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Reading music notation is a specialized skill and a key to get into the music. Traditionally, the very complexity of music notation is taught in abstract way. It is hard for the learning-disabled children to comprehend and memorize the abstract concepts. We have developed a Spoken Music Web Browser which incorporates Chevé system, a system of musical notation with the idea of indicating notes by numbers, to bridge the gap between the cognition of learning-disabled children and music notation. In addition to providing functions of melody and solmization for the Chevé system, this design of Spoken Music web browser could also analyze each note of Chevé system on the web page and automatically provide corresponding stave notation and vocal descriptions about its clef, pitch name, meter and beat as needed. This new interactive Spoken Music web browser would supply an opportunity for the learning-disabled children to learning music through the Internet.
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Chu, CN., Huang, Y.T. (2004). The Design of Spoken Music Web Browser for Teaching Learning-Disabled Children: A Chevé System Approach to Music Notation. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W.L., Burger, D. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3118. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27817-7_33
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