[OT] tempo detection experiment (using lilypond!)

[Graham Percival]

Hey guys,

As many of you know, I've been working on educational games to
help music students practice rhythms and intonation.  Well, I'm
finally ready to begin tests of aspects of these programs; the
first test is to detect the tempo of a student-performed rhythm.

I've written an online flash game for rhythms.  The game presents
you with a rhythm and metronome, and you're supposed to tap the
rhythm on your keyboard.

        http://percival-music.ca/tempo/

Of course, since this game is supposed to be useful for students,
you could try tapping the wrong rhythm – ignore the metronome, add
an extra note, hold a few notes for twice as long as you should...
make whatever mistakes you think a student might make!  Or, if
you're not a professional musician, you could just try to perform
the rhythms correctly, and let the mistakes happen naturally.  :)

Information about your gameplay will be automatically sent to me
and used to improve the tempo detection.  No names or personal
information is recorded; I have no idea who is playing the game.
Details of the information gathered is available on the website.

Cheers,
- Graham