Method of arranging music with selectable templates of music notation

An apparatus for arranging a target segment of music performance data by means of a template corresponding to an item of music notation to be applied to the target segment, the apparatus comprising:

• a monitor device that displays music performance data;
• an input device that is operated to designate a target segment contained in the displayed music performance data and to select an item of the music notation to be applied to the target segment among various items of the music notation;
• and
• a processor coupled to the monitor device and the input device, the processor being adapted to perform a process comprising the steps of retrieving a template corresponding to the selected item of the music notation among a group of various templates provisionally prepared in correspondence to the various items of the music notation, customizing the retrieved template to a pitch and a length of the target segment, and rewriting the target segment of the music performance data based on the customized template to thereby arrange the target segment according to the selected item of the music notation.

A computer readable medium for use in a computer having a processor and a monitor, the medium containing program instructions executable by the processor for causing the computer to perform a process of arranging a target segment of music performance data by means of a template corresponding to an item of music notation to be applied to the target segment, wherein the process comprises the steps of:

• displaying music performance data on the monitor for designation of a target segment contained in the displayed music performance data and for selection of a specific item of the music notation to be applied to the target segment among various items of the music notation;
• retrieving a template corresponding to the specific item of the music notation among a group of various templates provisionally prepared in correspondence to the various items of the music notation;
• customizing the retrieved template to a pitch and a length of the target segment;
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• rewriting the target segment of the music performance data based on the customized template to thereby arrange the target segment according to the specific item of the music notation.