# Music-Teaching Cyborgs This Cyborg Teaches You to Play Color as Opposed to Sheet Music By Itai Buenahora | Published 2014-03-29 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-teaching-cyborgs References: [wired](http://www.wired.com/design/2014/03/cyborg-neil-harbisson-teaches-musicians-play-color-sheet-music/) & [play.google](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.espillmedia.eyeborg) The music-teaching cyborgs that made the first color-conducted concert possible are here. Neil Harbisson was born with a condition called chromatopsia, which left him completely color-blind. He doesn't see colors -- he listens to them. The Spain-born artist can be seen wearing a discordant array of notes, arguing he dresses to sound good, not to look good. For the past decade, he has been wearing an 'eyeborg,' which transforms his grayscale vision into a world of color. The device is a [camera that captures colors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musiccam) and converts them into frequencies that the musician listens to via [bone conduction](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omoo). He "listens" to Warhols, paints with sounds and writes his music based off his visual surroundings. His idea was to conduct a concert and teach musicians to play music based on colors, not on notes, and successfully conducted the first ever color-conducted concert. The initiative stretches out to all music enthusiasts, with an Eyeborg app being available worldwide, enabling other musicians to explore the beautiful world of color-conducted music. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Color-conducted Music:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new instruments and music education methods that utilize colors as a way to compose and play music. - **Wearable Technology for Music:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Invent wearable devices that enable musicians to experience music through different senses. - **Augmented Music Perception:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create technologies that enhance the way people perceive and interact with music through sensory augmentation. ### Where This Applies - **Music Education:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate color-based music instruction into traditional music education programs. - **Wearable Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop wearable devices that enhance the musical experience for both musicians and music enthusiasts. - **Augmented Reality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate augmented reality technology into music platforms to provide a more immersive and multi-sensory music experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Music AI-Generated Visual Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modem.md) - [Color-Coded Music Sheets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coloredmusicsheet.md) - [Digital Visualized Feedback Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibra-instrument.md) - [Electric Ink Color-Changing Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voltage-davinci.md) - [Interactive Music Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sound-maestro.md) - [Braille-Covered Electric Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vitar-guitar.md) - [Sensory Explorative Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/making-sense-of-color.md) - [Interactive Music Learning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/notewize-guitar-lessons.md) - [Ai Music Module Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muse-3.md)