[Pycon] [new paper] "Trapsilo Bumi" - Modern Tech meets Traditional Music: Assisting Angklung Rehearsals with Python

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Title: Modern Tech meets Traditional Music: Assisting Angklung Rehearsals with Python
Duration: 45 (includes Q&A)
Q&A Session: 15
Language: en
Type: Talk

Abstract: [Angklung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angklung) is a traditional musical instrument from Indonesia. This instrument has a lot of variety in how it is performed; a common format is the orchestral format in which 15-30 players gather to form a team. Playing angklung in this way is fun but also presents some challenges that are hard to solve manually.

I will show you how algorithms built with Python can be used to improve the quality of life of angklung players and managers, by reading Angklung sheet music and calculating the most optimal distribution based on several important factors. In addition, Python also plays a role in easing the pains of transforming western music notation to traditional musical notation ([Cipher notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_musical_notation)).

This talk is for everyone, so don't worry if you've never heard of Angklung or even Python itself!

Tags: [u'music', u'optimization', u'Python']