In the world of education, music has always had extraordinary power in fostering learning and integration. However, for students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), the path can be more challenging. This is where ODLA comes into play – a teaching aid designed to break down sensory and cognitive barriers, transforming music learning into…
Thanks to a collaboration with the MuseScore development team, a much-requested update by ODLA users is finally here. Starting with ODLA version 1.7.0, it will now be possible to use the device with MuseScore Studio (from version 4.4.2 onward), the original version of the open-source software. We’d like to inform those who are used to…
In recent years, technological advances have introduced numerous innovations aimed at making education more inclusive and accessible for all students. Among these, ODLA stands out—a groundbreaking hardware device with a tactile music staff that enables intuitive and accessible digital music writing. ODLA is not only a tool for composers but represents a true revolution in…
Since School Year 2021/22 several Music teachers have incorporated ODLA into their curriculum to make sure that each student could rediscover, thanks to the addition of the Digital feature, a passion for Music that is increasingly diminished as it is too often considered a “secondary subject”. In fact, there is unfortunately a very widespread notion…
In 2020, we proudly communicated important news: in Italy, the Patent for Industrial Invention has been granted to ODLA as a “Keyboard for writing musical scores”, equipped with the first clickable embossed Musical Staff. It exactly happened on the 2nd of March, 2020. In 2021, ODLA officially goes to the Italian market, reaching a lot…
How many times have we learned how to write music on a digital score? And how many times have we forgotten how to do it? How do we write rests? And the augmentation dot? How do I enter a new key? And the metronomic indications? How do you write the quatrains of semiquavers? What about…
On 2 March 2020, Ministry of Economic Development granted to Kemonia River PATENT FOR INDUSTRIAL INVENTION N. 102017000146502. It was related to “Keyboard writing music scores”, a device which is characterized by the “Musical staff in Relief” that can be directly clicked to insert notes on one’s digital score. The ITALIAN LICENSE awards the…
The summer period has been quite hectic: ODLA project has in fact gone ahead in defining some important aspects related to copyright and product development.
The award was conferred to Renato and Alessandro Pace on the 20th of June. The announcement of ODLA’s victory of the Leonardo Prize for innovation in music arrived during FIM’s 2019 edition in May but the the prize was awarded on June the 20th, during the Web Marketing Festival of Rimini, Italy. In front of…
ODLA is particularly suitable for students of music institutes: the keyboard will be presented this week in Palermo and Milan.