Patent ID: 7880076

Claim:
A child music education device comprising: (a) an input sound source; (b) a control unit; (c) a processing unit operatively coupled to said control unit; and (d) a display operatively coupled to said processing unit, wherein: said processing unit is capable of creating a visual representation of said input sound source for output on said display; and wherein: said visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of: (a) placing twelve labels in a pattern of a circle, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in an octave, such that moving clockwise or counter-clockwise between adjacent ones of said labels represents a musical half-step; b) identifying an occurrence of a first one of the twelve notes; c) identifying an occurrence of a second one of the twelve notes; (d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first note; (e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second note; (f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label, wherein: (1) the first line is a first color if the first note and the second note are separated by a half step; (2) the first line is a second color if the first note and the second note are separated by a whole step; (3) the first line is a third color if the first note and the second note are separated by a minor third; (4) the first line is a fourth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a major third; (5) the first line is a fifth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a perfect fourth; and (6) the first line is a sixth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a tri-tone; and wherein said display comprises a projector for projecting said visualizations.