I.T. Times
Volume 2. No 1 Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis October 1993


Highlights
Program: Masterworks - An Interactive Guide to Music


Application: Interactive, multimedia program used to teach Music 10 - "Introduction to Music Literature" and Music 24 - "Music History for Music Majors"

Creators: D. Kern Holoman, Professor of Music, is responsible for the overall program design, including the facts and concepts incorporated into the package. Two undergraduate engineering students worked on writing the software and an undergraduate student of art and music worked on graphic design.

Software: Plus by Spinnaker was used to develop the program

Platform: Runs on Windows but can cross over to the Macintosh.

Distinctions: CD ROM technology allows students to move directly to a specific movement within a piece, view the notation, see how much time is elapsing and listen to the score all at the same time. A $6,585 grant from the Instructional Technology Awards Program was used to fund the purchase and development of the computer hardware and software.


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