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What is MMH?Music affects us in ways that are more direct and substantial than just about any other stimuli. But how, and why is music so meaningful? Furthermore, can the unique status of music be leveraged for the betterment of our health? Our interest in the new field of music, mind and health will develop the technologies […]
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About Us
The Hyperinstruments (also known as the Opera of the Future) Group explores concept and techniques to help advance the future of musical composition, performance, learning, and expression. Through the design of new interfaces for both professional virtuosi and amateur music-lovers; the development of new techniques for interpreting and mapping expressive gesture; and the application of these technologies to innovative compositions and experiences; we seek to enhance music as a performance art, and to develop its transformative power as a counterpoint to our everyday lives.
For more information, email: adamb [at] media [dot] mit [dot] edu
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Hyperscore in the Hospital, Classical Connections Broadcast
On april 25th, 2008, WGBH 89.7 broadcast a segment highlighting some of our work at Tewksbury Hospital, in which diverse ...
MMH + Trust: Sponsor week, Spring 2008
The theme of this spring's sponsor week over at the MIT Media Lab is - TRUST. Where does Music, ...
Machover, Boulanger, and Ellsey @ TED2008
Tod Machover and Adam Boulanger were invited to TED 2008 to introduce their work in the session entitled, How do ...
Cognitive Measurement in Creativity Tools
Cog Assessment, Music, & Alzheimer’s DiseaseCurrently, it is difficult to assess individuals for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) based on the infrequency of assessments, confounding alternative diagnoses (such as depression and alternative memory function deficits), a lack of sophistication in the current computerized assessment methods, and social factors, such as fear of performance results, and lack of […]
Personalized Instruments
Enabling Musical ExpressionIn the spring of 2005, we brought the Hyperscore composition software to Tewksbury Hopsital, a long-term chronic care facility where residents have illnesses as diverse as schizophrenia, cerebral palsy, bipolar disorder, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and other diseases. In the past, we had shown that hyperscore was an amazing tool for allowing […]
