Systems and methods for aiding music theory comprehension
AssigneeAcoustic Walls, LLC
InventorJoseph Bernard Walls
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Abstract
The invention provides a device for music theory comprehension. The device includes a base portion and a first stencil. The base portion includes a plurality of marks. Each mark includes indicia representing a musical note. The first stencil includes a first interior shape, wherein the first stencil and the base portion are selectively positionable relative to each other. At each of a plurality of predetermined positions determined by the plurality of marks, the first interior shape of the first stencil surrounds multiple marks. The multiple marks include indicia representing seven musical notes representing a unique chord family.
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A device for music theory comprehension comprising:
- a base portion, wherein the base portion comprises a plurality of marks, each mark comprising indicia representing a musical note, wherein the base portion has a cylindrical shape and the marks are positioned so as to extend around a circumference of the base portion;
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- a first stencil, the first stencil comprising a first interior shape, the first stencil and the base portion being selectively positionable relative to each other by rotating the first stencil relative to the base portion or by rotating the base portion relative to the first stencil;
- wherein at each of a plurality of predetermined positions determined by the plurality of marks, the first interior shape of the first stencil surrounds multiple marks, the multiple marks comprising seven musical notes representing a unique chord family.
A method of manufacturing a music theory comprehension device, the method comprising:
- providing a base portion;
- marking the base portion with a plurality of marks, each mark comprising indicia representing a musical note;
- providing a first stencil having a first interior shape, the first stencil and the base portion being positioned relative to each other such that at a plurality of predetermined positions determined by the plurality of marks, the first interior shape of the first stencil surrounds multiple marks, the multiple marks comprising seven musical notes representing a unique chord family, wherein each mark within the first interior shape is visible to a user such that no marks within the first interior shape are hidden from view.
A device for music theory comprehension comprising:
- a base portion, wherein the base portion comprises a plurality of marks, each mark comprising indicia representing a musical note;
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- a first stencil, the first stencil comprising a first interior shape, wherein the first stencil and the base portion are selectively positionable relative to each other;
- wherein at each of a plurality of predetermined positions determined by the plurality of marks, the first interior shape of the first stencil surrounds multiple marks, the multiple marks comprising seven musical notes representing a unique chord family, wherein each mark within the first interior shape is visible to a user such that no marks within the first interior shape are hidden from view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.