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Systems and methods for delivering and presenting personalized educational lessons

  • US 8,515,334 B1
  • Filed: 11/27/2007
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for generating music lessons, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by the computer from a user, preferences associated with a music lesson, wherein the preferences include;

    a music style or a music genre, an educational level, information relating to previous instruction, information relating to a musical instrument, and an educational goal;

    receiving, by the computer from the user, at least one recorded video or audio music clip of a first music performance by the user or a first sample of the user'"'"'s techniques and skill level to be evaluated;

    transmitting, by the computer, to an instructor the received preferences associated with the music lesson for assessment to the music lesson and the at least one recorded video or audio music clip;

    receiving, by the computer, from the instructor the assessment to the music lesson responsive to the received preferences and the at least one recorded video or audio music clip;

    determining, by the computer, a first subset of media assets to retrieve from a plurality of media assets based on the received preferences and the assessment from the instructor, wherein each media asset comprises a full functioning music education experience including;

    a lesson plan, a video clip or an audio clip, text, an educational chart, music notation, a first music tablature including a first lesson to practice a particular technique from the music lesson or to play a particular song that uses the particular technique from the music lesson and sheet music;

    retrieving the first subset of media assets from a database while simultaneously transmitting a message to the user relating to the generation of the music lesson and the first subset of media assets;

    compiling the first subset of media assets into a personalized music lesson, wherein the compiling further comprises inserting a plurality of the first subset of media assets into the lesson plan, thereby generating the personalized music lesson;

    transmitting the personalized music lesson to the user;

    detecting whether the user is progressing with the personalized music lesson;

    when said detecting determines that the user has not progressed, automatically compiling a revised personalized music lesson without interaction from the user;

    automatically retrieving a second subset of media assets from the database in response to receiving at least an indication from the user, while simultaneously transmitting an update message to the user relating to the generation of a subsequent music lesson;

    compiling the second subset of media assets into a subsequent personalized music lesson, wherein the compiling further comprises replacing a plurality of the first subset of media assets with the second subset of media assets in the lesson plan, thereby generating the subsequent personalized music lesson; and

    transmitting the subsequent personalized music lesson to the user.

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