Online rehearsal and practice solution for choirs in isolation

合唱团在线隔离排练练习解决方案

• 批准号: 80416
• 金额: $ 22.12万
• 依托单位: KOOR LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=80416
• 关键词: Online; rehearsal; practice; solution; choirs

In the UK, there are around 3 million people choral singers. Worldwide, over 120 million people sing in choirs. Or at least they did before COVID-19\.Koor (https://koor.app) is an app that was created to help choral singers, who struggle to read music.75% of singers in choirs say that they struggle to learn their parts due to an inability to read music. 92% say that they would use an audio practice aid to help them learn.Koor enables:* singers to learn their parts by engaging with interactive recordings of professional singers, and* use machine learning to show them if they are off-key, or their rhythm is wrong* music directors to better guide their choir member's individual practice* choir administrators to more efficiently manger their organisationsAs a direct result of COVID-19, choral singing has been designated one of the most potentially risky activities to engage in. Choirs across the United Kingdom, and around the world, have been forced to stop their congregational activities for the foreseeable future; quite possibly not returning to normal until a vaccine is available.The expectation is that choirs may not be able to reconvene until September 2021, at the earliest. That's literally tens of millions of people who are not able to participate in an activity that provided important social, health and wellbeing benefits.To address this situation, Koor is working to develop an online rehearsal platform that will allow choirs to continue gathering and working virtually.To achieve this goal, we will explore, experiment and develop technologies that will provide:* lower audio and video latency* vocal commands for use with smart speakers* gestural control of audio and player functionalitiesOur online platform will not only help community, worship and educational choirs continue to gather online during isolation. Beyond this global pandemic, it has the potential to make choral singing - with its health, social and wellbeing benefits - more accessible to people in smaller, more isolated communities and people with disabilities.Koor can also support the sustainability of other arts organisations as they adapt to the 'new normal'; providing them with a platform on which to engage with their communities actively.Individual musicians and music groups, in response to climate change and environmental concerns, are looking for ways to travel less. This project will result in a platform that will enable world-class conductors, soloists, composers and ensembles to engage with their global audience online to a level of satisfaction that has never before been possible.

在英国，大约有300万人是合唱团歌手。在世界范围内，超过1.2亿人参加合唱团的演唱。或者至少在新冠肺炎之前是这样。Koor(https://koor.app)是一款为帮助阅读音乐有困难的合唱歌手而开发的应用程序。75%的合唱团歌手表示，由于不能阅读音乐，他们很难学习自己的部分。92%的人说他们会使用音频练习辅助工具来帮助他们学习。Koor使：*歌手通过参与专业歌手的互动录音来学习自己的部分，*如果他们走调或节奏错误，可以使用机器学习来向他们展示*音乐总监更好地指导他们的合唱团成员的个人练习*合唱团管理员更有效地管理他们的组织合唱被指定为从事的最具潜在风险的活动之一。新冠肺炎的直接结果是，合唱被指定为参与最具潜在风险的活动之一。在可预见的未来，英国和世界各地的唱诗班都被迫停止集会活动；很有可能在疫苗问世之前，唱诗班不会恢复正常。预计唱诗班最早也要到2021年9月才能重新集会。这就是说，数千万人无法参加一项能够带来重要的社会、健康和福祉的活动。为了解决这种情况，Koor正在努力开发一个在线排练平台，使合唱团能够继续聚集和虚拟工作。为了实现这一目标，我们将探索、试验和开发技术，提供：*更低的音频和视频延迟*用于智能扬声器的声音命令*对音频和播放器功能的手势控制我们的在线平台不仅将帮助社区、崇拜和教育合唱团在与世隔绝的情况下继续在线聚集。除了这场全球流行，它还有可能让合唱--它对健康、社会和福祉有好处--更容易被更小、更与世隔绝的社区的人们和残障人士所接受。Koor还可以支持其他艺术组织的可持续性，因为他们正在适应“新常态”；为他们提供一个积极与社区互动的平台。个人音乐家和音乐团体，为了应对气候变化和环境问题，正在寻找减少旅行的方法。该项目将建立一个平台，使世界级指挥家、独奏家、作曲家和乐团能够在线与全球观众互动，达到前所未有的满足感。