Wired News: Web 2.0 Replaces Music Teachers

0atwong • 10th Nov 2006 • Conversation Pieces

Excerpts from Web 2.0 Summit.

Wired News: Web 2.0 Replaces Music Teachers
In the cacophony of mashups, widgets and collaboration tools demoed at the third annual Web 2.0 Summit here, one rang out as the biggest crowd pleaser: a musical instrument instruction web app with a golden ear and infinite patience.

Called In the Chair, the application encourages music students and budding guitar heroes to play along with real musicians by syncing scrolling sheet music with a prerecorded video of a band playing the song. The app monitors your playing through your computer’s microphone, and gives you instant feedback on whether you played the right note with the right timing.