Patent ID: 6215057
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
The A music teaching device comprising:a plurality of playback switches being manipulable to generate discrete playback signals; anda memory device storing sound bites in plural pitches and in plural output formats, wherein at least one of the sound bites is the name of one of the notes ""do"", ""re"", ""mi"", ""fa"", ""sol"", ""la"", and ""ti"",an output format selector with plural settin,s to determine the output format of the sound bite to be generated, wherein at least one of the output formats is the name of one of the notes;a processor in electrical communication with the playback switch, memory, and output format selector, the processor being responsive to manipulation of one of the switch and setting of the output format selector to retrieve the corresponding sound bite from the memory;plural figurines;a base unit housing, the processor, memory, and switch, the base further including plural receptacles configured to engage the respective figurines to mount the figurines to the base unit; andwherein each figurine includes a separate processor, memory, and playback device to generate noteswhen detached from the base unit.