Electronic score tracking musical instrument

Abstract

A system to automatically stop an automatic performance by means of automatic performance techniques in conformance with the performance by the performer and to alleviate the stress of the performer is described herein. It has a storage means in which the performance data from a multiple number of parts are stored and an automatic performance means in which the performance data that have been stored in the above mentioned storage means are performed automatically and an input means in which optional performance data are input and a comparison means in which the performance data that have been input by the above mentioned input means and the performance data from a specified part that have been stored in the above mentioned storage means are compared and an automatic performance termination control means in which, in those cases where, as a result of the comparison by the above mentioned comparison means, a comparison result that the performance data that have been input by the above mentioned input means and the performance data from a specified part that have been stored in the above mentioned storage means are not in agreement has continued for a specified period of time or longer, the automatic performance by the above mentioned automatic performance means is terminated.

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