Applications of Visual Feedback Technology in the Singing Studio

Before embarking on a full-scale study, it was important to gain some understanding of the user’s perspective. In a preliminary study conducted in 1999 teachers used commercially available speech technology in a singing lesson, incorporating the computer-assisted visual feedback in whatever way they found useful. Interview data from teachers and students indicated that it is certainly both feasible and productive to utilise computer technology in singing training (Callaghan, Thorpe & van Doorn, 1999). That study also clarified areas in which further investigation is needed and aspects of the speech technology that need modification for application to singing.