Patent ID: 7563972

Claim:
A musical instrument signaling system comprising: a) means for producing a set of musical notes, b) means for converting the set of musical notes into a corresponding set of electrical signals, c) means for passing the electrical signals to at least one remotely located musical instrument that is played by a person, d) means for receiving the electrical signals at the at least one remotely located musical instrument, e) at least one signaling device that is activated by a specific electrical signal, wherein when said at least one signaling device is activated, the person at the at least one remotely located musical instrument is alerted to commence playing the at least one remotely located musical instrument, and wherein when the specific electrical signal stops, said signaling device is deactivated, alerting the person to stop playing the at least one remotely located musical instrument, f) means for producing a set of musical notes, that is selected from the group consisting of an electrical keyboard, a piano, an organ, an xylophone and a pre-recorded device, and g) means for converting the set of musical notes into a corresponding set of electrical signals, comprising a first set of cables that pass the musical signals to a keyboard interface having means for processing and passing the electrical signals through a second set of cables to said at least one signaling device, wherein said first set of cables further comprise a set of series connected switches, wherein only those switches that correspond to a set of selected musical notes that will be used by the person playing the at least one musical instrument are closed.