GR1: Proposal & Analysis
Project: Pitch Perfect
Problem Statement (recap)
Singers in musical groups often find it difficult to perfect their individual parts in ensemble rehearsals.
They run into obstacles such as:
- not being able to hear themselves among many other voices
- not finding effective ways to practice alone outside of practice
- not receiving individual feedback as vocal directors are usually only able to address groups of people
Scenario
Anna Denkrick constantly gets bombarded by compliments from her friends about how beautiful her voice sounds in karaoke, so feeling pretty good about herself, she joins an a cappella group at her school (about ten members). After the first few rehearsals, Anna discovers that she shines when singing popular, modern songs that she's heard many times before, but unfortunately, her a cappella group just assigned her a solo in an arrangement of the Sign by Ace of Base, a song she's never heard before. As a result, she has trouble hitting the right pitches and going at the correct rhythm. The vocal director has already spent a couple group rehearsals critiquing her solo, but their performance is only a week away and there are other things the director wants to work on. Anna feels frustrated because she wants someone musically talented to listen to her sing and tell her exactly when she misses a pitch, but no one has time to help her.