Enhancing vocal pedagogy through digital audio technology: a case study of popular singing education at Sichuan Conservatory of Music, China / Jiandong Ban, Ahmad Rithaudin Md Noor and Yingsoon Goh

This study aims to explore the application and effectiveness of digital audio technology (DAT) in music education, especially vocal teaching. Through a case study of the popular singing course of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, this study focuses on how digital audio workstations (DAW). The study was conducted through a quantitative questionnaire survey of 60 students, divided into a control group of 30 people participating in DAT-enhanced teaching and a control group of 30 people receiving traditional teaching, to analyse the impact of DAT on classroom efficiency and student learning motivation. Data analysis shows that the introduction of DAT significantly improves teaching efficiency and stimulates students' interest in learning. In addition, this study discusses how DAT promotes the mastery of vocal skills, especially in pitch, rhythm and timbre processing. It helps students better understand and control vocal expression through technical means. The results of this study show that DAT has a high application value in the field of music education, is especially suitable for the modern development needs of vocal education and can effectively promote the improvement of teaching effects.