Bassoon Fingering Finder App

Phase 2

Client: Susan Hess, LHSOM

Bassoon – double reed instrument

Project Description

• Rationale for project:• Bassoon fingerings are difficult to learn• Fingerings are not adequately cataloged• Some fingerings are “better” than others

• A repository of fingerings desired by the client, was largely accomplished by CS students as Phase 1

http://blazing-summer-3661.herokuapp.com/.

• This semester (Phase 2), the client would like to move Phase 1 information to a mobile app along with additional functionality

Phase 1 accomplishments

Website development:Model of finger placement Ability to input, edit fingerings based on

modelPartial catalog of fingerings created

Minimal beta testing accomplished

Website example (Phase 1)

Model of fingering (Phase 1)

Example of low Bb Fingering

Desired Featuresof Phase 2

Design app for mobile devices, using model and catalog developed in Phase 1

Ability to query app for list of fingerings for particular note

Ability of app to suggest “best” fingerings for sequence of notes

Hear note requestedLong-term strategy to fund continuous development of

appSocial networking link

Student InvolvementCS