US 6,746,247 B2 · Choreographed athletic movement to music

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method of producing an instructional tool for teaching an athlete how to develop and maintain a consistent tempo for performing a particular athletic activity. The method includes a step of analyzing the tempo of an athlete as they perform an athletic activity and then composing a song that includes a tempo which matches the tempo of an outstanding performance of the athletic activity. The appropriate tempo of the athletic activity is established by determining the amount of time between certain events in the activity when the particular athletic activity is performed at an optimum level by an athlete. The song is composed such that it includes a beat pattern with a time difference between two of the beats in the beat pattern that matches the time difference between two events in the ideally performed athletic activity.

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Dependent claims

A method of producing an athletic training tool for teaching an individual how to develop a consistent tempo as the individual performs an athletic activity, said method comprising:

recording multiple performances of the athletic activity by said individual;
selecting a plurality of said performances that represent a desired outcome of the athletic activity for said individual;
measuring the amount of time between a first action and a second action in the selected plurality of performances;
forming music that includes a beat pattern where at least two beats in the beat pattern of music match a time difference between the first action and the second action in the selected plurality of performances performed by said individual;
and
using the music as a teaching tool to impart athletic timing information to the individual.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Choreographed athletic movement to music

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Choreographed athletic movement to music

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Abstract

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