Multimodal generative adversarial networks for piano fingering correction and performance expressiveness modeling through audio-visual feature fusion
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Piano performance analysis demands sophisticated understanding of both acoustic outputs and physical gestures, yet existing computational approaches typically treat these modalities in isolation. This study presents a novel framework that leverages generative adversarial networks to jointly model piano fingering correction and performance expressiveness through integrated audio-visual analysis. We develop a hierarchical attention-based fusion mechanism that learns adaptive correspondences between acoustic events and hand movements, combined with a dual-stream GAN architecture that concurrently handles fingering classification and expressiveness assessment. Experiments on a multimodal dataset comprising 3,847 performances demonstrate that our approach achieves 89.7% frame-level fingering accuracy and maintains correlation coefficients exceeding 0.85 for dynamic expressiveness features, substantially outperforming single-modality baselines. The system provides near real-time feedback with 180ms processing latency per second of audio, enabling practical deployment in interactive music education environments. These results validate the efficacy of cross-modal deep learning for capturing the coupled relationship between biomechanical execution and artistic interpretation in skilled musical performance.
Source: Scientific Reports
Author: Junyu Li
Institution: Nanjing Xiaozhuang University
Language: English
Topic: Music and Audio Processing
Subfield: Signal Processing
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,690
OpenAlex ID: W7140459868