Music inventions 05/08

20080115653 - Color-guiding music teaching system including practice pad, pitch plates, percussion targets & lesson book assembly and method: A Color-guiding Music Teaching System including practice pad, pitch plates, percussion targets & lesson book assembly and method is disclosed. The teaching method enables young students to learn music much faster than before by creating an association between musical notes, audible pitch, visual appearance and tactile feel. Several devices are... Agent: Shimokaji & Associates, P.c.

20080115656 - Tempo detection apparatus, chord-name detection apparatus, and programs therefor: The tempo detection apparatus includes an input section 1 for receiving an acoustic signal; a chromatic-note-level detection section for applying an FFT calculation to the received acoustic signal at predetermined time intervals to obtain the level of each chromatic note at each of predetermined timings; a beat detection section 2... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080110318 - Tonally improved hollow body stringed instrument: The present invention is a hollow body stringed musical instrument that utilizes a low mass, soundboard having a 12 to 25 foot radius dome configuration. The soundboard is made of a three ply torsion box design utilizing a honeycomb stiffening layer as the central core. Linear adjustable tuning braces are... Agent: Mark S. Hubert P.c.

20080105110 - Embodied music system: An embodied music system. The system creates an interactive interface between a listener and the external environment. The system includes a physical device located in the environment that provides sensory input to the listener. An audio signal of the system is adapted to be heard by the listener. An encoder... Agent: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

20080098873 - Pedal system and method: An electronic percussion instrument pedal device uses a spring structure in a space between a bottom structure and a foot pedal board structure to regulate the movement of the foot pedal board structure. Even when the foot pedal board structure is not being moved, it is regulated by the above... Agent: Foley & Lardner