A new device may be the saving grace for those who find it impossible to learn an instrument, specifically the piano. Given the title BACh (Brain Automated Chorales), the new device will monitor brain activity and blood flow to help guide the student down the pathways to learning the instrument.
Traditionally, one learns how to play the piano through repetition and cognitive recognition of tonal quality. Normally, students learn to play per hand, but now BACh eliminates the middleman, giving the student the ability to learn at lightning fast speed.
The device is similar to a hat as it is worn on your head. Using sensors, the device monitors the users prefrontal cortex to measure the capacity in which one can learn the piano and at what rate.
In reviewing the new product, Fast Company wrote:
"The traditional method for learning the piano is one hand at a time. Once a student can get through a line on the right hand, they move on to the left hand. But there's no way to tell how hard their brain has to work to get through that line. Some people might breeze through it quickly, and their cognitive load is low, which means they're truly ready to move on. Others may have to work really hard, so their cognitive load is heavy, and they're at risk for mental exhaustion."
But this new device, thus, measures the brain flow of the region of the mind that dictates the user has learned a new piece. Then, BACh allows the learner to move onto another song.
If you are weary at trying your hand at the piano then perhaps BACh is the route for you. But in the meantime, check out the actual Bach below.
