CosmoNote-enabled active listening and transcribing of expressive music structures

Daniel Bedoya (CNRS–UMR9912/STMS (IRCAM)), Lawrence Fyfe (CNRS–UMR9912/STMS (IRCAM)), Corentin Guichaoua (CNRS–UMR9912/STMS (IRCAM)), Elaine Chew (CNRS–UMR9912/STMS (IRCAM)

Active listening promotes appreciation for music and the work of musicians, invaluable cultural artefacts. CosmoNote is a citizen science interface for marking musical structures created in performance. The workshop will describe the conception and design of the CosmoNote interface, demonstrate how users can use its visualization and annotation tools to identify and mark the communicated structures, learn about music performance, engage in real-time annotation of performances, and see a live analysis of their collective annotations. Interactions with the investigators will provide opportunities to learn about and discuss the use of citizen science for research on music performance and music cognition.

Lessons in this Workshop

Introduction to CosmoNote

How to navigate CosmoNote

CosmoNote's expressive music features

Video examples

Making annotations in CosmoNote

Case study: A full performance

What's next for CosmoNote

Annex 1: Prosodic elements in speech

Annex 2: Talking about music structures

Annex 3: The making of CosmoNote (the gory details)

Annex 4: Generalizing to other domains

Annex 5: About the COSMOS Project