Online rehearsal and practice solution for choirs in isolation

在英国，大约有300万人是合唱歌手。全世界有超过1.2亿人参加合唱团。Koor（https：koor.app）是一款帮助合唱歌手的应用程序，他们很难阅读音乐。75%的合唱歌手说，由于无法阅读音乐，他们很难学习自己的部分。92%的人表示他们会使用音频练习辅助工具来帮助他们学习。Koor使：* 歌手通过与专业歌手的互动录音进行互动来学习他们的部分，* 使用机器学习来显示他们是否走音，或者他们的节奏是错误的 * 音乐总监可以更好地指导他们的合唱团成员的个人练习 * 合唱团管理员可以更有效地管理他们的组织作为COVID-19的直接结果，合唱已被指定为最具潜在风险的活动之一。英国和世界各地的唱诗班在可预见的未来被迫停止集会活动;很可能在疫苗问世之前无法恢复正常。预计唱诗班最早可能要到2021年9月才能重新召集。这意味着数以千万计的人无法参加一项能够带来重要社会、健康和福祉的活动。为了解决这一问题，Koor正在努力开发一个在线排练平台，使合唱团能够继续在虚拟环境中聚集和工作。为了实现这一目标，我们将探索、试验和开发技术，以提供：* 更低的音频和视频延迟 * 用于智能扬声器的语音命令 * 音频和播放器功能的手势控制我们的在线平台不仅可以帮助社区，崇拜和教育合唱团在隔离期间继续在线聚集。除了这场全球性的流行病之外，它还具有潜力使合唱--其健康、社会和福祉方面的好处--更容易为更小、更孤立的社区的人们和残疾人所接受。库尔还可以支持其他艺术组织的可持续发展，因为它们适应了“新常态”;为他们提供了一个平台，使他们能够积极参与社区活动。音乐家个人和音乐团体，为应对气候变化和环境问题，正在寻找减少旅行的方法。这个项目将产生一个平台，使世界级的指挥家，独奏家，作曲家和合奏团能够与他们的全球观众在线互动，达到前所未有的满意度。

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.