The flote: an instrument for people with limited mobility

ABSTRACT

The Flote is a wind instrument designed for people with limited mobility. Past work in this area has failed to deliver the musical expressiveness expected of an instrument while maintaining the low cost required for wide adoption. Using only head movement and breath control, both calibrated to match the player's abilities, the Flote is an avenue for creative expression and an enjoyable form of physical therapy. The software is available as a free download at http://www.theflote.com, and the hardware can be easily built by anyone with minimal familiarity with circuits.

References

1. Hyperscore.com: You Can Compose Music. Retrieved June 22, 2008, from Web site: http://www.hyperscore.com
2. Deep Listening Institute. Adaptive Use Musical Instruments. Retrieved June 22, 2008, from Web site: http://deeplistening.org/site/adaptiveuse
3. The Magic Flute. mybreathmymusic.com. Retrieved June 22, 2008, from Web site: http://mybreathmymusic.googlepages.com/magicflute

Index Terms

• Applied computing

  • Arts and humanities

    • Sound and music computing

• Information systems

  • Information retrieval

    • Specialized information retrieval

      • Multimedia and multimodal retrieval

        • Music retrieval

  • Information systems applications

    • Multimedia information systems