Music – Accessories – Teaching devices
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-23
2001-11-06
Ro, Bentsu (Department: 2837)
Music
Accessories
Teaching devices
Reexamination Certificate
active
06313385
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to music teaching systems and methods and, more particularly, to music teaching systems and methods which are used to acquaint young children with music and musical instruments.
2. Prior Art
Many music teaching systems have been devised to acquaint young children with musical endeavors. However, prior art teaching methods concentrate on teaching musical notation rather than initial performance of musical compositions. Because of this focus, prior art teaching systems and methods are somewhat complex for young novices to learn.
Some attempts have been made to use color to aid in teaching music. Colored hand bell sets are currently sold, with each hand bell and its associated musical note being marked with a color. Corresponding colored notes are depicted on a musical staff, shown on a large chart. The instructor then points to the colored notes on the staff and the students play the bells corresponding to the colored notes. Children have difficulty concentrating on the chart, since multiple notes are shown on the chart, and the musical staff notation can be initially confusing. Other prior art systems also display of entire lines of music, utilizing various means to associate the musical note(s) played with the one(s) displayed. While the use of multiple musical instruments (such as hand bells) encourages group participation and interest, the problems of overall instructor control and elicitation of the proper response remain.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a music teaching system and method which requires no knowledge of music in order to participate.
It is another object of this invention to provide a music teaching system and method which allows an instructor to control group participation in the playing of a composition for each combination of musical notes played.
It is still another object of this invention to provide a music teaching system and method which requires a minimum amount of time for the student to learn, and which allows the student to immediately participate in the playing of a musical composition.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a music teaching system and method which is low in cost.
It is another object of this invention to provide a music teaching system and method which accomplishes various combinations of the above objects.
Accordingly, a music teaching system is provided, comprising at least two musical instruments, each instrument having a mechanism for producing a musical note when the means is activated, each such mechanism being marked by a color corresponding to the particular musical note produced by the mechanism; and at least two display vehicles for displaying a combination of the colors. The invention may be accomplished using colored hand bells for the instruments and cards for the display vehicles. A method for playing musical notes is also provided utilizing the teaching system (which may include hand bells and cards) comprising the steps of displaying a first card displaying a combination of colors for a first period of time; playing those colored hand bells corresponding to the combination of colors displayed on the first card during said first period of time; removing the first card from view; displaying a second card for a desired second period of time; playing those hand bells corresponding to the combination of colors displayed on the second card the second period of time; and removing the second card from view.
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Lockett Kim
Ro Bentsu
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