Many people learning to play an instrument practice by themselves and eventually give up out of sheer boredom. But a new app developed by a MassChallenge finalist gives both amateur and professional musicians the chance to play, virtually, at Carnegie Hall.
"Most music is meant to be played with other people," said Ann Chao, a pianist and flutist who founded Sonation last summer with cellist Paul Smith. "Cadenza helps you learn music in context by playing your instrument with a full orchestra so that you get to be the star."
The technology behind Cadenza came out of National Science Foundation-funded research that enables the app to predict with astonishing accuracy what you will do next, based upon your playing pattern, and synchronize the pre-recorded orchestra to your tempo accordingly, said Chao, 27.
When the piece is over, Cadenza incorporates what it has learned about your style into future sessions so that the next time you play the same piece, the orchestra will fit your playing even more precisely, even if you don't play exactly the same way again, she said.
The app allows for mistakes and wrong notes as a natural part of music practice, Chao said. The accompaniment will stop only if you do or if you've made significant errors, such as missing every note for several measures, she said.
Usually, you can just pick up where you left off, and Cadenza will figure out where you are in the piece, Chao said.
"I tried it out and was actually blown away by how well it connects and works with the input it gets from my playing," said Johannes Moser, a cellist who'll be playing his debut in January with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. "I think it's a great way of introducing younger players and amateurs to the sonic experience of performing with an orchestra."
Beginning this fall, people who play any of nine instruments — violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet or French horn — will be able to download the iPad app for free and pay for the music they want to play, just like iTunes.
Based at the Harvard Innovation Lab, Sonation has added more than 150 tracks of classical music to Cadenza and will continue to expand its library, Chao said.
The company also will create apps to serve other types of musicians, as well, she said.
Letitia Jap, a New England Conservatory student, is using a prototype version that Sonation made available to her violin professor, Nicholas Kitchen.
"I thought it was a fascinating invention," Jap said in an email. "It looked like a karaoke version for instruments. It has taught me how to be more articulate with my playing, as well as how to cue/lead better. ... You become more aware of harmony changes, as well as orchestra line. You learn to respond to them."
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