2024年11月3日日曜日に東京科学大学大岡山キャンパスで行われた工大祭に”Platanus with bFaaaP”をワークショップとしてイベント開催しました。
bFaaaPとPlatanusのメンバーが出演して、bFaaaPメンバーのコメントとPlatanusメンバーのbFaaaPを使った素晴らしいピアノ実演を行いました。
実演後にはワークショップを開催して多数の人（大人と子供）がbFaaaPを使ってピアノ演奏を体験しました。
The “Platanus with bFaaaP” event was held, by the Piano Society Platanus of Institute of Science Tokyo, at Kodai Festival on November 3, 2024. bFaaaP (barrier-Free assist as a Pedal) is an AI barrier-free auxiliary pedal system. bFaaaP provides an inclusive design and enables those with leg disabilities and small children to play the piano with a pedal.
The bFaaaP system includes two components: a smartphone and a pedal device (“Switch” for electric pianos and keyboards and “Pro” for acoustic pianos: gland and upright pianos). The head angle is detected by smartphone AI. The head angle information is transmitted through BLE (Bluetooth technology) to the pedal device. The pedal device is then actuated to depress a piano pedal, thereby producing a sustained tone. When the head is up, the piano pedal is likewise released. In this event video, Tomo Shishido, a bFaaaP and Platanus member, first introduced bFaaaP system and mechanics and then bFaaaP members. Three Platanus members actually played an electric piano with a pedal by using bFaaaP. The music pieces include:
(1) Debussy, Arabesque No.2, C. (9:28-13:52)
(2) Debussy, Clair de Lune (23:15-25:42)
(3) Haydn, Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49 (31:57-37:42)
Then, at the bFaaaP workshop (39:21-54:18 ) , many people, including adults and small children, actually tried bFaaaP. They seemed to enjoy bFaaaP performance.
We all wish everybody, without being excluded (an inclusive design), can enjoy playing the piano with a pedal and bFaaaP helps provide a joy of music to all.
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