The Virtual Conductor: Learning and Teaching about Music, Performing, and Conducting

We describe our research on designing and implementing a Virtual Conductor. That is, a virtual human (embodied agent) that acts like a human conductor in its interaction with a real, human orchestra. We reported previously on a first version that used a ...

For any pitched sound in nature, there is an inner structure of that sound displaying a series of harmonics, or partials, that vibrate with different frequencies. Due to the mathematical underpinnings of those frequencies, the pitched sound may be ...

Conductors use their entire bodies to communicate with an orchestra to guide musicians through a piece of music. Currently, novice conductors learn basic conducting techniques through solo practice, which lacks factors that exist in a live orchestra ...