Patent ID: 7129407
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for practicing a musical instrument, comprising: a model music data input device which inputs model music data containing performance data representing a musical performance which coincides with a music score of a model music piece for practice, performance data prepared for playing back tones of said model music piece for practice, and a music score of said model music piece for practice to be displayed; a tone generator which plays back tones according to performance data supplied thereto; a display device; a display controlling device which controls said display device to display said music score of said model music piece for practice according to said music score display data and to display at least one of a guidance for inputting a performance of said model music piece for practice by the user or an evaluation of the performance by the user with respect to said music score of said model music piece; a performance data inputting device which inputs performance data representing user's manipulation for a musical performance; a performance data takeout device; and a practice mode switching device which switches on and off the performance data takeout device, wherein when said practice mode switching device switches off said performance data takeout device, said performance data takeout device takes out said performance data prepared for playing back tones of said model music piece for practicing, to be supplied to said tone generator, and wherein when said practice mode switching device switches on said performance data takeout device, said performance data takeout device takes out said performance data representing the musical performance which coincides with said music score of said model music piece for at least one of practice as reference data for said performance input guidance for the user or said evaluation of the user's performance.