Examining Temporal Trends and Design Goals of Digital Music Instruments for Education in NIME: A Proposed Taxonomy

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2020-07

Authors

Margarida Pessoa (Author) FEUP; Cláudio Parauta (Author) FEUP; Pedro Luís (Author) FEUP; Isabela Almeida (Author) Other; Gilberto Bernardes (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Pages: 591-595

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-010-XE8

Abstract (EN): This paper presents an overview of the design principles behind Digital Music Instruments (DMIs) for education across all editions of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Music Expression (NIME). We compiled a comprehensive catalogue of over hundred DMIs with varying degrees of applicability in the educational practice. Each catalogue entry is annotated according to a proposed taxonomy for DMIs for education, rooted in the mechanics of control, mapping and feedback of an interactive music system, along with the required expertise of target user groups and the instrument learning curve. Global statistics unpack underlying trends and design goals across the chronological period of the NIME conference. In recent years, we note a growing number of DMIs targeting non-experts and with reduced requirements in terms of expertise. Stemming from the identified trends, we discuss future challenges in the design of DMIs for education towards enhanced degrees of variation and unpredictability.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5