Developing musical instruments for young children

“音乐是不可思议的。它对儿童具有显著的教育和社会效益。然而，随着音乐被从课程中剔除，越来越少的孩子能够体验到音乐的乐趣。应该尽早让孩子们接触音乐，但这很难。乐器不是为他们的能力而设计的，乐谱很难，课程昂贵，老师和家长没有教给孩子的音乐知识。我们的目标是以人为中心的重大挑战。音乐和传统乐器非常复杂，即使对成年人来说也是如此。我们的目标是设计一种互动乐器，不仅可以让三岁的孩子自己演奏，而且还可以交流和教授音乐的关键基础知识。我们将测试并显著提高我们对客户需求和愿望的理解；他们对孩子的期望是什么，他们在这个产品中看到了什么价值。我们将测试并显著提高用户对实物产品和教育材料的理解和交互，包括能指、反馈和约束。我们将测试并通过与实体产品和教育材料的交互显著提高用户对音乐的理解，我们将利用这些发现开发一个新的原型。我们将收集新原型实现其目标的证据。利用这一点来增加投资并走向商业化。项目的成功和产品的商业成功将取决于产品在多大程度上实现其目标；一个小孩子用我们的乐器演奏和学习音乐是多么容易啊。如前所述，这对我们的特定用户来说是一个困难的挑战，只有通过优秀的以人为本的设计工作，我们才能实现这些目标。因为这是一个挑战，当我们达到这些目标时，产品的价值，兴奋和利益将是深远的。它将通过家长、合作伙伴、教育机构、零售商和分销商确保商业上的成功，他们都将看到产品的效果、好处和积极的评价。然而，它也将使世界各地的孩子受益，让他们从小就能朋友、学习和热爱音乐。”

"Music is incredible. It has significant educational and social benefits for children. However, fewer and fewer children are getting to experience the joy of music with music being taken out of the curriculum.Children should be introduced to music early but it is hard. Instruments are not designed for their abilities, music notation is difficult, lessons are expensive and teachers and parents do not have the musical knowledge to teach children.Our aim is a significant human centred challenge. Music and traditional instruments are very complex, even for adults. Our objective is to design an interactive musical instrument that can be not only played by a three year old on their own but that also communicates and teaches the key fundamentals of music.We will test and significantly improve our understanding of the needs and desires of the customers; what do they want for their child, what value do they see in this product.We will test and significantly improve the users understanding and interaction of the physical product and educational material including signifiers, feedback and constraints.We will test and significantly improve the users understanding of music through the interaction with both the physical product and the educational materialWe will use these findings to develop a new prototype.We will collect evidence of the new prototype fulfilling its objectives. Use this to raise investment and move to commercialisation.The success of the project and the commercial success of the product will hinge on how well the product meets its objectives; how easily a young children can play and learn music with our instrument. As discussed this is a difficult challenge for our particular user and only through excellent human-centred design work can we meet these objectives.As it is such a challenge when we meet these objectives the value, excitement and benefit of the product will be profound. It will ensure commercial success through parents, partners, educational establishments, retailers and distributors who will all see the effect, benefits and positive reviews of the product.However, it will also benefit children all over the world enabling them to pal, learn and love music from a young age."