Patent ID: 7525033

Claim:
A karaoke system for use by a user in effecting a karaoke performance of a selected song comprising: a display unit; a main unit operatively connectable to the display unit, wherein the main unit allows the user to selectively choose any one of a plurality of karaoke options to perform the selected song without saving or editing any aspect of the karaoke performance, the karaoke options including: (a) a first karaoke mode wherein the main unit simultaneously outputs lyrical image data for displaying words of the song on the display unit and plays the song; (b) a second karaoke mode wherein the main unit simultaneously plays a melody of the song and outputs the lyrical image data for displaying words of the song and musical notation data for displaying musical notes for a selected instrument used in the song on the display unit; (c) a third karaoke mode wherein the main unit outputs the musical notation data for displaying the musical notes for the selected instrument used in the song on the display unit, whereby the user can play the selected instrument along to the song; (d) a fourth karaoke mode wherein the main unit plays the melody of the song, and simultaneously outputs to the display unit the musical notation data for displaying the musical notes for the selected instrument used in the song, whereby the user can play the selected instrument along to the song; and (e) a fifth karaoke mode wherein the main unit plays the song, and simultaneously outputs to the display unit the lyrical image data for displaying words of the song and the musical notation data for displaying the musical notes for the selected instrument used in the song, whereby the user can play the selected instrument along to the song, and whereby tempo adjustment means are provided on the main unit for allowing a user to adjust each of a rate at which the musical notation data is displayed on the display unit and at which the song is played.