Patent ID: 7763790
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method of representing rhythm in a music composition for display upon an electronic display device, the method comprising: displaying upon an electronic display device a musical staff comprising five horizontal lines; displaying upon the electronic display device a plurality of musical notes, each musical note being associated with a number of beats, or a portion of a beat, wherein the musical notes are positioned on the musical staff and are divided amongst a plurality of measures, each measure being defined, at least in part, by one or two measure bars placed across the musical staff in a direction perpendicular to the five horizontal lines, each measure further representing an equal number of beats of the musical composition; and displaying upon the electronic display device a plurality of timing bars positioned on the musical staff, each timing bar representing an equal number of beats within a measure, wherein each timing bar is visually distinguishable from a timing bar adjacent to it along the musical staff, and wherein the one or more musical notes of the measure are visually displayed within the timing bars, based, at least in part, on the number of beats or portions thereof associated with each of the one or more musical notes.