Patent ID: 8629342
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: A63F,G09B,G10H

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a user selection of a musical piece; providing performance cues to a user to perform musical events on a musical instrument, wherein the performance cues are synchronized to expert performance data of the musical piece, wherein the expert performance data includes a pre-recorded audio track; providing the expert performance data to the user; receiving audio data corresponding to musical events performed by the user on the musical instrument; detecting fundamental frequencies associated with the user-performed musical events; determining an extent to which the user-performed musical events have been correctly or incorrectly performed; providing real-time or near real-time audio feedback, visual feedback and/or tactile feedback indicating the extent to which the user-performed musical events have been correctly or incorrectly performed; and using the expert performance data as real-time or near real-time audio or real-time or near real-time audio/video feedback by controlling an output level of the expert performance data that includes the pre-recorded audio track that is output to the user during a session.