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The flote: an instrument for people with limited mobility

Published: 13 October 2008 Publication History

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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.

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

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Assets '08: Proceedings of the 10th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
October 2008
332 pages
ISBN:9781595939760
DOI:10.1145/1414471
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Published: 13 October 2008

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  1. expressiveness
  2. limited mobility
  3. musical instrument

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