Device for patterned input and display of musical notes
OwnerStephen W. Boyerinventor
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Abstract
A device for input of musical notes and chords, each triad including a plurality of musical notes and being classified into types according to a number of notes in the chord and the tonal relationship among the notes, includes a plurality of input devices each associated with a note. The input devices are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the spatial relationship of input devices required to play a type of chord is the same for all triads of that type.
Claims19
A device for the input of musical notes and chords, a chord comprising a plurality of musical notes, wherein chords are classified into types according to a number of notes in the chord and a tonal relationship among the notes, comprising:
- a plurality of input devices, each input device being associated with a note, where a subset of the plurality of input devices are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the relative spatial relationship of the subset required to play a type of chord is the same for all chords of that type, wherein a first relative spatial relationship of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a major chord, a second relative spatial relationship, different from the first relative spatial relationship, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a minor chord, a third relative spatial relationship, different from the first and second relative spatial relationships, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents an augmented triad, and a fourth relative spatial relationship, different from the first, second and third relative spatial relationships, of three spatially contiguous input devices respectively produces or represents a diminished triad.
A device for the input of musical notes, comprising:
- a plurality of spaced apart input devices, each input device being associated with a musical note wherein the input devices are arranged in a pattern such that
- a pair of nearest neighbor input devices positioned in a first direction relative to each other are tonally spaced seven half steps from each other;
- a pair of nearest neighbor input devices positioned in a second direction relative to each other are tonally spaced three half steps from each other;
- and
- a pair of nearest neighbor input devices positioned in a third direction relative to each other are tonally spaced four half steps from each other.
A display device for the representation of played musical notes and chords, a chord comprising a plurality of musical notes, wherein chords are classified into types according to the number of notes in the chord and the tonal relationship among the notes, the display device comprising:
- a plurality of display elements, each display element being activated as an associated note is played,
- wherein the display elements are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the relative spatial relationship of the subset of display elements required to display a type of chord is the same for all chords of that type.
A display device for the visual display of musical notes comprising:
- a plurality of spaced apart display elements, each display element being associated with a musical note wherein the display elements are arranged in a pattern such that
- each pair of nearest neighbor display elements positioned in a first direction relative to each other are tonally spaced seven half steps from each other;
- each pair of nearest neighbor display elements positioned in a second direction relative to each other are tonally spaced three half steps from each other;
- and
- each pair of nearest neighbor display elements positioned in a third direction relative to each other are tonally spaced four half steps from each other.
A device for the input of musical notes and chords, a chord comprising a plurality of musical notes, wherein chords are classified into types according to a number of notes in the chord and a tonal relationship among the notes, comprising:
- a plurality of input devices, each input device being associated with a note, wherein a subset of the plurality of input devices are arranged in spatial relationship to each other such that the relative spatial relationship of the subset required to play a type of chord is the same for all chords of that type;
- and a plurality of display elements, each display element being associated with a note wherein the activation of an input device activates the display element associated with the same note as the input device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.