When a Piano Dies
Devanney Haruta, a Ph.D. student at the prestigious Brown University (Rhode Island, USA), has embarked on a project seeking to answer the questions, “What makes a musical instrument ‘alive’ or… Read more »
Category: Research
Yamaha’s AI Piano System “Dear Glenn”
Yamaha has unveiled its first comprehensive AI piano system. The Japanese musical instrument manufacturer has been working with artificial intelligence technology for many years, and the fruits of their labour… Read more »
The Standing Grand Project
Mid-August (2019): Sarah Nicolls launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund the Standing Grand Project. The aim is to develop an upright piano that has a grand’s fullness of sound, but… Read more »
Pianists have faster reaction times. Fact.
Recently released research by Simon Landry and François Champoux at the University of Montreal has found that musicians respond faster to sensory stimuli than non-musicians. Landry, the lead researcher, set… Read more »