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There Anantawan was introduced to a device, called a Virtual Music Instrument, that translates movement into sound.
CNN: One-handed violinist helps the disabled make music
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He hopes someday to implement educational practices, working with devices such as the Virtual Music Instrument, that can be adopted by other schools around the globe.
CNN: One-handed violinist helps the disabled make music
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The Virtual Music Instrument software is designed to play prerecorded musical samples when the person waves a hand or tilts their head, activating symbols on the screen.
CNN: One-handed violinist helps the disabled make music
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Like a motion-controlled video gaming system, the Virtual Music Instrument employs a camera that is mounted on a computer screen and aimed at someone, capturing their gestures.
CNN: One-handed violinist helps the disabled make music
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The project concluded with Wan using the Virtual Music Instrument, guided by movements of his head, to play Pachelbel's "Canon in D" during a 2011 concert with the Montreal Chamber Orchestra.
CNN: One-handed violinist helps the disabled make music
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"There's a silence that falls upon the room as the kids watch him play, " said Tom Chau, vice president for research at Holland Bloorview, and who developed the Virtual Music Instrument.
CNN: One-handed violinist helps the disabled make music