Patent ID: 8039721

Claim:
An instructional kit for assisting a user of said kit to learn to read music for playing a musical instrument, by means of first learning to count different existing rhythms, said kit providing means for said user to compose and play music before reading music: said the kit comprising: a. a container, having within the container; b. a set of hands on manipulatives, which embeds tactile importance in learning style, wherein said set of hands on manipulatives: are pieces of two different colors and are dimensionally proportionate to one another; said pieces are directly related to a note value and a time signature; said pieces having imprinted notes and assemble into a structured system said structure system represents between one to four beats in length and are dependent on said imprinted notes; and whereas one specific measurement represents one beat of musical time of interactive musical instrument concept training; said kit further comprising components corresponding to a set of prepared exercises in at least one or more training manuals; c. wherein said kit employs said user to first build music on some type of game board with the hands on manipulatives away from the musical instrument.