Williams-Dekker Piano-Teaching Computer

This oddball hybrid technology seems to have vanished from history, as I can learn little about its fate after its 1970 launch.

Original article here.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 29, 2016
Category: Music | Technology | 1970s

Comments

Putting in the time to practice is the key to learning any skill. It isn't clear from the article but I'd bet that these machines weren't placed in homes but kept in central locations for maintenance purposes. That would mean a trip down to the center for practice. Good luck with that.

Posted by KDP on 06/29/16 at 09:40 AM

Skill and finesse as well as feelings are involved in music, that's why it is considered a performing art. Machines just can not teach that, only humans can.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/30/16 at 01:02 AM

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