Developing and testing an analysis system to assess singing-pitch accuracy of Chinese children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14872107 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Akipekka Alanko (University of Helsinki), Peixin Nie (0000-0002-7549-3589, University of Helsinki), Cuicui Wang (0000-0002-0540-873X, Hangzhou Normal University), Bin Du (0000-0001-6237-2895, Beijing Normal University), Sha Tao (0000-0002-0928-0681, Beijing Normal University), Mari Tervaniemi (0000-0002-9651-2929, University of Helsinki, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of New Music Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0929-8215 • E-ISSN: 1744-5027 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09298215.2025.2561580 |
| OpenAlex | W4414917849 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
While several perceptual procedures exist to assess pitch accuracy of singing, computer-assisted methods are scarce. We developed and tested a method that combines automated frequency analysis with manual note segmentation. PitchAnalyzer2.2 software was used to extract the fundamental frequency and the musical pitches of the audio samples. The onsets, offsets, and steady-state sections of the sung syllables were detected manually to identify the keys or root notes and modulations that were dominant in a sample. Finally, the difference between the singing-sample melody and the target melody was computed to determine the overall scores for each performance. We used samples obtained from Chinese primary school children to test the new method. The samples were collected before and after the children participated in an extracurricular training programme on music versus foreign-language learning. Replicating previous findings, girls outperformed boys in singing accuracy. There were no effects of training programme or age. Testing the new method for analysis of singing-pitch accuracy for a target melody revealed that it is appropriate to generate overall performance scores for samples of children’s singing, particularly when their singing sample contains multiple modulations
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |