Music – Accessories – Teaching devices
Patent
1995-08-23
1998-09-22
Spyrou, Cassandra C.
Music
Accessories
Teaching devices
84471R, G09B 1502
Patent
active
058117059
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a learning apparatus for the learning of notes with a planar two-part or multi-part foldable board from a substantially rigid material with a work surface that can be written or printed on and that is covered with an adhesive felt layer or with a magnetic foil or with a layer furnished with comparable adhering means, where the work surface exhibits easily recognizable, non-removable staff indicia comprising staff lines, wherein the learning apparatus exhibits light-weight shaped forms, furnished on their backs with hook-and-loop or magnetic or the like adhering means, in the shape of all musical notation indicia and musical clef indicia used for writing down notes, which shaped forms are attachable and easily placed and removed again by hand on the foil of the work surface, wherein the notation indicia are made of a substantially rigid or readily plastically deformable caoutchouc rubber and are covered with a colored coating at their surface or are made of materials of different colors.
Such a learning apparatus is known from the U.S. Pat. No. 4,464,971, which is made of a one-part or a multi-part board, and in the latter case of a foldable board. Staff indicia means comprised of staff lines in an enlarged scale are applied in a removable manner onto the work surface of the apparatus by way of adhering agents, where again form-parts in the shape of sign and symbols of the musical notation indicia and other musical clef indicia can be removably placed also with adhering means, preferably loop-and-hook connections, and can be composed anew again and again. Moreover, additional auxiliary means can be applied, such as several overlayed transparent foils, where signs and symbols of the notation indicia are applied individually or in groups on the foils. Such a set of foils can be attached in the upper region of the board and the foils can then be placed individually or as a plurality from a folded-over position over to the work surface, such that the signs disposed thereon and in line with the staff indicia meaningfully complement each other and/or with the attachable form-parts. This known apparatus is however limited in its usability. In particular, the individual foils of the set of foils, which are actually intended to serve as a kind of guide-line by the teacher to those learning, can easily side and have to be folded or be completely removed as a set in case the board is to be folded together and to be transported, for example, in a schoolbag or to another location.
Thus, the purpose of the invention relates to a per se known learning apparatus to furnish this learning apparatus with additional technical elements thereby completing it in order to create a broader and more universal palette of utilization possibilities. In particular, at least one part of the musical notation indicia and musical clef indicia is to be maintained unchanged in its position during the transport of the learning apparatus in a folded state.
This is achieved according to the invention by having the learning apparatus exhibit printing blocks or stamps reproducing additional musical notation indicia and musical clef indicia with in each case a support handle and with a marking plate, connected to this handle, capable of absorbing the coloring agent, exhibiting marking lines, and made of rubber and, in addition, a notation table having an essentially rectangular shape and made of a rigid or plastically deformable material or also of a transparent material, where the notation indicia are indicated in their position in the staff indicia with their name designation and the associated clef; in addition, the learning apparatus, exhibits cover plates for the partial covering of the work surface, where the cover plates exhibit at least one cut-out which is just large enough to free individual musical notes or several musical notes for viewing. The learning apparatus exhibits in the folded state of the board a format which can be placed into a schoolbag or carrying case.
The apparatus is suitable to practice playful
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Feiereisen Henry M.
Spyrou Cassandra C.
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