Hi everyone,
For my forecasting assignment I imagined what augmented reality might mean for learning guitar in the near future.
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A3 – Guitar Learning in the Twenty First Century
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Your video offers a really engaging and fun look at how augmented reality could change the way people learn guitar. The idea of visual guidance appearing right on the instrument and giving real-time feedback feels incredibly helpful, especially for beginners who can get overwhelmed by finger placement and technique. You explain the concept clearly and make it easy to imagine how this could support both early learning and more advanced practice. I like how you balance the cool tech with the real experience of learning music. It made me wonder how a system like this might also support the more emotional side of playing, like feel, expression, and personal style. It’s an exciting idea with real potential.
As someone who has tried and failed many times at learning the guitar, this idea is very relatable! Many of the tutorials I tried were either way to low or way to advanced for my level. For example, tuning my guitar was an aspect that took me way to long to achieve since my ear was not attuned to telling the difference nor did the tuner seem to be overly accurate. As I too can not avoid the costly in-person lessons, I felt like my efforts were futile. Combining AR, VR, and AI to learning an instrument will be a game changer as the most necessary part is the feedback.
This also opens up the possibilities on how this can help learners with physical and cognitive disabilities. How could this technology be able to adapt for diverse learners and styles?
Guitar hero … but with a real guitar! As someone who just started learning guitar in August, this is a fantastic idea. Moreover, its something I have been looking for these last few months to facilitate my learning.
As always, I fear that the technology could take away some of the thinking that is required to learn. In this case, it would be up to the individual to make that call.
I really appreciate your idea, it’s both creative and impactful. Integrating AR technology into guitar learning opens up meaningful opportunities for learners who may not have the financial means to attend traditional lessons. If this approach becomes more accessible, scalable and affordable in the future, it could greatly reduce barriers to music education for everyone. Many people have the desire to learn an instrument but lack the budget for ongoing lessons, so an AR-supported learning tool could offer them a valuable alternative. In the long term, I hope it could be realised and extend to other forms of music learning.
One additional aspect worth exploring is how well skills acquired through AR can transfer to real-world practice. This raises important questions about the measurement of learning effectiveness, especially in embodied skills like music performance. Further research on learning outcomes, skill transfer, and user experience would strengthen the potential of this concept even more.
To me, your idea has great promise, both in promoting accessibility and in reimagining how people engage with music learning. Thanks for your sharing.
That was such an energizing presentation, and it immediately made me think about picking up my guitar again. If a tool like this can help rebuild that habit and bring back the joy of regular playing, I’d be all in. The blend of feedback, motivation, and structured progression feels like exactly what many adult learners need—something supportive, fun, and low-pressure.
What I’m most curious about is how the UX and UI logic will be shaped. For a tool like this to succeed, it needs to feel smoother and more intuitive than rhythm games like Rock Band. Those games are entertaining, but they focus on performance, not real musical growth. Your idea has the potential to merge musical skill-building with game-like engagement, while still keeping the actual instrument and personal creativity at the center.
Seeing this become a real, polished product would be incredible. There’s a strong opportunity here to support learners who want to reconnect with music, but need structure and guidance that fits their everyday lives. I’d love to see where this project goes next, and I can imagine many people finding their way back to music because of it.
This is a great example of how AR and AI can work to facilitate learning in the Arts. The ability for the technology to guide, course correct, or repeat is a great approach to meeting learners where they are at. Maybe there’s a way you could have a lesson with a virtual Steve Vai. I think we are going to see a lot of applications like this for use across a broad range of learners. If only the headset weren’t so pricey.
Hey Kyle,
As an amateur self-taught guitarist, I found this idea pretty exciting. I had never thought about the idea of augmented/overlayed reality as an application for guitar learning. I taught myself primarily through static tablature, but I know the “press play, attempt, mess up, rewind, press play again” cycle all too well. Sometimes those tabs just don’t play it as correctly as the YouTube video does, yknow?
To me, this feels like the future-extension of games and apps like RockBand and Yousician, with the added benefit of being able to actually look at the fretboard as you play! Proper form be damned.
Your presentation did feel a bit more like a review of different learning techniques for guitar specifically, but it set the stage nicely for the pitch for the final product. I’m curious to know your thoughts on how educators might take a product like this and apply it in a music classroom. You mention teachers being able to see what the kids see, but would that change how they approach the act of teaching an instrument in a formal setting? What shortcomings might befall a musician who learns to hear a detuned string by visual cues from an app rather than noticing it themselves as they play along to a track?
Anyway, your video presentation was well-framed, and I can tell you’re enthusiastic about the idea. Thanks for sharing.
This was really interesting to watch. I kept thinking how this wouldn’t just apply to guitar but to so many other instruments too like piano, violin, drums, even band instruments. In a way, it almost feels like a more advanced, real-world version of Guitar Hero, but for actual skill-building and technique.
I also found the integration of AI into music learning fascinating. It made me wonder about the practical side though. How expensive would AR devices be and what kind of maintenance or updates would they require? I could actually imagine schools investing in a few of these and using them as part of music programs or elective lessons, where students take turns practicing with guided support.
It feels like this could open up music learning to students who might not otherwise have access to private lessons, which is pretty exciting. I’d love to see how this might realistically roll out in a school setting.
Thanks for sharing your story! As a fellow self-taught guitar player, I totally get the ups and downs you described—especially those early days when everything feels tough and confusing. The way you talk about how YouTube lessons helped you really hits home. It’s amazing how having access to thousands of free lessons from all over the world changed the game compared to DVDs or expensive in-person classes.
I love your vision of how AR and AI could take guitar learning to the next level. Having those real-time fingertip targets, tempo monitors, and tuners right in your field of view sounds like a total game changer. It’s exactly what I wish I had when I was starting out—no more guessing or rewinding videos endlessly. And your idea about looping tricky parts and gradually increasing speed? So smart! That kind of targeted practice would save so much frustration.
It’s exciting to imagine a world where learning music is more intuitive, interactive, and connected to what’s actually happening when you play. Thanks again for sharing!
As someone who self-taught themselves guitar not too long ago, I appreciate this idea! I liked the bit of background on how guitar learning has evolved. I also found it helped the presentation to hear the personal story, which made it more relatable and helped illustrate the challenges learners face.
For the technology itself, it’s unique in that it provides a format of learning guitar that is active and in-the-moment. This helps distinguish the idea from more passive forms of video-based or text-based (chart-based?) instruction.