[Senior Project] Project Detail

Thai Music Notation Reader

Advisor Prof. Kurt Rudhal

Member

Miss Patama Ranchune	Student ID 49270621
Miss Sitanan Nipatvaranan	Student ID 49270650

Project Detail

Thai Music Notation Reader is a program which is implemented for generating Thai Music Notation and transforms to sound. Initially,image processing is utilized in reading Thai Music Notation using OCR which will compare generated notations with the music notations in database.Afterthat, Thai Music sound which matchs with the notation will be played.

To explain Thai Music Notation Reader, we seperate basic information into 3 parts which are easy to understand.

§ Thai Music Notation Behavior

- Thai Music Notations are represented by 7 Thai characters. --> ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท (Do Re Me Fa Sol La Ti)
- Quadruple meter (4 accents) are used in separating.
- There are 3 ranks of sound speed (fast, normal and slow)that can define by small cup-shaped symbols called "Ching" accent.
- The octave tone defined by dot(.) behind and below the characters.

§ Program Functions

- Read notation in sequence using OCR.
- Define sound speed.
- Selects the musical sound.
- Selects the language (Thai/English)in user interface.

§ Optional

- Be able to use with USB MIDI controller.
- Be able to play serveral musics simutaneously.