Fixed-location method of musical performance and a musical instrument

A method for sounding notes on an electronic instrument, the instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• providing in a given performance an indication for a first input controller, wherein the indication indicates to a user where the user should engage the instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• providing in the given performance an additional indication for an input controller, wherein the additional indication indicates to the user where the user should engage the instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information, the additional indication being provided in response to a selection of at least the first indicated input controller;
• determining a rate at which the additional indication is provided based on a rate at which the first indicated input controller is selected;
• and
• varying the number of input controllers needed to effect the performance.

A method for sounding notes on an electronic instrument, the instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• providing in a given performance an indication for a first input controller, wherein the indication indicates to a user where the user should engage the instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information, and wherein the indication is provided based on stored data and a mapping means;
• providing the musical data in response to a selection of the first input controller, wherein at least a portion of the musical data is provided based on retrieved data and a mapping means for mapping the retrieved data to the first input controller;
• providing in the given performance an additional indication for an input controller, wherein the additional indication indicates to the user where the user should engage the instrument for providing additional musical data containing additional note-identifying information, and wherein the additional indication is provided based on stored data and a mapping means;
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• providing the additional indication in response to at least the selection of the first input controller.

A method for sounding notes using one or more electronic instruments, each instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• providing in a given performance a plurality of indications for a plurality of input controllers, wherein each of the indications indicates to a user where the user should engage an instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• providing musical data containing note-identifying information in response to a selection of at least a said indicated input controller;
• advancing the given performance in response to the selection of at least a said indicated input controller;
• and
• providing musical data containing note-identifying information in response to a selection of at least a said indicated additional input controller, wherein the selection of at least a said indicated additional input controller and the selection of at least a said indicated input controller are not part of the same selection, and wherein a selection of the at least a said indicated additional input controller is not required for advancement of the given performance.

A method for sounding notes on an electronic instrument, the instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• designating a first plurality of input controllers for chord section performance;
• designating a second plurality of input controllers for melody section performance, wherein a given performance is effected in the designations;
• providing in the given performance a plurality of indications for both the first plurality of input controllers and the second plurality of input controllers, wherein each of the indications indicates to a user where the user should engage the instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• advancing the given performance in response to a selection of at least a said indicated input controller in the first plurality of input controllers;
• and
• providing musical data containing note-identifying information in response to a selection of at least a said indicated input controller in the second plurality of input controllers, wherein a selection of the at least a said indicated input controller in the second plurality of input controllers is not required for advancement of the given performance, wherein a plurality of events are initiated in the given performance each of which is representative of at least a chord change or scale change.

A method for sounding notes on an electronic instrument, the instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• designating a first plurality of input controllers for chord section performance;
• designating a second plurality of input controllers for melody section performance, wherein a given performance is effected in the designations;
• providing in the given performance a plurality of indications for both the first plurality of input controllers and the second plurality of input controllers, wherein each of the indications indicates to a user where the user should engage the instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• advancing the given performance in response to a selection of at least a said indicated input controller in the second plurality of input controllers;
• and
• providing musical data containing note-identifying information in response to a selection of at least a said indicated input controller in the first plurality of input controllers, wherein a selection of the at least a said indicated input controller in the first plurality of input controllers is not required for advancement of the given performance, wherein a plurality of events are initiated in the given performance each of which is representative of at least a chord change or scale change.

A method for sounding notes on an electronic instrument, the instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• designating a first plurality of input controllers for chord section performance;
• designating a second plurality of input controllers for melody section performance, wherein a given performance is effected in the designations;
• providing in the given performance a plurality of indications for both the first plurality of input controllers and the second plurality of input controllers, wherein each of the indications indicates to a user where the user should engage the instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• advancing the given performance in response to a selection of at least a said indicated input controller in the first plurality of input controllers;
• and
• advancing the given performance in response to a selection of at least a said indicated input controller in the second plurality of input controllers.

A method for sounding notes on an electronic instrument, the instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• providing in a given performance an indication for an input controller, wherein the indication indicates to a user where the user should engage the instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• initiating an event representative of at least a chord change or scale change
• providing at least the musical data in response to a selection of at least the indicated input controller, wherein at least a portion of the at least the musical data is provided according to the event representative of at least a chord change or scale change;
• and
• varying the number of input controllers needed to effect the given performance.

A method for sounding notes using a plurality of connected electronic instruments, each instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• providing in a given performance an indication for an input controller on a first connected instrument, wherein the indication indicates to a user where the user should engage the first connected instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• providing in the given performance an additional indication for an input controller on a second connected instrument, wherein the additional indication indicates to a user where the user should engage the second connected instrument for providing additional musical data containing note-identifying information;
• providing the additional musical data in response to a selection of the input controller on the second connected instrument, wherein the note-identifying information contained in the additional musical data identifies at least a first note, and wherein the note-identifying information contained in the additional musical data is provided based on stored data;
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• providing in response to a subsequent selection of the input controller on the second connected instrument musical data containing note-identifying information identifying at least one note that is different than the first note.

A method for sounding notes using a plurality of connected electronic instruments, each instrument having a plurality of input controllers, the method comprising:

• providing in a given performance an indication for an input controller on a first connected instrument, wherein the indication indicates to a user where the user should engage the first connected instrument for providing musical data containing note-identifying information;
• initiating an event representative of at least a chord change or scale change;
• providing in the given performance an additional indication for an input controller on a second connected instrument, wherein the additional indication indicates to a user where the user should engage the second connected instrument for providing additional musical data containing note-identifying information;
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• providing the additional musical in response to a selection of the input controller on the second connected instrument, wherein at least a portion of the note-identifying information contained in the additional musical data is provided according to the event representative of at least a chord change or scale change.