Computadores na educação musical

Abstract

During the forties, first investigations with computers were made in the music field. P. Barboud, L. Hiller, P. Manoury and Iannis Xénakis were some of those who in the following decades developed computer musical programs. Some experiments concerning automatic composition based on statistical data were then made. As a result of an accurate work, modern personal computers can be provided with MIDI interface allowing an easier treatment in a great diversity of music works. One of the possibilities of modern personal musical computers (with MIDI interface) is their use in the classroom as an auxiliary to the music teaching. Subjects such as earing training, rhythmic education, musical reading and writing, improvisation cab be explained and explored by completely innovating methods. As a simple instrument or with composing and voicing software available options in music performance are enormous, which contributes to a better development of student’s main abilities, with special emphasis to artistic and esthetic sense.