Device for patterned input and display of musical notes
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1. A device for the input of musical notes and chords, a chord comprising a plurality of musical notes, wherein chords are classified into types according to a number of notes in the chord and a tonal relationship among the notes, comprising:
- a plurality of input devices, each input device being associated with a note, where a subset of the plurality of input devices are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the relative spatial relationship of the subset required to play a type of chord is the same for all chords of that type, wherein a first relative spatial relationship of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a major chord, a second relative spatial relationship, different from the first relative spatial relationship, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a minor chord, a third relative spatial relationship, different from the first and second relative spatial relationships, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents an augmented triad, and a fourth relative spatial relationship, different from the first, second and third relative spatial relationships, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a diminished triad.
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Abstract
A device for input of musical notes and chords, each triad including a plurality of musical notes and being classified into types according to a number of notes in the chord and the tonal relationship among the notes, includes a plurality of input devices each associated with a note. The input devices are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the spatial relationship of input devices required to play a type of chord is the same for all triads of that type.
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1. A device for the input of musical notes and chords, a chord comprising a plurality of musical notes, wherein chords are classified into types according to a number of notes in the chord and a tonal relationship among the notes, comprising:
- a plurality of input devices, each input device being associated with a note, where a subset of the plurality of input devices are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the relative spatial relationship of the subset required to play a type of chord is the same for all chords of that type, wherein a first relative spatial relationship of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a major chord, a second relative spatial relationship, different from the first relative spatial relationship, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a minor chord, a third relative spatial relationship, different from the first and second relative spatial relationships, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents an augmented triad, and a fourth relative spatial relationship, different from the first, second and third relative spatial relationships, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a diminished triad.
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6. A device for the input of musical notes, comprising:
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a plurality of spaced apart input devices, each input device being associated with a musical note wherein the input devices are arranged in a pattern such that a pair of nearest neighbor input devices positioned in a first direction relative to each other are tonally spaced seven half steps from each other;
a pair of nearest neighbor input devices positioned in a second direction relative to each other are tonally spaced three half steps from each other; and
a pair of nearest neighbor input devices positioned in a third direction relative to each other are tonally spaced four half steps from each other. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A display device for the representation of played musical notes and chords, a chord comprising a plurality of musical notes, wherein chords are classified into types according to the number of notes in the chord and the tonal relationship among the notes, the display device comprising:
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a plurality of display elements, each display element being activated as an associated note is played, wherein the display elements are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the relative spatial relationship of the subset of display elements required to display a type of chord is the same for all chords of that type. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 19)
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15. A display device for the visual display of musical notes comprising:
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a plurality of spaced apart display elements, each display element being associated with a musical note wherein the display elements are arranged in a pattern such that each pair of nearest neighbor display elements positioned in a first direction relative to each other are tonally spaced seven half steps from each other;
each pair of nearest neighbor display elements positioned in a second direction relative to each other are tonally spaced three half steps from each other; and
each pair of nearest neighbor display elements positioned in a third direction relative to each other are tonally spaced four half steps from each other.
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16. A device for the input of musical notes and chords, a chord comprising a plurality of musical notes, wherein chords are classified into types according to a number of notes in the chord and a tonal relationship among the notes, comprising:
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a plurality of input devices, each input device being associated with a note, wherein a subset of the plurality of input devices are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the relative spatial relationship of the subset required to play a type of chord is the same for all chords of that type;
and a plurality of display elements, each display element being associated with a note wherein the activation of an input device activates the display element associated with the same note as the input device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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