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Music instruction system

  • US 8,629,342 B2
  • Filed: 05/07/2010
  • Issued: 01/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a user selection of a musical piece;

    providing performance cues to a user to perform musical events on a musical instrument, wherein the performance cues are synchronized to expert performance data of the musical piece, wherein the expert performance data includes a pre-recorded audio track;

    providing the expert performance data to the user;

    receiving audio data corresponding to musical events performed by the user on the musical instrument;

    detecting fundamental frequencies associated with the user-performed musical events;

    determining an extent to which the user-performed musical events have been correctly or incorrectly performed;

    providing real-time or near real-time audio feedback, visual feedback and/or tactile feedback indicating the extent to which the user-performed musical events have been correctly or incorrectly performed; and

    using the expert performance data as real-time or near real-time audio or real-time or near real-time audio/video feedback by controlling an output level of the expert performance data that includes the pre-recorded audio track that is output to the user during a session.

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