Patent ID: 7129405

Claim:
An interactive music apparatus comprising: at least one actuator configured to transmit a signal upon actuation by a user; a voltage converter operably coupled to the at least one actuator, the voltage converter configured to convert the signal from the actuator into a data stream; a processing computer configured to receive the data stream from the voltage converter, the processing computer configured to convert the data stream into a first output signal and a second output signal, wherein the first and second output signals are directly related to the actuation by the user; a speaker configured to receive the first output signal and emit sound based on the first output signal; and a visual component comprising a display monitor and configured to receive the second output signal and perform an action based on the second output signal, wherein the action based on the second output signal comprises displaying a keyboard on the display monitor and indicating a key on the keyboard corresponding to the sound emitted based on the first output signal.