Music In Color

Music education has changed greatly since the beginning of the pandemic, with many traditionally in-person private lessons becoming virtual. Young music students are struggling to stay engaged and focused in online music lessons.

How do we keep young music students engaged in online music lessons?

Color code the sheet music.

The goal of this project is to create an application that transforms regular sheet music into color-coded sheet music. The addition of color will help children comprehend the sheet music faster resulting in more engagement. This application is geared toward the teachers and will give them a tool to use to prepare the sheet music for lessons.


Meet Jane Wilson, our user persona.

Jane Wilson is a piano teacher with experience directing choirs, bands, and musicals. She graduated with a BA in music history from the Crane School of Music. During her time at Crane, she studied piano and saxophone, worked as an accompanist, taught music lessons, and played in jazz groups. Jane has a passion for teaching and sharing her knowledge and craft with students of all ages. Jane currently teaches private piano lessons from an age of three to seventy-four. Jane's main goal is to have every student play piano for the rest of their lives and have fun doing it.

  • Description

    Age: 67

    Undergraduate Study: Music History

    Occupation: Piano Teacher

    Years of Experience: 39

    Location: Rochester, NY

  • Goals and Needs

    Jane is looking to keep her young students engaged in virtual piano lessons. She wishes to find an easier way to color-code sheet music for her young piano students.

  • Ideal Experience

    Jane seeks software that is easy to use and streamlines her process of color coding music. Currently, she color codes each music note one at a time. Jane would like software that automatically assigns colors to the notes.

  • Pain Points

    Jane is frustrated by the tedious task of assigning a color to each individual note in her current transcription software.

  • Technology Sources

    Jane is familiar with transcription software like Note Flight, Muse Score, and Finale. Jane uses Zoom and the Google Suite to teach and schedule her piano lessons. She works off a laptop with a webcam.

User Story Map

This user story map visuallay organizes the main user activities: color-coding, exporting files, and playback.

Fleshing out ideas:

Paper Wireframe:

Digital Wireframe

Created using Lucid Chart

 Digital Mockup

Created in Lucid Chart and subsequently imported into XD to be turned into a clickable prototype.

Digital Mockup

Digital Mockup

File drop menu

File drop menu

Color drop down menu

Color drop down menu

Sub color drop down menu

Sub color drop down menu

The Clickable Prototype.

The prototype was created in XD. The clickable functions are the file menu, color menu, and sub color menu. Use the following link to access the prototype:

Music in Color

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