Patent ID: 8809664

Claim:
A support function recommending apparatus comprising: a memory for storing plural pieces of proficiency level related information, the proficiency level related information including (i) usage amounts of plural support functions which are used by each of a number of users in performing a playing practice of a practice piece during a period from a previous practice to a last practice, and (ii) proficiency levels of a playing technique of the users in performing the practice piece; a searching unit for searching for a series of proficiency level related information of other users other than a given user, which include a proficiency level falling in a range from a first proficiency level to a second proficiency level, through the plural pieces of proficiency level related information stored in the memory, wherein the first proficiency level corresponds to a proficiency level of the given user in latest proficiency level related information of the given user, and the second proficiency level corresponds to an aimed proficiency level of the playing practice by the given user; a judging unit for determining an effectiveness of each of the plural support functions based on the series of proficiency level related information found by the searching unit; and a function recommending unit for providing the given user with function recommending information indicating the support function which is determined by the judging unit to be most effective and suitable for performing the playing practice of the practice piece.