Jeff biegel

Jeff Biegel

Jeff Biegel/Professor Klinkowstein/Spring 2013

Welcome

Unmet Need

Acapella groups need a better way to organize their music


Observation

• Takes a long time to start a piece in rehearsal• Music is all over the place


Social Group


Hofstra University’s Sigma’Capella

Ethnographic Research


Derek Bado - President

Paul Talbot - Active Member


Ethnographic Research cont.





Facebook page

Group E-mail

Group Rehearsal


Member Interview


Link to youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4hxp5vna-M

Member Interview


“We Just need to work on everyone kind of helping each other out. Just like outside of rehearsal.”

Derek Bado/President

Member Interview


“It’s more like the lack of a music folder system.” Paul Talbot/Active Member

Observations

• It takes a long time for each member that needs music to find there music.

• Group Rehearsals can take a long time to find starting pitches for songs


Observations

• Group thinks everyone should be more active outside the rehearsals


Draft Ideas


• The application should have a way to upload the sheet music and readable for new members

Draft Ideas

• The application will have a way to message other members about social gatherings outside of rehearsal


Ideation Session


Ideation Session


Ideation Session


Unmet Need - Outside involvement with the group, tools to help rehearsals, and organization

Who - Acapella groups

Function - This application will hold all the sheet music while still being accessible, while organizes outside events

Application Research


Iphone Calendar

SheetRack Lite

Thank you for listening


Documents

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