Inspiration
The holiday season is all about joy, music, and creativity. I wanted to build a fun and accessible tool that allows anyone—no matter their musical skills—to create festive songs. By combining AI-generated lyrics with simple, cheerful melodies, this script is aimed to bring holiday spirit to everyone through technology.
What it does
The Holiday Song Generator creates unique holiday songs by:
- Generating holiday-themed lyrics using an AI-powered Markov chain model trained on classic holiday songs.
- Composing simple, cheerful melodies in a major key using the MIDI format.
- Saving the generated lyrics and melody so users can enjoy and share their custom holiday songs.
How we built it
- Lyrics Generation: I used Markovify, a Python library for creating text based on existing data. I trained the model on popular holiday song lyrics like Jingle Bells and Deck the Halls to produce new, festive lines.
- Melody Composition: I used MIDIUtil to create simple melodies in the C major scale. Random notes were chosen to mimic a cheerful tune, ensuring a classic holiday sound.
- Output: The generated lyrics are displayed in the console, and the melody is saved as a
.midfile for playback.
Challenges we ran into
I only had a few holiday song lyrics to train the Markov chain and make the resulting melodies sound like actual holiday songs with random note selections.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- Successfully combined AI-generated lyrics and melody generation into a functional tool.
- Created a fun, unique project that brings holiday cheer through technology.
- Learned how to work with music libraries like MIDIUtil and text generation tools like Markovify.
What we learned
I learnt how to use Markov chains to generate text based on a specific theme. This is my first time generating MIDI files and it was fun to create new melodies programmatically for this script!
What's next for Holiday-Song-Generator
- User Customization: Add options for themes (e.g., “Cheerful,” “Magical,” “Classic”) and tempo adjustments.
- Instruments: Simulate instruments like bells, piano, or drums to enhance the melody.
- User Interface: Develop a simple UI using Tkinter to make the tool more user-friendly.
- Full Song Generation: Structure the output into verses, choruses, and bridges for more realistic songs.
- Sharing Options: Allow users to export and share their songs easily.
The Holiday Song Generator is just the beginning of spreading festive creativity—one song at a time! 🎄🎶
Built With
- markovify
- midiutil
- python
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