Apparatus, method and computer program for controlling music score display to meet user's musical skill

• US 7,199,298 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2003
• Issued: 04/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Funaki, Tomoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): FLETCHER, MARLON T
• Application Number:
  US10/384,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20030167903A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 84600-602, 846/09, 84615-616, 846/49, 84653-654, 844/70.R, 844/77.R, 844/78, 844/831, 844/832, 844/84, 844/85.R, 84D/IG.6
• US Class Current: 84/477.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/003 with indication of the keys or strings to be played on instruments
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 84/06 Cathode-ray tube

Abstract

Based on music performance data, music score display data are composed for displaying a music score representing the music performance. A user inputs his/her musical skill to the apparatus. Referring to a musical skill level versus music score item correspondence table, music score items to be exhibited in the music score are determined to meet the musical skill as inputted by the user, and are included in the composed music score display data. Thus, a music score containing assisting as well as necessary detailed musical signs and indications which meet the user'"'"'s musical skill will be displayed in addition to the main musical notation of the note progression.

Claims

1. A music score display controlling apparatus for composing music score display data according to music performance data, the apparatus comprising:

a music data providing unit which provides music data representing a music performance;

a musical skill level input unit for inputting a user'"'"'s musical skill level; and

a music score display data composing unit which composes music score display data based on said provided music data to display a music score representing said music performance, said music score display data containing data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of music score item categories which meet said user'"'"'s musical skill level when included in said displayed music score,

wherein said music score display data composing unit includes a music score item determining unit which selectively determines said music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited on a displayed music score according to said inputted user'"'"'s musical skill level, and controls said music score display data composing unit to compose said music score display data containing data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of said determined music score item categories which meet said user'"'"'s musical skill level when the music score is displayed.

2. A music score display controlling apparatus comprising:

a first table storing device which stores a first table containing data of music score item categories to be exhibited on a music score with respect to musical skill levels;

a musical skill level setting device for setting the musical skill level of a user;

a music score item determining device which selectively determines music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited on a displayed music score by reading said music score item categories from said first table storing device according to said set musical skill level of the user; and

a music score display data composing device which receives music performance data, composes music score display data based on said inputted music performance data containing data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of said music score item categories as determined by said music score item determining device, and outputs said composed music score display data.

3. A music score display controlling apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said music skill levels are levels of at least one of a music playing skill, a music score reading skill and an music arranging skill.

4. A music score display controlling apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a user registration data storing device;

wherein said music skill level setting device includes a user identifying device for identifying a user, and when the user is identified as being a new user, said music skill level setting device let said new user input the musical skill level of said new user, sets the inputted musical skill level of said new user, and stores the identification of said new user and said set musical skill level in said user registration data storing device, and when the user is identified as being an already registered user, said music skill level setting device reads out the musical skill level of said registered user from said user registration data storing device and sets said read-out musical skill level.

5. A music score display controlling apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a second table storing device for storing a second table to contain data of music score item categories to be exhibited on a music score with respect to said user;

wherein said music score item determining device is to input music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited in the displayed music score with respect to said user and store said inputted music score item categories into said second table storing device, and to read out said stored music score item categories with respect to said user, thereby determining the music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited in the displayed music score.

6. A music score printing controlling apparatus comprising:

a first table storing device which stores a first table containing data of music score item categories to be printed in a music score with respect to musical skill levels;

a musical skill level setting device for setting the musical skill level of a user;

a music score item determining device which selectively determines music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited in a printed music score by reading said music score item categories from said first table storing device according to said set musical skill level of the user; and

a music score printing data composing device which receives music performance data, composes music score printing data based on said received music performance data containing data for printing musical signs and indications of said music score item categories as determined by said music score item determining device, and outputs said composed music score printing data.

7. A method for controlling music score display according to music performance data, said method comprising:

a step of providing music data representing a music performance;

a step of inputting a user'"'"'s musical skill level; and

a step of composing music score display data based on said provided music data to display a music score representing said music performance, said music score display data containing data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of music score item categories which meet said user'"'"'s musical skill level when included in said displayed music score,

wherein said step of composing music score display data includes a substep of selectively determining said music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited on a displayed music score according to said inputted user'"'"'s musical skill level, and a substep of controlling said step of composing said music score display data which contain data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of said determined music score item categories which meet said user'"'"'s musical skill level when the music score is displayed.

8. A method for controlling music score display according to music performance data, said method comprising:

a step of storing a first table which contains data of music score item categories to be exhibited on a music score with respect to musical skill levels;

a step of setting the musical skill level of a user;

a step of selectively determining music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited on a displayed music score by reading said music score item categories from said stored first table according to said set musical skill level of the user; and

a step of composing music score display data by receiving music performance data, composing music score display data based on said received music performance data which contain data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of said music score item categories as determined by said step of selectively determining music score item categories, and by outputting said composed music score display data.

9. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer associated with a display device for:

providing music data which represent a music performance;

inputting a user'"'"'s musical skill level;

composing music score display data based on said provided music data to display a music score representing said music performance, said music score display data containing data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of music score item categories which meet said user'"'"'s musical skill level when included in said displayed music score; and

causing said display device to display a music score with said musical signs and instructions based on said composed music score display data,

wherein the instruction for composing music score display data include selectively determining said music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited on a displayed music score according to said inputted user'"'"'s musical skill level, and controlling composing of said music score display data which contain data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of said determined music score item categories which meet said user'"'"'s musical skill level when the music score is displayed.

10. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer associated with a display device for:

storing a first table which contains data of music score item categories to be exhibited on a music score with respect to musical skill levels;

setting the musical skill level of a user;

selectively determining music score item categories of musical signs and indications to be exhibited on a displayed music score by reading said music score item categories from said stored first table according to said set musical skill level of the user; and

composing music score display data by receiving music performance data, composing music score display data based on said received music performance data which contain data for exhibiting musical signs and indications of said music score item categories as determined by the instruction for selectively determining music score item categories, and by outputting said composed music score display data, thereby causing said display device to display a music score with said musical signs and instructions based on said composed music score display data.