Scale indicator for a keyboard instrument
OwnerWei-Chih Cheninventor
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Abstract
A scale indicator for a keyboard of a keyboard instrument has a stand, a belt and an indicating element. The belt is moveably mounted on the stand. A key selecting area is mounted on the belt and has multiple key-selecting blocks each illuminating at least one symbol of a musical key. A note illuminating area is mounted on the belt and has multiple note-illuminating blocks. Each note-illuminating block shows a symbol of a note and corresponds to one of the keys of the keyboard instrument. The indicating element corresponds to one of the key-selecting blocks to select the music key shown on the key-selecting block. Accordingly, the user can strike the keys on the keyboard according to the note symbols on the note-illuminating blocks in the selected music key.
Claims17
A scale indicator for a keyboard instrument having a keyboard with multiple white keys, black keys and a keybed for receiving the white keys and black keys, the scale indicator comprising:
- a stand;
- a belt moveably mounted on the stand and having:
- a key selecting area mounted on the belt and having multiple key-selecting blocks each illuminating at least one symbol of a musical key;
- and
- a note illuminating area mounted on the belt and having multiple note-illuminating blocks arranged in a row, each note-illuminating block showing a symbol of a note and corresponding to one of the keys of the keyboard instrument;
- and
- an indicating element corresponding to one of the key-selecting blocks to select the music key shown on the key-selecting block,
- thereby the note-illuminating blocks will indicate the notes for the keys on the keyboard according to the selected music key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.