Patent ID: 8872013
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G06F,G09B

Abstract:
1. An audiovisual teaching apparatus for use in teaching music comprising: a substrate; a sensing plane formed of a first array of conductive tracks provided on the substrate, each of the conductive tracks of the first array being associated with a respective different musical note of a musical stave; a second array of conductive tracks provided on the substrate, the second array of conductive tracks being interspersed with the first array of conductive tracks; sound reproduction apparatus; a music controller in communication with the first array of conductive tracks and with the sound reproduction apparatus; and an untethered handheld antenna whereby, when a conductive track of the first array receives a signal transmitted by the handheld antenna, the controller is adapted to cause the sound reproduction apparatus to generate a sound corresponding to the musical note associated with the conductive track that received the transmitted signal.