Abstract:
The present paper gives a method of optimizing the performance of a music learner using the “K- means clustering” algorithm in data mining. It also shows how to prevent music piracy by hiding musical data by giving some unique codes to music files. An illustrative example is provided using a note sequence in a Hindustani raga, namely, Bhimpalashree.

Keywords: Data mining, K-means clustering algorithm, raga, melody, performance optimization, music piracy