The use of online vocal training programs as a means to develop creative thinking and vocal prowess

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of using a specialized online vocal training program, identify its impact, and determine the way it affects creative thinking skills among students by conducting the Measure of Creative Thinking in Music test before and after the intervention. Research involved a total number of 392 fourth-year students. The first group included students who studied under the conventional program (Group A), and the second group consisted of students who additionally used Singorama for their practice (Group B). The results of the MCTM post-test also showed that Group A did not demonstrate an increase in indicators regarding the development of creative thinking skills. On the contrary, in Group B after the intervention, there is an increase regarding all four MCTM factors: Musical Extensiveness increased by 66.5%, Musical Flexibility by 45.3%, Musical Originality by 62.8%, and Musical Syntax by 45.2%. It confirms that the conventional education system does not provide creativity improvement among students. The results obtained in this study can help develop creativity in vocal instruction in educational institutions by introducing additional programs into the curriculum.

KEYWORDS:

• Creative thinking
• interactive environment
• music education
• online learning
• online programs

Data availability statement

Data will be available on request.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Funding details

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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Zhenhua Chang

Zhenhua Chang is Ph.D., lecturer of the Conservatory of Music, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China. Research interests: reative thinking; interactive environment; music education; online learning.