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US 2011/0252946 A1Published application
Manipulative system for teaching musical notation
OwnerRobin Elizabeth Armstronginventor
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Abstract
Progressive systems and methods for enabling music students to easily notate the pitch and/or rhythm of musical compositions using three-dimensional manipulative members representing musical notation symbols. The members are adapted to removably affix to a workspace, such as a magnetic white board surface to notate a musical composition.
Claims20
A manipulative system for teaching musical notation, comprising:
- a generally planar workspace;
- a plurality of three-dimensional members adapted to be removably affixable to the workspace, each of the three-dimensional members indicative of a musical notation symbol.
A method for teaching musical notation comprising:
- providing a generally planar workspace and a plurality of three-dimensional members adapted to be removably affixable to the workspace, each of the three-dimensional members indicative of a musical notation symbol;
- dictating sounds of a musical composition;
- and
- instructing a student to arrange the three-dimensional members on the workspace to properly musically notate the musical composition.
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A manipulative system for teaching musical notation, comprising:
- a generally planar workspace having indicia marked thereon;
- and
- a plurality of three-dimensional musical notation symbol members selectively attachable to the workspace to notate a musical composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.