Enhancing Piano Accessibility Using Augmented Reality for Education in Piano Classes

The aim of the work was to create an accessible alternative sustain pedal solution for playing the piano, from which people with lower limb disabilities can benefit the most. The work includes the design of human-computer interaction and its implementation for the iOS platform, which implements augmented reality for facial recognition as well as various communications between the application and the piano. The main communicative parts of the application implement MIDI network communication, Bluetooth Low Energy communication, and hosting a musical instrument from another AppStore application, which is integrated into our audio graph. The application is published in the AppStore and is available for free worldwide. We are currently in the phase of publishing an update that follows up on the feedback received.