ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SEPARATE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND ACTIONS

• US 20140260916A1
• Filed: 01/28/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samuel James Oppel
• Original Assignee: Samuel James Oppel
• Inventors: Oppel, Samuel James
• Application Number:
  US14/166,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20140260916A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/626
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/00 Teaching music metronomes G04F5/02
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0016 Means for indicating which keys, frets or strings are to be actuated, e.g. using lights or leds
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/275 Spint drum
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/146 using a membrane, e.g. a drum; Pick-up means for vibrating surfaces, e.g. housing of an instrument

Abstract

A percussion electronic device allows a percussionist to learn, through electronic feedback, the correct playing of the right or left hand. The percussion device could be struck by the percussion player on the right or left side of the pad. Alternatively, the percussion device can connect to a visual detector to detect motions of the user'"'"'s left and right hands. Computer software may display written music or instructions of what hand to play at what time and the percussion device would input the performance of the percussionist into the computer, designating which inputs were from the right hand/side and which inputs were from the left hand/side. Optionally, foot sensors can be used to detect movement of the left and right feet to assist in teaching of instruments such as a drum set where the feet may control operation of instruments such as a bass drum and hi-hat.

Claims

1. An electronic percussion device comprising:

a performance surface to be struck by a percussion player;

a detector to determine which of a right hand or a left hand creates a contact with the performance surface at which time; and

a computing device receiving data from the detector to provide feedback to the percussion player.

2. The percussion electronic device of claim 1, wherein the performance surface is a drum pad designed to be struck by the percussion player.

3. The percussion electronic device of claim 1, wherein the performance surface is a percussion instrument.

4. The percussion electronic device of claim 2, wherein markings on the pad designate left and right sides of the pad.

5. The percussion electronic device of claim 2, wherein independent inputs on a left and right side detect when the drum pad is struck on the left or right sides to generating a signal describing the inputs.

6. The percussion electronic device of claim 1, wherein the detector is a sensor configured to sense motion of the right hand and the left hand.

7. The percussion electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a second detector to determine which of a right foot or a left foot makes a predetermined motion.

8. The percussion electronic device of claim 7, wherein the second detector is a left side and right side pressure sensor to detect pressure applied thereto by the left foot and the right foot.

9. The percussion electronic device of claim 8, wherein the performance surface is a drum pad designed to be struck by the percussion player'"'"'s sticks and the left side and right side pressure sensors connect to a foot sensor port of the drum pad.

10. The percussion electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an external computing device for achieving at least one of receiving a signal from the performance surface, analyzing a performance of the percussion player, and displaying notes to be played by the percussion player.