Tactile guidance system for string instruments

A tactile guidance system for string instruments comprising:

• an upper band support structure positioned about a plurality of strings of a string instrument and positioned about an upper end of a fingerboard of the string instrument;
• a lower band support structure positioned about the plurality of strings of the string instrument and positioned about a lower end of the fingerboard of the string instrument;
• a tactile band secured between the upper band support structure and the lower band support structure in a position above an underlying one of the plurality of strings, wherein the tactile band includes a tactile indicator that is depressible by a finger of a user causing depression of the tactile band and causing depression of the underlying one of the plurality of strings against the fingerboard at a predetermined musical note position;
• and
• a bow barrier coupled to the lower band support structure, wherein the bow barrier assists in positioning a bow used to play the string instrument at predetermined angle.

A tactile guidance system for string instruments comprising:

• an upper band support structure positioned about a plurality of strings of a string instrument and positioned about an upper end of a fingerboard of the string instrument;
• a lower band support structure positioned about the plurality of strings of the string instrument and positioned about a lower end of the fingerboard of the string instrument;
• and
• a plurality of tactile bands secured between the upper band support structure and the lower band support structure in a position above a respective underlying one of the plurality of strings, wherein at least one of the plurality of tactile bands includes a plurality of tactile indicators that are individually depressible by a finger of a user or simultaneously depressible by a plurality of fingers of the user, wherein depression of at least one of the plurality of tactile indicators causes depression of the at least one of the plurality of tactile bands and causes depression of the underlying one of the plurality of strings against the fingerboard at a predetermined musical note position.