This paper introduces the content and organisation of a music programming course offered to undergraduate Conservatory students in the spring of 2022. A number of evaluation procedures, including pre- and post-course questionnaires and exercises, and a final assignment have been administered by the teacher. Results indicate an increased confidence in the use of computers and programming, although some aspects of creativity and computational thinking need further revision. The authors examine the course content in light of the results obtained, discuss the followed approach, and make assumptions for the improvement of both course content and assessment methods.

This paper deals with Harmonic Touch, a Web platform designed to foster the practice of tonal harmony also in young children.The work focuses on one of the experiences provided by the framework, namely the gamification of harmonic change recognition in songs.The platform, specifically equipped with new features to accommodate the needs of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been tested in two Italian schools in February 2021.Early experimental results about the main difficulties encountered by the children during the games are presented and discussed.

This paper presents AREmbody, an augmented-reality mobile application for the development of tonal harmony awareness.Continuing from previous prototypes based on full body and desktop interaction, AREmbody benefits from a very simple portable setup which allows physical interaction and supports the activity of one or more users.The application combines in a single mobile device a video processor, a media player and a movement tracker, opening the way to the design of harmonic games with challenges and recordable scores.Thus the application not only fosters music education activities in the classroom, but also extends them outside the school times and places, promoting educational practices in informal and private contexts.