Keyboard instrument teaching device
US4416182A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B15/08
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A keyboard teaching device for the self-instruction of a student of keyboard musical instruments is provided which enables the student to correlate the positions of the keys on a musical instrument keyboard with the positions of the notes on a musical scale. A keyboard having a plurality of keys corresponding to the notes of a musical scale for generating a first set of control signals in an initialization or set-up mode and key-note correlation signals in an instruction or game mode, at least one storage means having a predetermined combination of logical signals providing a source for a random sequence of one or more notes over a predetermined range in the game mode for generating a second set of control signals in response to the actuation of one or more keys in either mode and a means for generating audio tones and displaying video images in accordance with the first and second sets of control signals enables the student to visually and audibly check his or her selection of one or more of the keys.
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