MRW12: The Science of Music (H.A.W.K. Demonstration)

As part of Multidisciplinary Research Week see how the same motion capture that was used to make ‘Lord of the Rings’ is being used to understand the different ways in which musicians use their hands to play the piano.

Links:
http://www.davidowennorris.com/
H.A.W.K.
Professor David Owen Norris
Dr Cheryl Metcalf
Video clip here: University of Southampton Youtube Channel

H.A.W.K. on the BBC: Southampton pianists scanned using new technique

Press Release: January 2012