Patent ID: 7325805
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing an educational music theory game, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a game board depicting a path of movement that includes a set of piano keys, a finishing stage, and a plurality of stores, each store designating a different category of music theory, one of which is music intervals; (b) spinning a spinner to randomly indicate one of a note name and an interval; (c) moving a playing pawn along the set of piano keys by matching one of the note name and interval indicated by the spinner with the corresponding key on the set of piano keys; (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until the playing pawn is moved into and occupies one of the stores; (e) answering a question regarding the category of music theory designated by the occupied store; (f) repeating step (e) until a predetermined number of questions are answered correctly; (g) collecting a token indicating completion of the occupied store once the predetermined number of questions are answered correctly; (h) repeating steps (b) through (g) until a token is collected from each of the plurality of stores; (i) moving the playing pawn to the finishing stage and answering a predetermined number of questions correctly to complete the game; and (j) playing a focus game related to music intervals if a predetermined number of questions are answered incorrectly in step (e) for the store that represents music intervals, the focus game further developing understanding of music intervals and comprising the steps of: