IDM 2023
SPRING SHOWCASE

A public celebration of the graduate thesis and undergraduate senior projects from the Spring of 2023

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Athena Hosek

Magic Melodyland: A VR Playground for Music Education and Composition

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Musical self-expression is a powerful creative practice: it brings about mental clarity and allows one to process complex emotions; it sparks feelings of joy and accomplishment; and it inspires imagination, transporting the mind to new realms. While playing or singing others' works in new ways that make them one's own is very rewarding, there are times when our thoughts or feelings take on new musical shapes and colors on their own, bringing about new musical phrases; while singing or playing those melodies is an accessible form of expression, notating them for future reference is quite challenging for the untrained and/or hobbyist musician. Through educating users about the building blocks of music and providing playful spaces to engage in music creation, this project seeks to allow people of all musical skill and knowledge levels to freely express their musical creativity, thereby making the creative practice that is music composition more accessible.

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