GR2: Designs
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. Furthermore, since she doesn't have a good ear for the melody yet, she gets confused in sections where the accompaniment (all of the other parts) is vastly different from her part.
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.
Individual Designs
* Irene
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In this design, individual exercises are emphasized, and there are very few ways a user can interact with other members of their group - perfect for someone who just wants to work on the basics on their own. |
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This design is more social, with something similar to a giant Facebook wall for the group on the home page. There are still exercises, but there is a greater emphasis placed on songs uploaded by the vocal director (the ones that the singer should be practicing). |
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These sketches are fun and cute but are meant for a mobile application. Since we cannot expect people to spend too much time on their phones, the mobile version is just a collection of short vocal games that the singer can play. |
* Jackie
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* Susan
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Storyboard Designs
* Storyboard 1 - Exercise-Oriented Design
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This design emphasizes an exercise-oriented approach for singers to get better. Notice that each page contains sketches of two different pages. |
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Once she clicks the link, she is brought to the page with that specific tone exercise, shown to the left. She can see her last score, as well as a record of what happened during the last game she played. |
* Storyboard 2 - Social-Oriented Design
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This design emphasizes a social-oriented approach for singers to get better. Notice that each page contains sketches of two different images. |
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Once Anna gets to the song page, she notices that her director has highlighted a particularly tricky few bars and left a comment. She begins practicing, playing the song back a couple of times, and then creating a recording, which she marks public so she can get feedback. |
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Here, at the members directory, Anna can see that Amy is free on Monday and Wednesdays at 3pm, and she can send Amy a private message suggesting a meet-up time. In case she forgot, she can also see that Amy sings the Harmony 1 part for the song they want to practice. |
* Storyboard 3 - Practice-Oriented Design
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