Critical Perspectives on Learning Interface Design of Music Sight-Singing: Audition vs. Vision

The intention of this paper is to construct the constitutive senses of audition and vision in the design of learning interface for music sight-singing. Studies in the learning interface design for music staff notation, pitch recognition and sight-singing in music education are discussed. The aim is to establish current human-computer interface study results with the senses of audition and vision in music sight-singing acquisition and what is needed for further progress in this field of research. It is argued that the coming digital learning environment provides an effective and efficient field in music sight-singing research. It is also pointed out that the researches on the learning interface design with the combination of audition and vision benefit both children and adults. The paper highlights what learning interface design with the senses of hearing and vision in music sight-singing instruction can learn from research and where future research may provide further advancements.