Patent ID: 7906720

Claim:
A set-top box (STB), comprising a controller to: present a first portion of a stringed musical instrument at a presentation device; present a second portion of the stringed musical instrument on a display of a communication device communicatively coupled to the STB, wherein the first and second portions of the stringed musical instrument are stimulated singly or in combination to produce audible music, and wherein the musical instrument is not presented in its entirety at either the presentation device or the display of the communication device; present at the presentation device a musical score and a demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion according to a portion of the musical score; receive from the communication device a stimulus applied to the second portion of the stringed musical instrument; present an audible sound corresponding to a combination of the demonstrative stimulus applied to the first portion and the stimulus applied to the second portion; present at the presentation device a pointer that transitions between notes on the musical score each time a new stimulus is received from the communication device; and update the demonstrative stimulus presented at the presentation device according to a location of the pointer on the musical score.