Color Piano! - A Revolutionary Piano Learning Chrome Extension
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Color Piano is an educational application that utilizes colors in teaching piano theory, creating a visual interface for learning the keyboard; learn how to play songs on the piano without learning sheet-music! CPT ties together chords, scales, inversions, octaves, key signatures, and play-by-play examples of classical compositions.
Getting your feet wet with Color Piano;
- Drag & Drop MIDI files into your browser to view/play them in CPT. MIDIs that you Drag & Drop should be of Piano only (not multi-instrumentals).
- Configure the Piano to play slower to get started learning a new song, then slowly increase the speed as you get better.
- Use your MouseWheel or the ScrollBar on the right to scroll through the song you're currently learning, and to go back and replay parts your having troubles with.
Why in color? Good question;
To improve memory recognition, colors are mapped to the sounds on the keyboard, creating a synesthetic experience. By picking a color-mapping that works best for you, these colors will give you a visual cue to the note you’re playing.
One way to memorize information is to give the information multiple associations; in turn giving the information multiple “pathways” for the brain to locate it. With color added to the mix, we are building a memory recognition triangulation: sound (measured in hz), color (in RGB), and space (the XY coordinate of key on the keyboard).
Historic mapping of color to sound;
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- Nostalgic for users who remember using it in the past
- Some users find it fun and enjoyable
- Great song database recognized by some users
- The color feature is appreciated for its aesthetic appeal
- Glitchy and often doesn't work properly
- Confusing key layout that doesn't aid in learning piano
- Limited song selection and inability to play MIDI files
- Requests for additional features and improvements, such as real piano sounds
- Not working properly or having glitches
- Confusing key layout
- Limited and unappealing song choices
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Color Piano! does not require any sensitive permissions.
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