This page has intentionally not invented a personal history. Replace the prompts below with the maker's own voice before publication.
The moment it started
What happened at the piano that made existing practice software feel insufficient? Describe the concrete frustration before describing the software.
Write the sentence here that only the person who made Helicon could write.
The first instrument
What did the earliest prototype do? What did it get wrong? A screenshot, notebook sketch, or vivid technical limitation would make the origin tangible.
What changed while building it
Helicon grew beyond playback into practice measurement, visualization, difficulty analysis, generated fingering, local history, and research infrastructure. Explain which discoveries redirected the project.
Why the work is open
Explain the reason for publishing the implementation, benchmarks, negative results, and research decisions—not simply that the repository exists.
What it should become
Describe the musician Helicon is ultimately for and the practice experience it should make possible. Keep this concrete enough that future product decisions can be measured against it.