The Accessible Music Project (AMPs)

Capacitive sensing makes these paper leaves recite poetry

Using open source assitive music technology for fun or thereapeutic uses.

With 21st centuary technology, a wall can sing, a table becomes an electric guitar, a floor is a drum kit.


Finger tip sounds	Palm chords	Drumming Fingers	Foot notes

Some novel ways to participate in music, where standard instruments could be a barrier.


Plug into a base station to trigger chords, tones or percusion.		Talking Whiteboard	Dedicated MP3 player

Conventional instruments with their keys, strings and learning curves and costs can be a challenge even for the able bodied. Open source software and hardware supports the free planet wide exchange ideas to develop good ideas. My "Accessible Music Project" web site is aimed at sharing those ideas to support the development of assisted music technology.

The aim is to support music therapist, their students or services users and support carer involvement i.e to engage in music at any time for fun or therapy. The AMP's devices have the ability for data logging and could support research and funding applications with demonstrable outcomes.

Pressing or hitting multiple strings, keyboard keys or percussion instruments can be replaced with arcade game switches, alarm pressure pads,car reversing sensors, laser range finders, car door light switches, kitchen scales sensors, copper tape, conductive paint, motion sensors. These are collectively called actuators, that can trigger a range of sounds.

A talking table. Pictures, sound clips and background can be swapped around for any purpose.

See also: Latest Projects.

"Polyphonic Plank", a proof of concept, contact less keyboard: Multi voice, multiple keys (C, D, G, F major) and octave shifting..

The Tone Circle, a musical concept demonstration.

A long term aim I have is to get colleges involved in local accessible music projects.