Tonara, the leaders in music education that empower teachers and students with the piano learning platform Wolfie, today announced the kick-off of “Putting Mozart on the Map,” the first worldwide virtual recital to bring musicians across the globe together honoring Mozart’s 259th birthday.
On January 27th, 2015, music teachers and students, as well as seasoned and budding musicians, are invited to attend the virtual event and play any score from the Wolfie catalog, which will be displayed on a real-time map on the Wolfie homepage.
“Putting Mozart on the Map” marks the first event in a new global campaign to inspire and engage music students by coupling classical music with today’s technology, and honoring Mozart in a way that’s never been done before. Tonara hopes to show how technology can be used to connect and inspire musicians, regardless of location, age, or musical ability. For details on how to participate in the event, visit the
event page.
Just as Mozart created music that resonates with us all, Tonara’s mission is to make music education accessible to all; concert pianist or 5th-grader. “‘Putting Mozart on the Map' will be a magnificent tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time, and an homage to those who labor continuously to keep his legacy alive - teachers," said Ron Regev, Chief Music Officer of Tonara, DMA from The Juilliard School. As a symbol of their appreciation to music teachers, Tonara is offering a free subscription of Wolfie to teachers worldwide, and discounts for students. Wolfie can be downloaded
here.
Wolfie does more than simply digitize scores - it transforms them into an interactive experience. Using proprietary technology, the Wolfie platform offers a “magic cursor” and intelligent page turning feature that tracks a student’s playing in real time regardless of tempo changes and mistakes. By following a student and adjusting to every detail in real time, score-reading becomes more natural and more intuitive than ever before.
Wolfie offers a fully integrated YouTube feature that gives students the ability to watch YouTube performances synched to the app’s magic cursor – enabling, inspiring and encouraging music students to seek out new interpretations of classical scores. The platform also gives students and teachers the opportunity to play, record, and share passages – invaluable tools for learning and teaching.
“Wolfie is a great tool for music learning and practice,” said Dr. Igal Kesselman, director of the Lucy Moses School and teacher at Special Music School in New York. “What better way to honor Mozart’s birthday than to marry technology and music and have musicians of all ages pay tribute. My hope is that this will inspire teachers everywhere to reach students on their own terms with the technology they are familiar with to keep Mozart’s legacy alive. Wolfie has been instrumental in helping music teachers, like myself, inspire our students so that they can appreciate the genius of Mozart. ”
About Tonara:
Tonara launched in 2011 with an industry-first interactive digital music sheet app for the iPad that has been embraced by performers on stage as well as by amateur players. Tonara is a music technology company developed by musicians for all those who love music. With a mission to broaden access and be a catalyst for lifelong learning at all levels, Tonara is leading the transition of sheet music into the digital age by making it accessible and interactive. Tonara's technology is also paving the way for a wide range of new applications for digitized music, including its premier music education platform Wolfie. For more information about Tonara, visit
www.tonara.com; for Wolfie, visit
www.wolfiepiano.com.
