L.A. Philharmonic offers free Virtual Reality performances of Beethoven’s Fifth
Have you ever hoped you could be so immersed in a music performance that you were actually able to discern the slightest eye movement of … Read more
MUSIC TECH
Beethoven Reinterpreted With Car Horn Honks
Imagine Beethoven’s work reinterpreted. What does it sound like? What instruments would be involved? You can’t imagine what non-musical instruments can be used to reinterpret … Read more
Now you can see what it’s like to study at the Juilliard School, thanks to a new app
Do you have an ambition to study at the Juilliard School one day? Or maybe you’ve just always wondered what it looks like behind the … Read more
Will new streaming service Apple Music be a good thing for classical musicians and fans?
Earlier this month, Apple announced the launch on June 30 of its newly created Apple Music streaming service. It will be available through iTunes for … Read more
Take Google’s virtual tour of Abbey Road studios
Abbey Road is arguably the most famous music recording studio, and now you can take a virtual tour around the premises thanks to Google. Some … Read more
Germany’s Soundbrenner Pulse Promises Metronome for 21st Century
When we see musicians or music-related enterprises on crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo, the first thought usually is “what musician is making a new album?” Isn’t … Read more
StaffPad: the New Musical Notation App
An exciting new app designed to enable composers and musicians to create musical scores by hand has been released called StaffPad. Made with the support … Read more
What do Tree Rings Sound Like Played on a Record Player?
Over the last decade, turntables and vinyl record players have made a surprising comeback as coveted media players. Many artists and performers are producing as many … Read more
Monad Creates Violin of the Future
Classical music’s relationship with the world of sci-fi and fantasy has mostly been in a limited capacity, your standard soundtrack pieces for epic films. Monad … Read more
Is Seaboard Grand the Keyboard Of The Future?
I wrote about a new piano created in Hungary that could pass for something out of a fantasy or sci-fi story. That instrument being the … Read more
Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ played on 300 Android Smartphones
Beethoven wrote his 9th Symphony (also his final orchestral work) as a tribute to the collective experience of humanity. I’m not sure that he envisioned … Read more
WATCH: New technology creates method to play piano with no hands
Technological breakthrough has reached a new precedent. FOVE and University of Tsukuba’s Special Needs Education School for the Physically Challenged have collaborated to create a … Read more
Four top music technologies to be revealed in 2015
With the help of technology, listening to music has become much easier, more convenient, and highly entertaining. A Nielsen research entitled Music 360 revealed that … Read more
Russian Artist Conducts A 12-Robot Orchestra
This week we’ve showcased the future of classical music in a variety of ways including a 21st century piano designed in Hungary. The trek through … Read more
Piano Of The Future Debuts in Hungary
In the 1970s and 1980s, people were imagining what things in our present-day would look like. Movies like Back To The Future envisioned both flying … Read more