Patent ID: 7982115
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for visually representing music to be played on a keyboard instrument, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a grid having vertical columns and horizontal rows, said columns correlating to the black and white keys of a standard musical keyboard, and said rows representing time intervals; (b) applying selected note symbols to the grid to indicate notes to be sounded in selected time intervals, with each note symbol being visually representative of a selected tone quality and a selected note duration, in accordance with a predetermined tone quality protocol and a predetermined note duration protocol; (c) applying a selected graphical treatment to each note symbol, with each selected graphical treatment being representative of a specific sound intensity in accordance with a predetermined sound intensity protocol; (d) applying a first note-grouping means to a selected group of note symbols to identify notes to be played with a selected hand; (e) applying a second note-grouping means to a first set of one or more note symbols selected from the group of note symbols referred to in step (d), to identify notes to be played with a first selected finger of the hand selected in step (d); wherein said first and second note-grouping means are visually differentiated from each other, and each of said note-grouping means is selected from the group consisting of encircling shapes, shading patterns, and lines.