’s Name)

“Did it!”

Points

Time

times

points

minutes

“Did it!”

Points

Time

times

points

minutes

Practice record

Select and

award bonus points

Today’s

practice record

1. AI Assessment by System

Correct

Incorrect

You did it!

Oops!

There's mistake in bar 3

P.5 Waltzing Elephants

P.5 Waltzing Elephants

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Back to menu

Total Points: 800

Total Points: 800

4. Rewarding to Students

Did it!

Press the button

when you are finished practicing!

P.11 Run, Mouse, Run!

Total Points: 800

Points: 800

The number of performances

Continue

Change Piece

Change Book

Tap 'Did it!’

to get points

Visualization of the number of time

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Part Practice Method B

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1. AI Assessment by System

2. Segmenting Practice Pieces

3. Monitoring by Teachers

4. Rewarding to Students

Field Study

Developing Practice

App

Proof of Concept

・Identify key learning elements

　where students struggle

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・Compose simpler 4-bar pieces

　that include these elements

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Results of PoC

  • A pre- and post-experiment survey was conducted with 52 participants over a 17-week period.

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  • Among the top 25 frequent users of the practice app, significant improvements were observed (P = 0.009).

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Detailed results, including statistical analysis, can be found at https://prim.piano.or.jp/supplementary/ISMIR2024.html

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App

Proof of Concept

Field Study

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Thank You

for your attention!