System for instructing the playing of a musical instrument
First Claim
1. Computer readable program code comprising code configured to cause a computer to direct a display device to display a treble staff and a bass staff, wherein at least one of the treble staff and bass staff has musical notes thereon, and an image between the treble staff and bass staff, and configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to display the image moving between the treble staff and bass staff in a direction which is generally parallel to the bass staff and treble staff, generally along a progression of the musical notes.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a novel method and apparatus for instructing a student how to play a musical instrument. The method includes providing a display device, displaying a staff on the display device, displaying an image on the display device, and instructing the student to focus on the image while preferably using a musical instrument to play the notes on the staff, wherein the image moves generally in the direction of the progression of notes on the staff while the student attempts to play the, notes with the musical instrument. As the image moves, the image preferably moves in a direction generally parallel to the staff.
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53 Claims
- 1. Computer readable program code comprising code configured to cause a computer to direct a display device to display a treble staff and a bass staff, wherein at least one of the treble staff and bass staff has musical notes thereon, and an image between the treble staff and bass staff, and configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to display the image moving between the treble staff and bass staff in a direction which is generally parallel to the bass staff and treble staff, generally along a progression of the musical notes.
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19. Computer readable program code comprising code configured to cause a computer to direct a display device to display different interval patterns of musical notes in order to teach the student the different interval patterns, wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to display the interval pattern while monitoring a musical instrument connected to the computer to determine if the interval pattern is played correctly on the musical instrument, wherein the code is configured to cause a computer to direct a display device to display a video insert of a human instructor, depending on what the computer receives from the musical instrument connected thereto, wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to emit sounds through an audio device connected to the computer, wherein the sounds are a voice of the human instructor and the voice is synchronized with movement of a mouth of the human instructor displayed in the video insert.
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20. A method for instructing a student how to sight-read music, said method comprising:
- providing a display device;
displaying a treble staff and a bass staff on the display device, wherein at least one of the treble staff and bass staff has musical notes thereon;
displaying an image on the display device between the treble staff and the bass staff;
instructing the student to focus on the image while attempting to read the musical notes; and
moving the image between the treble staff and bass staff in a direction which is generally parallel to the treble staff and bass staff, generally along a progression of notes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- providing a display device;
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32. Computer readable program code comprising code configured to cause a computer to display musical notes on a display device connected to the computer and to detect notes played on a musical instrument connected to the computer wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to display a video insert of a human instructor and emit a voice of the human instructor through in audio device connected to the computer, generally upon the computer detecting that the musical notes displayed on the display device have been played incorrectly on the musical instrument wherein the code causes the computer to simulate one-on-one musical instruction from the human instructor by displaying the human instructor on the display device and emitting the voice of the human instructor through the audio device.
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33. Computer readable program code comprising code configured to cause a computer to display musical notes on a display device connected to the computer and to detect notes played on a musical instrument connected to the computer wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to direct an audio device connected to the computer to emit a voice of a human instructor, generally upon the computer detecting that the musical notes displayed on the display device have been played incorrectly on the musical instrument wherein the code causes the computer to simulate one-on-one musical instruction from the human instructor by displaying the human instructor on the display device and emitting the voice of the human instructor through the audio device.
- 34. Computer readable program code comprising code configured to cause a computer to direct a display device to display a staff having musical notes thereon and an image generally adjacent the staff, and configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to display the image moving in a direction which is generally parallel to the staff, generally along a progression of the musical notes on the staff, wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to further display a video insert of a human instructor, wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to emit sounds through an audio device connected to the computer, wherein the sounds are a voice of the human instructor and the voice is synchronized with movement of a mouth of the human instructor displayed in the video insert.
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45. Computer readable program code comprising code configured to cause a computer to direct a display device to display a staff having musical notes thereon and an image generally adjacent the staff, and configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to display the image moving in a direction which is generally parallel to the staff, generally along a progression of the musical notes on the staff, wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to monitor a musical instrument connected thereto, wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to direct the display device to display a video insert of a human instructor, depending on what the computer receives from the musical instrument connected thereto, wherein the code is configured to cause the computer to emit sounds through an audio device connected to the computer, wherein the sounds are a voice of the human instructor and the voice is synchronized with movement of a mouth of the human instructor displayed in the video insert.
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46. A method for instructing a student how to sight-read music, said method comprising:
- providing a display device;
displaying a staff on the display device;
displaying an image on the display device;
instructing the student to focus on the image while moving the image in a direction which is generally parallel to the staff, generally along a progression of notes on the staff;
displaying on the display device a video insert of a human instructor and emitting sounds through an audio device connected to the computer, wherein the sounds are a voice of the human instructor and the voice is synchronized with movement of a mouth of the human instructor displayed in the video insert. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
- providing a display device;
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53. A method for instructing a student how to sight-read music, said method comprising:
- providing a display device;
displaying a staff on the display device;
displaying an image on the display device;
instructing the student to focus on the image while moving the image in a direction which is generally parallel to the staff, generally along a progression of notes on the staff;
having a computer monitor a musical instrument connected thereto;
displaying an interval pattern on the display device and having the computer monitor the musical instrument connected to the computer to determine if the interval pattern is played correctly;
simultaneously displaying, on the display device, a video insert of a human instructor, the interval pattern, and an image representing at least a portion of the musical instrument connected to the computer; and
causing the computer to emit sounds through an audio device connected to the computer, wherein the sounds are a voice of the human instructor and the voice is synchronized with movement of a mouth of the human instructor displayed in the video insert.
- providing a display device;
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