New Tools for Music
Learning at the Indiana University Digital Music Library
Etudier la musique à la bibliothèque
musicale numérique de l’université d’Indiana
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Eric Isaacson |
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Associate Professor of Music Theory,
Indiana University |
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Cité de la musique, 18 octobre 2002 |
About Indiana
University
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36,000 students |
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In Bloomington (population 80,000) |
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80 km south of Indianapolis |
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350 km south/south-east of Chicago |
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School of Music has 1600 students (one
of largest in U.S.) |
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Well-known (present, former) faculty
include Virginia Zeani, Menahem Pressler, Janos Starker, Josef Gingold,
Franco Gulli, Paul Hillier, Susann McDonald, Eugene Rouseau |
The Old Music
Library at Indiana University
The New Library (1
January 1996)
Music Library Data
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Books/Journals: 83,140 |
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Scores: 100,620 |
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Sound recordings: 134,640 |
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Videos: 1,956 |
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Microforms: 17,953 |
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Performance parts: 222,377 |
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Miscellaneous: 123 |
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Total volumes: 560,809 |
VARIATIONS
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First used April 1, 1996 |
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Used mostly for audio
recordings |
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Delivered at near-CD
quality to 65 library
computers and music classrooms |
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More than 7000 hours of audio available |
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200 scanned scores also available |
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Total capacity of 8 TB (36,000 hours of
compressed audio) |
How is VARITIONS
used?
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Classroom teaching |
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Required listening in courses |
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Music theory |
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Music history (graduate and
undergraduate) |
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Music literature (symphonic, opera,
vocal, organ, piano, string) |
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Students learning new pieces |
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Other library users |
VARIATIONS
Limitations
VARIATIONS
Limitations
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Score quality limited |
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No synchronization between scores and
audio |
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Available only in Indiana University
music buildings |
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Use is passive: no support for
interactivity |
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Variations2:
Digital Music Library
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Development funded from 2000-2004 by
National Science Foundation |
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Will be tested at |
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2 Indiana University campuses |
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3 U.S. universities |
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3 U.K. universities |
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1 Japanese university |
Research
Participants
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Investigators: |
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System design |
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Metadata |
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Music instruction |
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User interface design |
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Intellectual property (copyright) |
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Networking |
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User groups: |
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Faculty |
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Students (local and remote) |
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Music librarians |
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General public |
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Variations2 Project
Goals
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Establish a digital music library
testbed system |
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Integrate and synchronize digital
representations of music in multiple formats |
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audio, video, score images, score
notation |
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Develop multiple interfaces for
specific user applications |
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music library, instruction |
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Conduct research |
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metadata, usability, copyright, and
networking |
Important features
of Variations2
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Centered on “work,” not specific
recording or score |
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Music in multiple formats |
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Audio, video, score images, scores in
symbolic form |
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Synchronization between formats |
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Tools for learning |
Work-Centered
Design
Variations2:
Version 1
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Search interface |
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Audio player |
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Score viewer |
Variations2 and
Music Learning
Multimedia Music Theory Teaching (MMTT)
Project
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Integration and synchronization of |
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Digital audio (and video) |
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Scanned scores |
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Encoded scores, notation editing |
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Plus… |
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Timeline tool |
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Music analysis symbols (roman numerals,
form labels, cadence types, etc.) |
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Drawing tools, text (for score
annotation) |
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Images |
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Question objects |
Multimedia Music
Theory Teaching (MMTT) Project
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Will provide an authoring environment
for creating lessons for |
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Face-to-face teaching |
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Library assignments, tests |
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Goals |
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to encourage students to be active, not
passive, listeners |
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to enhance students’ aural and
intellectual interaction with music |
MMTT
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Demonstrations |
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Lesson 1 |
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Lesson 2 |
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Lesson 3 |
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Classroom/Authoring |
Variations2: Status
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Version 1 (complete) |
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search, audio player, score viewer,
simple bookmark capabilities |
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Version 2 |
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integrated player/viewer, synchronized
display/playback, timeliner |
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Later versions |
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notation viewer/editor, other MMTT
components |
Grant Information
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This material is based upon work
supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9909068. |
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Any opinions, findings, and
conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the
author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation. |
Further Information
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URL: http://variations2.indiana.edu/ |
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E-mail: variations2@variations2.indiana.edu
isaacso@indiana.edu |