System for facilitating instruction of musicians

Details System for facilitating instruction of musicians System for facilitating instruction of musicians

1987-12-16

1988-12-20

Perkey, W. B.

Music

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84462, 84485R, 84 116, 84DIG30, G10G 102, G10G 304, G09B 1500, G10H 312

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active

047918489

ABSTRACT:
A system for facilitating instruction of musicians in playing of a stringed musical instrument of the type having a plurality of strings and a plurality of frets such as a guitar. The system includes means for producing signals representing musical notes to be played, this means including an array of switches (which may take the form of capacitors), one switch being provided for each note. The switches are positioned beneath each string, which may constitute one of the components of respective switches within a group, in vicinity of each fret. Processing means, which may be coupled to the means for producing signals, produces data representing the musical notes when the system is in its input configuration. Means for receiving, storing and playing back data therefrom representing the musical notes are coupled to the processing means. The processing means may be coupled to the means for receiving, storing and playing back data and are responsive to data develops signals representing the musical notes when the system is in its playback configuration. Display means, which may be coupled to the processing means and responsive to the signals therefrom, provides visual indication of the musical notes to be played, the display means including an array of light-emitting members (which may be LED's), one light-emitting member (LED) being provided for each note. Individual ones of the light-emitting members are positioned beneath each string in vicinity of each fret.

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