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US 10,769,961 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for visual and audible demonstration of musical concepts
AssigneeSoapbox Music LLC
InventorsBrendan Finucane, Farsheed Hamidi-Toosi
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Abstract
The inventors disclose a new apparatus and method for visual and audible demonstration of musical concepts such as intervals, the tonic, transposition, scales, modes, and chords. The apparatus is based on a primary layer of indicia for each of the 12 chromatic notes of the musical octave, each indicium paired with a touch sensor. A novel means for superimposing additional layers of musical information employs a tonic indicator and encoder, and modular physical indicator pieces or multi-colored LED lights.
Claims14
An apparatus for demonstration of musical concepts, the apparatus comprising:
- a base layer displaying 12 indicia representing the 12 notes of the musical octave, radially arranged and equally spaced, in chromatic order;
- an indicator capable of selecting for demonstration one of the 12 said indicia as a start point, or tonic;
- a means for selecting and demonstrating any permutation and combination of the remaining 11 indicia visually, such that the position of each selection is fixed in relation to the start point, or tonic;
- a means for axial rotation (transposition) of the entire selection including the tonic, such that the arrangement of the selected notes remains fixed relative to the start point, or tonic;
- a means for further visual subselection within the selection, in order to demonstrate chords, chord roots, scale tones, and mode start point;
- a means for electromechanically encoding said tonic selection such that the location of the tonic can be set as a “start point” for the purpose of visual and audible demonstration of music concepts.
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