Exploring Real-Time Interfaces With Sensory Percussion

Graham Lazorchak, and Emily Wang

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

Synchronous feedback, such as a teacher’s spoken comments while students play, is important for music education. The ephemeral nature of sound makes this feedback critically important, yet difficult to communicate. In response, we present VESPer, a library integrating EVANS Hybrid Sensory Percussion with Unity to create real-time interfaces for percussionists, and etudes showcasing different designs for synchronous feedback. We provide a preliminary exploration of VESPer’s role in percussion practice through qualitative case studies by the first author. We discuss considerations for relevance and legibility in visualizations of synchronous formative feedback, and in turn, scaffold the use of real-time interactivity to give percussionists deeper insights when practicing.

Citation

Graham Lazorchak, and Emily Wang. 2026. Exploring Real-Time Interfaces With Sensory Percussion. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20784078 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{nime2026_18,
 abstract = {Synchronous feedback, such as a teacher’s spoken comments while students play, is important for music education. The ephemeral nature of sound makes this feedback critically important, yet difficult to communicate. In response, we present VESPer, a library integrating EVANS Hybrid Sensory Percussion with Unity to create real-time interfaces for percussionists, and etudes showcasing different designs for synchronous feedback. We provide a preliminary exploration of VESPer’s role in percussion practice through qualitative case studies by the first author. We discuss considerations for relevance and legibility in visualizations of synchronous formative feedback, and in turn, scaffold the use of real-time interactivity to give percussionists deeper insights when practicing.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 articleno = {18},
 author = {Graham Lazorchak and Emily Wang},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20784078},
 editor = {Benedict Gaster and João Tragtenberg and Anna Xambó and Tom Mitchell},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 note = {},
 numpages = {7},
 pages = {148--154},
 title = {Exploring Real-Time Interfaces With Sensory Percussion},
 track = {Paper},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2026/nime2026_18.pdf},
 year = {2026}
}