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DESCRIPTION:The Doctoral Colloquium is open to all.\n\nDoctoral Colloquium:
  Alberto Acquilino\, PhD candidate\, McGill University\, Music Technology
 \n\nTitle: Real-Time Computational Feedback Systems for Enriched Classical
  Music Training\n\nAbstract: Learning to play an instrument and performing
  in music ensembles offers multiple benefits from social\, emotional\, cog
 nitive and health perspectives. The relationship between music studies and
  improved socio-emotional learning are widely discussed and empirically de
 monstrated. Benefits include improved academic achievements\, self-regulat
 ion\, social cohesion and inclusion\, empathy and emotional intelligence\,
  creativity and psychological wellbeing\, just to name a few. However\, ma
 stering a musical instrument to a level sufficient to enjoy and play in en
 semble settings is challenging: it requires complex coordination of multip
 le movements\, balancing physical and mental endurance while communicating
  emotions and abstract thoughts.\n\nThe training of musicians bears strong
  similarities to that of sports athletes: the pursuit of movement coordina
 tion to maximize muscular efficiency applies as much to the tennis player 
 in hitting the ball into the opponent's court as it does to the music play
 er in achieving proper technique. Despite this\, musicians often lack clea
 r visualization of their proficiency in sound production\, compounded by t
 he scarcity of accessible technological tools that effectively support mus
 ic pedagogy. Common tools like metronomes and tuners help musicians play i
 n tempo and in tune\, but there are no equivalent devices for refining and
  controlling other critical musical skills - such as sound color (timbre) 
 and articulation (attack) - which are essential for effectively expressing
  musical ideas. The complexity of these techniques often leads to misunder
 standings\, improper practice habits\, and significant difficulties in lea
 rning\, resulting in anxiety\, frustration\, injury\, and even dropout bef
 ore students can attain the benefits mentioned above.\n\nThis research exp
 lores the role of low-cost interactive technologies in teaching musical te
 chniques in an efficient and healthy way\, with a particular focus on vari
 able pitch instruments (e.g.\, winds and bowed strings)\, using the trumpe
 t as a reference. The research is grounded in the Western classical music 
 tradition\, as taught in conservatories and music schools. By primarily an
 alyzing audio information from the musician’s performance\, the proposed t
 ools provide real-time aural and visual feedback designed to enrich music 
 education. Mobile app technologies are being developed and tested with stu
 dents to validate hypotheses and establish guidelines for future innovatio
 ns in the field.\n\nBiography: Alberto Acquilino is a PhD candidate and To
 mlinson Scholar at McGill University\, conducting research at the Computat
 ional Acoustic Modeling Laboratory. His work centers on the development of
  computational technologies aimed at enriching classical music pedagogy. S
 pecifically\, he explores the intersection of music education\, technology
 \, health\, and accessibility\, with a focus on designing real-time feedba
 ck systems for variable pitch instruments. Alberto co-founded the Technolo
 gy Enhanced Music Education Symposium 2024 in Montreal and serves on the a
 cademic board of the Global Leaders Institute for Arts Innovation\, where 
 he leads a course on Music and AI. He is also a mentor for the Google Summ
 er of Code\, collaborating with the International Neuroinformatics Coordin
 ating Facility. Alberto holds Master’s degrees in music performance and me
 chanical engineering from universities in Italy and France.\n
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LOCATION:A-832\, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 
 1E3\, 527 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Doctoral Colloquium (Music) | Alberto Acquilino
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/music/channels/event/doctoral-colloquium-music-al
 berto-acquilino-359634
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