Sociomaterial analysis of Music Notation Lessons: Virtual work and digital materialities

Abstract

The present research rests and elaborates on sociomaterial aspects of virtual practices, as manifested through distributed and collaborative work. This is approached through an interpretive case study of music notation lessons (MNLs) using the DIAMOUSES system. Our empirical data suggest that sociomateriality shifts the focus of designing interactive technologies from mere considerations of digital manifestation (i.e., forms of representation) towards explicit accounts of the representational practices (i.e., the particular material properties of these forms) and the quality attributes to be embedded in technology.