SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EDUCATION
First Claim
1. A music instrument education apparatus comprising:
- a processor unit configured to evaluate performance musical data inputted from an electronic musical instrument, to enable a user feedback, and to enable determining a training content for a next lesson; and
a data-receiving unit for receiving new music training materials from an external music data source.
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Abstract
System and method for musical instrument education are provided. The system includes a lesson terminal which has a processor unit configured to evaluate performance musical data inputted from an electronic musical instrument, to enable a user feedback, and to enable determining new music training materials for a next lesson. The lesson terminal also has a data-receiving unit for receiving music training materials from an external music data source. The data-receiving unit may be a network connection port, such as an Internet connection port, for connecting to a server, or a local receiving port for connecting to a removable data storage. An electronic musical instrument and a method for evaluating performance musical data are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A music instrument education apparatus comprising:
- a processor unit configured to evaluate performance musical data inputted from an electronic musical instrument, to enable a user feedback, and to enable determining a training content for a next lesson; and
a data-receiving unit for receiving new music training materials from an external music data source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a processor unit configured to evaluate performance musical data inputted from an electronic musical instrument, to enable a user feedback, and to enable determining a training content for a next lesson; and
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9. A method for evaluating musical instrument performance by comparing performance musical data for a plurality of performed musical notes with model musical data for a plurality of model musical notes, the method comprising:
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forming a plurality of alternative musical note match lineups, wherein in each alternative musical note match lineup each model musical note is matched with one of the performed musical notes to form a pair unless a corresponding performed musical note is missing, and wherein the alternative musical note match lineups are different from one another by at least one pair of matching model musical note and performed musical note;
for each alternative musical note match lineup, calculating a set of note deviations, each note deviation being calculated from the data for one of the model musical notes and the data for the matching performed musical note; and
for each alternative musical note match lineup, calculating an overall performance deviation of the performance musical data from the model musical data;
selecting an optimum musical note match lineup from the plurality of musical note match lineups based on the overall performance deviations; and
evaluating against a preset criterion the overall performance deviation calculated from the optimum musical note match. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic musical instrument simulating a conventional musical instrument and outputting performance musical data, the electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a power supply;
an input sensor;
a volume sensor;
a microcontroller for generating music based on signals from the input sensor and the volume sensor; and
a connection port for connecting to a musical instrument education system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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