Strummer: An interactive guitar chord practice system

Musical instrument playing is a skill many people desire to acquire, and learners now have a wide variety of learning materials. However, their volume is enormous, and novice learners may easily get lost in which songs they should practice first. We develop Strummer: an interactive multimedial system for guitar practice. Strummer provide data-driven and personalized practice for learners in order to identify important and easy-to-learn chords and songs. This practice design is intended to encourage smooth skill transfers to songs that learners even have not seen. Our user study confirms the benefits and possible improvements of the Strummer system. In particular, participants expressed their positive impressions on lessons provided by the system.