Previous chapters have reviewed the state of the art in digital music education, in terms of
available technologies and their relation with learning theories, as well as conceptual …

This paper presents Kibo, a MIDI controller equipped with a simplified tangible user
interface. Entirely made of wood, Kibo presents eight geometric extractable solids that can …

This paper deals with Harmonic Touch, a Web platform designed to foster the practice of
tonal harmony also in young children. The work focuses on one of the experiences provided …

This paper investigates the use of computer-based technologies applied to early learning of
tonal music harmony, a topic often considered too abstract and difficult for young students or …

Tangible user interfaces (TUIs) let users manipulate digital information with their bodies and
perceive it with their senses. This concept can be applied to the control of digital musical …

This paper describes an educational and creative experience based on tangible user
interfaces for making music together. The learners involved in the initiative, aged 7 to 50 …

In the context of a general research question about the effectiveness of computer-based
technologies applied to early music-harmony learning, this paper proposes a web-based …

The present chapter offers a review of current concepts of ubiquitous music (ubimus)–based
on ecological cognition and semantics-oriented strategies–as they apply to educational …

This paper presents AREmbody, an augmented-reality mobile application for the
development of tonal harmony awareness. Continuing from previous prototypes based on …

This contribution explores the connections between gameful elements, bodily interactions,
and musical features in the context of three case studies of music learning applications …