Automatic musical playing instrument having playing order control operable during playing

An automatic musical playing instrument comprising:

• memory means for storing playing data of a plurality of pieces of music;
• playing means for reading the playing data from the memory means and for automatically playing according to the read data;
• playing order memory means for storing a playing order of the pieces of music stored in the memory means;
• order change designation means, operable during playing of playing data, for designating a change of the playing order stored in the playing order memory means;
• and
• playing control means for controlling the playing order so that if the change of next music has been designated by the order change designation means, the playing data of the changed music in place of previously stored music in the playing order memory means is supplied to the playing means, otherwise the playing data of the previously stored music in the playing order memory means is supplied to the playing means;
• mode memory means for storing a mode as to whether said playing means pauses or plays successively after the playing means ends the playing of a piece of music;
• and
• mode change designation means, operable during playing of the playing data, for designating the mode to be changed.

An automatic musical playing instrument comprising:

• memory means for storing playing data of a plurality of pieces of music;
• playing means for reading the playing data from the memory means and for automatically playing according to the read data;
• mode memory means for storing a mode as to whether the playing means pauses after the playing means ends the playing of a piece of music;
• mode change designation means, operable during playing, for designating the mode stored in the mode memory means to be changed;
• and
• playing control means for controlling the mode so that if a mode change has been designated by the mode change designation means, the designated mode to be changed is set when the playing is ended, and if a mode change has not been designated by the mode change designation means, the mode previously stored in the mode memory means is set when the playing is ended.

A method of playing a plurality of musical pieces in an automatic musical playing instrument, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing playing data of the plurality of pieces of music in a first memory;
• storing in a second memory the playing order of the pieces of music stored in the first memory;
• reading the playing data from the first memory in the order stored in the second memory and automatically playing according to the read data;
• designating a change of the playing order stored in the second memory;
• and
• controlling the playing order so that if the change of playing order has been designated, the playing data of the changed music in place of previously stored music is played, otherwise the playing data of the previously stored music is played.

A method of playing a plurality of musical pieces in an automatic musical playing instrument, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing playing data of the plurality of pieces of music in a first memory;
• storing in a second memory a mode as to whether the playing pauses after the playing of a piece of music;
• reading the playing data from the first memory and automatically playing according to the read data;
• designating a mode stored in the second memory to be changed;
• and
• controlling the mode so that if a mode change has been designated, the designated mode to be changed is set when the playing is ended, and if a mode change has not been designated, the mode previously stored in the second memory is set when the playing is ended.