Al Khor Mall launches Musical Piano stairs

Al Khor Mall has launched the Grand Musical Piano stairs in a bid to promote an active and healthy lifestyle among its shoppers and visitors.
The Grand Musical Piano, which has been set up on the stairs linking the ground floor to the first floor, plays melodious notes when people walk on them.
Through this initiative, people are being encouraged to take the stairs instead of the escalator just next to it – thereby promoting an active lifestyle. Rather than being just decorative pieces, the ‘keys’ of the installation work like real piano keys and with each step that a person takes, a note is produced. Sensors located by the side of the stairs detect any movement on the steps and send signals to a computer, which analyses them and produces a corresponding sound that is broadcast from hidden speakers, a press statement explains.
The piano stair is expected to attract more families to “visit the mall and experience the fun first hand”, the statement notes.
An official spokesman of LuLu Hypermarkets Qatar, which operates Al Khor Mall, said: “The element of fun can bring a change in the lifestyle of people; the idea is to show that walking stairs can be a fun and healthy thing to do. We hope that by adding an idea of fun to a mundane act like walking up or down the stairs, we can subtly inspire our shoppers and visitors into having a healthier lifestyle.”
The Grand Musical Piano was inaugurated by chief guest Saleh Mohamed Abdullah al-Kubaisi, manager of the advertising department, Al Khor and Al Thakhira Municipality, and other invitees included Nord Anglia International School, Al Khor. “This is the first time that a mall in the country has created such an interactive attraction to bring more excitement among shoppers and visitors, as well to promote a healthy and active lifestyle,” the statement adds.
 The mall management has also lined up several mini events and activities to attract the general public at large, including an invitation to various schools.