Patent ID: 6898153
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: G04C,G04G

Abstract:
1. A musical circle of fifths clock for telling time and teaching musical scales, comprising: a housing, the housing having a face portion and a rear surface, the face portion having an outer perimeter, a center point having a center axis from which a long hand and a short hand originate and extend outward toward the outer perimeter; a plurality of hour indicators, the hour indicators being positioned on the housing face portion around the outer perimeter, wherein each hour indicator is a tonic of a musical scale; a position sensor, the position sensor being in communication with the time indicating means whereby the position sensor serves to determine the position of the long hand and short hand; and a music generator, the music generator storing the musical scales and playing the appropriate scale according to the hour indicator as determined by the position sensor; and at least one battery, the at least one battery housed in a battery compartment and in communication with the music generator; a motor, the motor being in communication with the battery, for moving the long hand and short hand about the central axis in a twelve hour cycle; and a speaker, the speaker positioned on the housing face portion, said speaker emitting audible tones generated by the music generator.