Patent ID: 8148623
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for assisting in playing a woodwind musical instrument comprising: a manipulation quantity detecting device for detecting a quantity of manipulation by a player against said woodwind musical instrument for playing said woodwind musical instrument; a recommended data providing device that provides recommended data which represents a recommended value for playing said woodwind musical instrument for skilled playing; an assistance signal generating device for generating an assistance signal which represents a degree of assistance in playing said woodwind musical instrument by processing said detected quantity of manipulation and said recommended data according to a given assistance coefficient; and an actuating device including a vibrator and adapted to be coupled to said woodwind musical instrument for actuating said woodwind musical instrument based on said assistance signal, wherein said woodwind musical instrument has a blow hole, wherein said manipulation quantity detecting device includes a sensor attachable to said blow hole for detecting a jet velocity, a jet length and a jet width of air blown by said player, said quantity of manipulation including the jet velocity, the jet length and the jet width to be detected by said sensor, and wherein said vibrator is coupleable to said blow hole and driven by said assistance signal.