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The purpose of this study was to test the effect of concurrent visual feedback on adult non-musicians’ growth in pitch accuracy over 10 weeks. University students not majoring in music were randomly assigned to one of two groups and played a computer game, SingingCoach, that provided concurrent visual feedback based on their singing accuracy. The pre-/post-test design with a treatment showed that both groups improved their scores significantly over 10 weeks, but the treatment group, the group that received concurrent feedback, did not score significantly higher than the control group that received no concurrent feedback. Participants’ ratings of their own singing increased significantly over the 10 weeks. Singing more often, particularly with objective, concurrent feedback, may help inexperienced singers improve their singing and their perception of their own singing potential.

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concurrent feedback singing accuracy computer games visual feedback pitch feedback singing

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The effect of concurrent visual feedback on adult singing accuracy

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