Patent ID: 6211452
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G10G,G10H

Abstract:
An electronic musical instrument comprising:a plurality of performance operators corresponding to a plurality of tone pitches;display means including a plurality of key-displaying elements provided in corresponding relation to said performance operators;performance information supply means for supplying a series of performance information constituting optional music piece, said performance information containing at least tone pitch information;dividing means for dividing the performance information for a music piece supplied from said performance information supply means into a plurality of time sections, in accordance with contents of the performance information, and for modifying said performance information by inserting dividing information at points corresponding to divisions between said time sections; andcontrol means for, in accordance with performance progression of the music piece and for each of the time sections, activating, into a displaying state, said key-displaying element corresponding to every tone pitch information contained in the performance information present within the time section.