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Building Raspberry Pi Smart Guitar for Blind, Deaf and Mute Musicians

Building a Raspberry Pi-based accessible Smart Guitar
The device, which is based around a Raspberry Pi, is called the Chord Assist, created by Joe Birch, an Android Engineer and Google Developer Expert for Android.

Birch has described it as a means to help mute, deaf and blind people experience the guitar specifically, to help them learn to play chords.

The Chord Assist smart guitar allows people who are blind, deaf or mute to be able to learn, play and tune their guitar. Basically, a way to reduce the friction of learning a new instrument. read more

New Conductor’s Baton Sends Wireless Signals Enabling Visually Impaired Musicians to Play as Part of Traditional Orchestras

Shure has shown its support for The Baton Project, an initiative to develop a new conductor’s baton that sends wireless signals to wearable vibration devices, enabling visually impaired musicians to play as part of traditional orchestras.

The manufacturer has supplied its PSM900 in-ear monitoring systems to transmit the vibration signals from the baton directly to a wearable device worn by the visually impaired musician, allowing them to receive signaling and direction for their performance.

“The Baton Project represents a huge step forward in accessibility for musicians that serves to further enrich our enjoyment of music,” said Marc Henshall, senior marketing specialist at Shure. “It is widely understood that when one sense diminishes, others often heighten. Orchestral music could soon see an influx of incredible new talent thanks to this noble project, and we think that’s an exciting prospect for the future of music.” read more

New App Teaches Classical Guitar Using Braille

When the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired opened in 1856, there were only three students. In order to pay the bills, students were expected to make brooms and other goods to sell. Nowadays, students are able to focus on academics, life skills and enrichment opportunities, such as learning to play classical guitar. A new app is helping people learn through Braille.

Matt Hinsley, a teacher, says the guitar program at the school began because of a series of serendipitous events. The first was in 2011. read more

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