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Music of the eyes
EyeHarp is the first musical instrument that allows people with disabilities to learn and play music with gaze or with head movements.
About Eyeharp
About Eyeharp
What is Eyeharp?
EyeHarp is a gaze-controlled or head-controlled digital musical instrument. It allows people with disabilities to learn and to play music without barriers. Designed with musicality in mind, EyeHarp offers the same expressive qualities as any traditional instrument.
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How does it work?
Eyeharp musicians only need to install the software and use it with their Eyetracker, that is a special camera that monitors eye movements. With these two things, musicians can play beautiful melodies simply by looking at the notes on the screen.
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Who is it for?
Eyeharp is best suited for people with disabilities who want to play music, for music therapists who use it with their clients, and for music teachers who have students with disabilities.
We offer training for professionals on a regular basis.
Testimonials
What people are saying about Eyeharp
Eyeharp is a very important instrument for my life because I always wanted to play music. Since I was little I had that goal, to play music. It is an innovative instrument, great and very fresh, I mean it is new and can be played by anyone who wants.
Joel Bueno
12 year old student with cerebral palsy
EyeHarp is a creative and joyful instrument for Joel. It helps him learn and develop musical language, enhances his concentration, memory and rhythm. It has opened doors for us to social activities, to interact and empathize with other people, and of course to enjoy music.
Laura
Joel's mother
I have had the opportunity to try EyeHarp and see the work that Zacharias Vamvakousis does with people with motor disabilities, and I think it is an absolutely innovative, unique, and extremely useful tool. It enables people with severe physical difficulties to access playing music in a way that would not be possible without having a tool as advanced as the EyeHarp. As a professional, I recommend using EyeHarp and experimenting with this tool, which can open new possibilities for us, and give us access to patients with something that will definitely improve their quality of life.
Adriana Fasani
Music Therapist
EyeHarp is a breakthrough in software engineering. The user interface’s circular keyboard is brilliantly designed to accommodate performance through both head- and eye-tracking. Perhaps the software’s greatest innovation is its score display system, which completely reimagines the way music notation works so as to make it readable and performable for those with mobility impairments. I have great admiration for Zacharias and the entire EyeHarp team.
Justin Leo Kennedy
Computer Programmer, Composer, and Music Producer
EyeHarp is an amazing application, suitable for all levels of physical or mental disability. It offers great motivation and better accessibility than many low or high tech devices and software. The satisfaction and joy for the end user while creating sounds, rhythm, and music is immense. It is a great tool for all occupational therapists, with easy access and great benefits for all patients.
Polyvios Mylonas
pediatric occupational therapist
EyeHarp is an excellent tool that helps to bring music and its benefits to the people of functional diversity. I never imagined that one day I would get to play music with my eyes! Music is opening the door to a fantastic world. Music needs to be within everyone's reach, and EyeHarp does it!
Pili Egea
Writer with with cerebral palsy, EyeHarp student
Leo likes to learn music with the EyeHarp from the comfort of his bed, calm, focused and enjoying himself. The whole family participates in this magical moment: his brother hums, his grandmother and I cheer, his father and grandfather each listen from their place in the house. Music unites us. We are grateful for EyeHarp and Zacharias.
Sonia, Leo's mother
6 years old student with spinal muscular atrophy type I
I always wanted to play music, but for a very long time I couldn't, because I can't use my hands. I found EyeHarp through a music foundation for disabled people in the Netherlands. I play classical and pop music. I can play almost anything by heart without help. I am very glad that Zacharias invented EyeHarp, otherwise I would never have played music.
Margot
EyeHarp student with cerebral palsy
EyeHarp has opened up so many opportunities for the children with disabilities that I work with. I have many clients who love and benefit from music but struggle to utilize traditional musical instruments. EyeHarp gives them an accessible instrument to actively participate in music therapy. This innovative instrument has provided my clients with a wonderful tool for self-expression as well as motivation to share and connect with others through music.
Noah Pomerselig
MS, MT-BC
EyeHarp is a wonderful instrument for those who have limited physical ability to play a musical instrument meaningfully. The training I received from Gil was comprehensive and personalised, building upon my basic knowledge of applying different keys and instrument sounds to using the interface expressively with dynamics, adapting positioning for accessibility and creating my own music for the EyeHarp to play! I look forward to using what I have learnt now I am a certified specialist. It is a wonderful instrument and so versatile to meet individual needs. Thank you, I definitely recommend the training to understand the full capabilities of this fantastic musical instrument.
Sarah Dunn
music teacher, founder of Accessible Inclusive Music
Introducing EyeHarp in my speech therapy sessions has been fantastic. Being able to access music, create their music, and have fun with it has given them a huge boost. To begin with, it helps me to train gaze in both children and teenagers; Being able to adapt each of the activities to the different challenges they present by modifying the level is tremendously useful and avoids frustration. They are more motivated, their self-esteem has improved, and there is a notable increase in their desire to communicate, which is my main objective as a speech therapist. Seeing their happy faces as they realize the progress they make is tremendously exciting.
María Elena Fernández Hernández
speech therapistPartners
