System for associating musical notation with keys on a musical instrument
OwnerRichard C. Kimmel, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A system for associating musical notation with keys on a musical instrument includes musical notations marked on a surface. The musical notations comprise a plurality of musical notes, with each of the musical notes having a color. The color of each of the musical notes corresponds to a color assigned to a particular key to be pressed on the musical instrument. Each color is represented by one of the twelve tones. Also included is a plurality of stickers for coupling to the keys of the musical instrument. Each sticker has one of twelve colors corresponding to the color of one of the tones in an octave of keys of the musical instrument. Illustratively, one of twelve colors is exclusively assigned to each one of the twelve tones in an octave of keys on the musical instrument.
Claims11
A system for associating musical notation with keys on a musical instrument, comprising:
- musical notations marked on a surface, the musical notations comprising a plurality of musical notes, each of the musical notes having a color, the color of each of the musical notes corresponding to a color assigned to a particular key to be pressed on the musical instrument;
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- a plurality of stickers for coupling to the keys of the musical instrument, wherein each sticker has a unique color corresponding to the color of one of the keys of the musical instrument;
- wherein one of twelve colors is exclusively assigned to each one of the twelve tones in an octave of keys on the musical instrument;
- wherein a first color represents the “A” white key of the musical instrument, wherein a second color represents the “B flat” black key, wherein a third color represents the “B” white key, wherein a fourth color represents the “C” white key, wherein a fifth color represents the “C sharp” black key, wherein a sixth color represents the “D” white key, wherein a seventh color represents the “D sharp” black key, wherein an eighth color represents the “E” white key, wherein a ninth color represents the “F” white key, wherein a tenth color represents the “F sharp” black key, wherein an eleventh color represents the “G” white key, and wherein a twelfth color represents the “A flat” black key;
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- wherein notes marked on the surface representing an “A”, a “G double sharp” and a “B double flat” are marked in the first color;
- wherein notes representing a “B flat”, an “A sharp”, and a “C double flat” are marked in the second color;
- wherein notes representing a “B”, an “A double sharp” and a “C flat” are marked in the third color;
- wherein notes representing a “C”, a “B sharp” and a “D double flat” are marked in the fourth color, wherein notes representing a “C sharp”, a “B double sharp” and a “D flat” are marked in the fifth color;
- wherein notes representing a “D”, a “C double sharp” and an “E double flat” are marked in the sixth color;
- wherein notes representing a “D sharp”, an “E flat” and an “F double flat” are marked in the seventh color;
- wherein notes representing an “E”, a “D double sharp” and an “F flat” are marked in the eighth color;
- wherein notes representing an “F”, an “E sharp” and a “G double flat” are marked in the ninth color;
- wherein notes representing an “F sharp”, an “E double sharp” and a “G flat” are marked in the tenth color;
- wherein notes representing a “G”, an “F double sharp” and an “A double flat” are marked in the eleventh color;
- and wherein notes representing an “A flat” and a “G sharp” are marked in the twelfth color.
A system for associating musical notation with keys on a musical instrument, comprising:
- a musical instrument having a plurality of keys for being pressed by a player to produce sounds, wherein the musical instrument comprises a piano, the plurality of keys of the piano comprising white keys and black keys, each of the keys having a generally planar rectangular top with an exposed upper surface visible to a player while manipulating the keys, the exposed upper surface of each key having relatively longer side edges and a shorter end edge, the exposed upper surface having a length extending parallel to the side edges;
- musical notations marked on a surface, the musical notations comprising a plurality of musical notes, each of the musical notes having a color, the color of each of the musical notes corresponding to a color assigned to a particular key to be pressed on the musical instrument, wherein one of twelve colors is exclusively assigned to each one of the twelve tones in an octave of keys on the musical instrument;
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- a plurality of stickers for coupling to the keys of the musical instrument, the plurality of stickers having twelve colors;
- each sticker having a top face, a bottom face, and a peripheral edge between the top and bottom faces;
- each sticker being constructed from a thin material;
- the peripheral edge being defined by a linear front edge, a pair of linear side edges, and an arcuate rear edge, the linear side edges tapering inwardly toward each other from the front edge rearward to the rear edge to permit the portion of the sticker adjacent the rear edge to fit between black keys extending into the side edges of the key, each of the stickers having a length between the front edge and the rear edge, the length of each of the stickers being substantially equal to the length of the upper surface of the keys such that the rear edge of each of the stickers extends between black keys of the piano for facilitating visibility of each of the stickers on the keys when the fingers of a user are positioned above the keys;
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- the bottom face of the stickers having an adhesive thereon for adhering the stickers to the keys of the musical instrument;
- wherein each sticker has a unique color corresponding to the color of one of the keys of the musical instrument;
- wherein a first color represents the “A” white key, and wherein notes representing an “A”, a “G double sharp” and a “B double flat” are marked in the first color, wherein the first color is cherry red;
- wherein a second color represents the “B flat” black key, and wherein notes representing a “B flat”, an “A sharp”, and a “C double flat” are marked in the second color, wherein the second color is country rose;
- wherein a third color represents the “B” white key, and wherein notes representing a “B”, an “A double sharp” and a “C flat” are marked in the third color, wherein the third color is mint green;
- wherein a fourth color represents the “C” white key, and wherein notes representing a “C”, a “B sharp” and a “D double flat” are marked in the fourth color, wherein the fourth color is light blue;
- wherein a fifth color represents the “C sharp” black key, and wherein notes representing a “C sharp”, a “B double sharp” and a “D flat” are marked in the fifth color, wherein the fifth color is windsor blue;
- wherein a sixth color represents the “D” white key, and wherein notes representing a “D”, a “C double sharp” and an “E double flat” are marked in the sixth color, wherein the sixth color is warm brown;
- wherein a seventh color represents the “D sharp” black key, and wherein notes representing a “D sharp”, an “E flat” and an “F double flat” are marked in the seventh color, wherein the seventh color is wood bark brown;
- wherein an eighth color represents the “E” white key, and wherein notes representing an “E”, a “D double sharp” and an “F flat” are marked in the eighth color, wherein the eighth color is pale yellow;
- wherein a ninth color represents the “F” white key, and wherein notes representing an “F”, an “E sharp” and a “G double flat” are marked in the ninth color, wherein the ninth color is sherbert orange;
- wherein a tenth color represents the “F sharp” black key, and wherein notes representing an “F sharp”, an “E double sharp” and a “G flat” are marked in the tenth color, wherein the tenth color is hunter green;
- wherein an eleventh color represents the “G” white key, and wherein notes representing a “G”, an “F double sharp” and an “A double flat” are marked in the eleventh color, wherein the eleventh color is kiwi green;
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- wherein a twelfth color represents the “A flat” black key, and wherein notes representing an “A flat” and a “G sharp” are marked in the twelfth color, wherein the twelfth color is claret.
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