US 6,486,388 B2 · Apparatus and method for creating fingering guidance in playing musical instrument from performance data

Abstract

Performance data for a musical instrument having note designating keys are provided representing a sequence of notes which constitute a length of musical performance. The performance data are analyzed, and based on the analyzed performance data, fingering data are then created representing fingers to be used for operating keys among the note designating keys to designate the respective ones of the sequence of notes. Fingering hand image data are then created representing fingering hand images including fingers to be used for operating keys for the sequence of notes. Finally, a display screen exhibits the fingers to be used for the sequence of notes based on the fingering image data. The screen displays a musical score, a range of keyboard and fingering hand profiles. The size of the fingering hand is preferably made different between the indication of key depressions and the indication of key release.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for creating fingering guidance in playing a musical instrument having note designating keys, the apparatus comprising:

a performance data providing module which provides performance data representing a sequence of notes which constitute a length of musical performance;
a fingering data creating module which analyzes said performance data and creates fingering data representing fingers to be used for operating keys among said note designating keys to designate the respective ones of said sequence of notes;
a fingering image creating module which creates image data representing fingering images which include said fingers to be used for operating keys for said sequence of notes;
and
a display device which exhibits said images of the fingers to be used for said sequence of notes based on said image data.

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A method for creating fingering guidance in playing a musical instrument having note designating keys, the method comprising:

a step of providing performance data representing a sequence of notes which constitute a length of musical performance;
a step of creating fingering data representing fingers to be used for operating keys among said note designating keys to designate the respective ones of said sequence of notes based on analysis of said performance data;
a step of creating image data representing fingering images which include said fingers to be used for operating keys for said sequence of notes;
and
a step of displaying said images of the fingers to be used for said sequence of notes based on said image data.

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A storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer for creating fingering guidance in playing a musical instrument having note designating keys, the program comprising:

a module for providing performance data representing a sequence of notes which constitute a length of musical performance;
a module for creating fingering data representing fingers to be used for operating keys among said note designating keys to designate the respective ones of said sequence of notes based on analysis of said performance data;
a module for creating image data representing fingering images which include said fingers to be used for operating keys for said sequence of notes;
and
a module for displaying said images of the fingers to be used for said sequence of notes based on said image data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and method for creating fingering guidance in playing musical instrument from performance data

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Apparatus and method for creating fingering guidance in playing musical instrument from performance data

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