Patent ID: 6987220

Claim:
In a system of music notation, a method of indicating finger and hand movements for playing an instrument comprising: (a) a distinct shape indicating the hand is to be moved by lifting it entirely off the instrument, (b) a second distinct shape indicating that a single finger is to cross over or under the previous finger and return to its previous position, (c) a third distinct shape indicating that a finger is to cross over or under the previous finger without being lifted from the instrument and with the hand taking up a new position, (d) a fourth distinct shape indicating that the next note to be played requires the fingers to be stretched further apart than is usual for the instrument, (e) a fifth distinct shape indicating that the fingers are returning to their normal position on the instrument and (f) a group of shapes aligned in the direction of pitch so that their spacing indicates the areas of a chord that require the hand to be stretched.