The Music Cre8tor : an Interactive System for Musical Exploration and Education

Jane Rigler, and Zachary Seldess

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2007
• Location: New York City, NY, United States
• Pages: 415–416
• Keywords: Music Education, disabilities, special education, motion sensors, music composition, interactive performance.
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177227 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

The Music Cre8tor is an interactive music composition system controlled by motion sensors specifically designed for children with disabilities although not exclusively for this population. The player(s) of the Music Cre8tor can either hold or attach accelerometer sensors to trigger a variety of computer-generated sounds, MIDI instruments and/or pre-recorded sound files. The sensitivity of the sensors can be modified for each unique individual so that even the smallest movement can control a sound. The flexibility of the system is such that either four people can play simultaneously and/or one or more players can use up to four sensors. The original goal of this program was to empower students with disabilities to create music and encourage them to perform with other musicians, however this same goal has expanded to include other populations.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Rigler2007,
 abstract = {The Music Cre8tor is an interactive music composition system controlled by motion sensors specifically designed for children with disabilities although not exclusively for this population. The player(s) of the Music Cre8tor can either hold or attach accelerometer sensors to trigger a variety of computer-generated sounds, MIDI instruments and/or pre-recorded sound files. The sensitivity of the sensors can be modified for each unique individual so that even the smallest movement can control a sound. The flexibility of the system is such that either four people can play simultaneously and/or one or more players can use up to four sensors. The original goal of this program was to empower students with disabilities to create music and encourage them to perform with other musicians, however this same goal has expanded to include other populations.},
 address = {New York City, NY, United States},
 author = {Rigler, Jane and Seldess, Zachary},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177227},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Music Education, disabilities, special education, motion sensors, music composition, interactive performance. },
 pages = {415--416},
 title = {The Music Cre8tor : an Interactive System for Musical Exploration and Education},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2007/nime2007_415.pdf},
 year = {2007}
}