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Player pianos
Player pianos are self-playing pianos controlled by encoded performance information.
Level relevance: introduced at Higher; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
They are relevant to Music Technology because they connect mechanical playback with later ideas of sequencing, programmed performance, and automated reproduction.
Topics
Technological developmentsPlaybackSequencing
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- Higher Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for Higher technology skills, technology concepts, and music concepts.