http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24385200
http://www.roadtovr.com/mixed-reality-piano-trainer-makes-learning-piano-easy/

Music Industry Sales Rise, and Digital Revenue Gets the Credit

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/technology/music-industry-records-first-revenue-increase-since-1999.html?ref=technology

The music industry, the first media business to be consumed by the digital revolution, said on Tuesday that its global sales rose last year for the first time since 1999, raising hopes that a long-sought recovery might have begun. The increase, of 0.3 percent, was tiny, and the total revenue, $16.5 billion, was a far cry from the $38 billion that the industry took in at its peak more than a decade ago. 

Digital revenue comes in a variety of forms. Sales of downloaded singles and albums, from services like Apple’s iTunes, continue to grow. More promising for the industry, however, are subscription-based offerings, including Spotify, Rhapsody and Muve Music. The number of subscribers to services like these grew by 44 percent last year, to 20 million, the federation said.

In the United States, sales slipped slightly last year. But Enders Analysis, a research firm in London, predicted in a separate report published Tuesday that a turnaround there would begin this year, with revenue rising to $5.35 billion from $5.32 billion.

Moneyball For Music: The Rise of Next Big Sound

Moneyball For Music: The Rise of Next Big Sound

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/02/13/moneyball-for-music-the-rise-of-next-big-sound/

White’s company is the one doing the tracking. Think Moneyball , but for music. Next Big Sound takes all the data spewing into the ether–Pandora spins, Facebook likes, digital downloads–and packages them into one central dashboard. For $20 per artist per month, the Billy Beanes of the music world (managers, concert promoters and label executives) can access the service in hopes of finding the next Nick Swisher (or Justin Timberlake).

The music business is ripe for disruption. According to one study, artist discovery and development is a $4.5 billion industry, and Next Big Sound removes some of the guesswork. For example, the company has found that musicians who gain 20,000 to 50,000 Facebook fans in one month are four times more likely to eventually reach 1 million. With data like that, Next Big Sound promises to predict album sales within 20% accuracy for 85% of artists, giving labels a clearer idea of return on investment.

sing a song and then i will find what that is...

http://www.midomi.com/

instant music search and discovery

http://imslp.org

international music score library project

for double bass
http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Scores_featuring_the_double_bass