Patent ID: 9601028
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G09B

Claim:
1. A music instrument training or teaching device for a stringed instrument comprising: a sensor array, a remote device and an electronic controller cooperating to form the music instrument training or teaching device; the sensor array assisting in finger placement on a set of strings for the stringed instrument and feedback on proper finger use and placement; the sensor array providing feedback on proper finger use and placement in finger placement on the set of strings by an instrument user; the sensor array being mountable on an instrument neck of a stringed instrument; the sensor array being adapted to communicate with the remote device and the electronic controller to assist in a finger placement on the set of strings; the remote device or the electronic controller providing a video feedback or an audio feedback on the set of strings; the sensor array transposing the video feedback or the audio feedback into a music score on the remote device; the sensor array including an electronics enclosure; the sensor array being mounted on an instrument neck of the stringed instrument; the sensor array having a singular fret sensor array or a plurality of fret sensor arrays; the sensor array attaching to the instrument neck; the instrument having a set of strings thereover; the sensor array being positioned between the set of strings and the neck; the set of strings applying at a singular fret position or a plurality of fret positions; the electronic controller monitoring a set of sensors on the sensor array; the set of sensors including a string sensor for each member string in the set of strings; the remote device recording, tracking, or analyzing the singular fret sensor array or the plurality of fret sensor arrays at least one activation with respect to a prompted note, a set of prompted notes, set of notes, or at least on song prompted; and the remote device being adapted to present live information or recorded information to the instrument user so that the information can be reviewed, saved, or otherwise evaluated by the instrument user or another person; sending a command to a wireless controller on electronic controller to connect with the remote device; having the remote device initiate a connection to a microprocessor on the electronic controller; providing power to the electronic controller with at least one battery; scanning for a remote connection request from the remote device; establishing a link between the electronic controller and the remote device; prompting the user for operation settings, the operation settings including a training program to be executed, a difficulty level for the training program, a user feedback rate, and a user feedback method; and training for a series of musical notes including to C, D, E, F, G, A, or B.