Learning System and Method

• US 20140260901A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zachary Lasko
• Original Assignee: Zachary Lasko
• Inventors: Lasko, Zachary
• Application Number:
  US13/803,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20140260901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/470.R
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/00 Teaching music metronomes G04F5/02

Abstract

A system of learning through practice of rhythmic activities includes detectors that receive sounds from a musical instrument and convert the sounds to a response signal, a sensory device that is activated in response to a cuing signal that cues a student to play the musical instrument, a processor to control the cuing signal of the sensory device, receive the response signal, and analyze the response signal to determine a score based on a skill level of the student, and a storage device to store the response signal and the score of the student.

Claims

1. A learning system, comprising:

one or more detector that receives sound from a musical instrument and converts the sound to a response signal;

a sensory device that is activated in response to a cuing signal that cues a student to play the musical instrument;

a processor to control the cuing signal of the sensory device, receive the response signal, and analyze the response signal to determine a score based on a skill level of the student; and

a storage device to store the response signal and the score of the student.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor analyzes the response signal to measure:

the timing between the cuing signal and the response signal.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor analyzes the response signal to measure:

the accuracy of the response to the cuing signal.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein:

the musical instrument comprises a drum set with more than one percussion instrument; and

the processor analyzes the response signal to measure

the multitasking ability of the student to simultaneously play more than one percussion instrument in response to the cuing signal,

the velocity of the student reaction by measurement of the impact level of the response to the cuing signal, and

the motor movement ability of the student by measurement of the time between playing each percussion instrument in response to the cuing signal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor analyzes the score of the student to select a practice program for the student to drill one or more skill that includes timing, accuracy, velocity, multitasking ability and motor movement ability.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor compares a score to one or more earlier score to produce a progress result.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor analyzes the score of the student to select a practice program for the student.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensory device comprises more than one light.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensory device produces a tactile sensation.

10. A method of learning, comprising:

cuing, via a sensory device, the student to play the musical instrument;

detecting a sound played on the musical instrument in response to the cuing;

converting the detected sound to a response signal;

measuring the response signal against a reference signal to produce a score based on a skill level of the student; and

selecting a practice program based on the score of the student.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising comparing a score of the student to one or more previous score to produce a progress report.

12. A method of learning with a plurality of percussion instruments, comprising:

cuing, via a sensory device, the student to play one or more of the percussion instruments;

detecting a sound played on a selected percussion instrument in response to the cuing;

converting the detected sound to a response signal;

analyzing the response signal to determine

timing between the cuing and the response signal,

accuracy of playing the selected percussion instrument in response to the cuing,

multitasking ability of the student to simultaneously play more than one of the percussion instruments in response to the cuing signal,

motor movement ability of the student by measurement of the time between playing each selected percussion instrument in response to the cuing,

measuring a sound level of the detected sound played on the selected percussion instrument;

identifying errors in the analyzed timing, accuracy, multitasking ability, motor movement ability and measured sound level;

producing an error report of the identified errors; and

selecting a practice program based on the error report.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising comparing the error report to a previous error report to produce a progress report.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein cuing via a sensory device cuing with one or more light embedded in the percussion instruments.