Music reproducing method and apparatus which mixes voice input from a microphone and music data

A music reproducing apparatus which mixes voices input from a microphone and music data, the apparatus comprising:

• memory means for storing both music data and word data therein, said memory means storing identification information indicative that a musical performance of the music data is entering one of an interlude, a prelude and a postlude, and said memory means further storing desired message information;
• reproducing means, connected to said memory means, for reproducing a musical performance-sound signal based on music data output from said memory means;
• displaying means, connected to said reproducing means, for displaying words based on word data output from said memory means;
• a microphone for providing the voice input, said voice input comprising voices singing the displaying words, the microphone being connected to said reproducing means;
• a speaker for outputting reproduced acoustic sound obtained from the musical performance sound signal and the voice input, the speaker being connected to said reproducing means;
• identification means for identifying general information output from said memory means;
• detecting means, connected to one of said memory means and said identification means, for detecting said identification information;
• and
• controlling means for controlling said detecting means and said identification means to display said desired message information stored in said memory means using one of said displaying means and said speaker when said identification information is detected by said detecting means.