aQWERTYon
aQWERTYon is a browser-based musical instrument that transforms your computer keyboard into a customizable music controller. Designed to be intuitive for beginners and expressive for experienced users, it maps scales and chords across the QWERTY layout, enabling real-time music-making without requiring traditional instrumental skills.
Ideal for music education and creative play, aQWERTYon includes multiple built-in sounds and visual feedback. It can be used to explore music theory interactively, compose melodies, and perform live or in the classroom.
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Curriculum Resources
Video Tutorials
aQWERTYon Demo - NYU Music Experience Design Lab - YouTube
aQWERTYon Demo - NYU Music Experience Design Lab NYU MusEDLab
How to Use aQWERTYon (Intelligent, Keyboard-based Improvisation) - YouTube
How to Use aQWERTYon (Intelligent, Keyboard-based Improvisation) Scott Watson
Jamming with Jidenna's Classic Man and the aQWERTYon - YouTube
Jamming with Jidenna's Classic Man and the aQWERTYon NYU MusEDLab
Web MIDI Integration
aQWERTYon supports Web MIDI API in Chrome-based browsers, allowing you to send MIDI output to other software instruments, digital audio workstations (DAWs), and web-based synths.
This means you can use your QWERTY keyboard to control GarageBand, Logic, Ableton Live, or online synths like Audiotool or Sampulator.