US 2010/0132535 A1 · TEACHING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Abstract

A method for teaching stringed instrument students how to play sheet music through the use of colored fingering numbers. This method assists the user in knowing which finger to use on which string as they play instrumental music. It also indicates which position their hand should be in as they play sheet music. Numbers correspond to which finger should be used to play a particular note. Separate, distinctly identifiable colors are assigned to notes that should be played on a particular string in a particular position, and are visually displayed as colored fingering numbers that indicate which string and in which position the user should play the fingered notes on.

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Dependent claims

A system for instructing a student to play music on a stringed instrument having a fingerboard, the system comprising:

sheet music comprising a musical staff and musical notes with colored fingering numbers placed above the musical notes,
wherein the colored fingering numbers indicate the string on which the student should place a finger, the hand position of the student's hand on the fingerboard, and the finger that should be used,
wherein the colored fingering numbers are assigned a unique variation of color,
wherein each unique variation of color comprises a particular brightness, saturation and/or hue, and
wherein the specific variation in brightness, saturation and/or hue of the colored fingering numbers correspond to the position in which the student's hand should be placed.

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Teaching system and method for stringed musical instruments

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Teaching system and method for stringed musical instruments

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Abstract

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