As multimedia teaching and learning technologies become more extensively advocated and employed in higher education, researcher attempt to comprehend the suitability of such technologies on student self learning material. This paper presents a research study that was conducted to develop and test a self-learned interactive multimedia courseware of Music Aural lesson. This discussion focuses upon the appropriateness of selected content, instructional design and technical aspect that been incorporated into authoring software with interactivity option and admirable audio video support. A variety of media techniques including text, sound, pictures, video clips and animation were utilized to present the content of Music Aural lesson in an interactive and effective design. It also enclosed activities that students can embark on interactively to strengthen and test their self learning. The data was collected through a survey and feedback to bring forth students' perceptions and attitudes regarding the suitability of this learning aid. Results of the study showed that the developed Music Aural courseware was suitable as a self-learning material and provided strong support to the understanding of concepts in the Music Aural learning.
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