Monday, June 17, 2019

Ghost Pianos: Generative Music and Accessibility with Ólafur Arnalds #MusicMonday

via CDM

Following nerve damage, [the] Icelandic composer/producer/musician was unable to play the piano. With his ‘Ghost Pianos’, he gets that ability back, through intelligent custom software and mechanical pianos.

This frames accessibility in terms any of us can understand. Our bodies are fragile, and indeed piano history is replete with musicians who lost the original use of their two hands and had to adapt. Here, an accident caused him to lose left hand dexterity, so he needed a way to connect one hand to more parts.

Hear and learn more!

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