by Mat Dirjish
ArtMaster, creator of the Artie piano learning app, has raised $2.4M to continue building and refining AI models that support independent development of creative musical skills. Artie is ArtMaster’s first learning app. Reportedly, it’s as fun as Guitar Hero while teaching a real instrument. Offering personalized learning paths and responsive feedback to playing, Artie boasts over 500K users and scored more than 100M views across social channels in one year.
ArtMaster is the result of co-founder Radim Vysoky’s frustration with typical music lessons. He wanted to immediately start playing, not drill endlessly on the canonical classical repertoire. His approach, breaking down learners into specific types, became the basis for ArtMaster.
Vysoky explains, “Beginners are often making six mistakes at once. They need help prioritizing what to tackle first. Even the best video can’t give you that. We decided we needed to create an app that would give real guidance, structure your practice, and help you meet your goals as a learner more quickly.”
Now, via increasingly robust AI models, the app will provide more personalized feedback. AI will give Artie the power to evaluate playing and suggest lessons, as well as generate and refine the lessons based on what a learner likes and needs. For example, when a learner struggles with a certain passage, Artie will break it down, simplify the difficult passage, and generate targeted skill-building exercises. And it will be able to find the spot where repertoire is just hard enough to challenge, but easy enough to tackle.
Vysoky adds, “AI can personalize learning for any physical skill, and this is where we’re heading, building on what we’ve achieved for music.” For greater enlightenment, visit the ArtMaster website.
