JP4072849B2 - Performance learning device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a performance self-study apparatus, and more particularly, to a performance self-study apparatus that can specify a practice location in a performance song and perform efficient practice.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art There is known an apparatus for instructing performance by playing performance data stored in a storage medium on a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “personal computer”) and displaying a musical score sequentially on a screen. For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-305171, a keyboard figure is displayed on the screen, and a range from key depression to key release corresponding to each key of the displayed keyboard is displayed with a scroll bar. A performance instructing device is disclosed in which a bar is scrolled so as to approach a keyboard figure according to reproduction of automatic performance data.
[0003]
According to this performance instruction device, the scroll bar display makes it possible to intuitively recognize the key pressing time, and the performance data following the currently pressed performance data can be predicted, so a smooth performance can be expected. .
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The player can know only information that can be read from notes, clefs, and the like written on the musical score and information that indicates the performance timing. However, more advanced playing techniques such as fingering cannot be understood from the score. Moreover, the beginner may not understand the meaning of the symbols shown on the score. In the following explanation, explanations of symbols on a musical score that beginners cannot understand and techniques that do not appear on the musical score are referred to as “advice information”.
[0005]
As described above, in order to actually perform well, there are matters that need to be known in addition to the information represented by the musical score. However, the conventional performance instruction device cannot transmit such information. Therefore, a means by which a performer can search for information not described in the musical score as needed is desired.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide a performance self-study apparatus that can search for information other than the information described on a musical score as needed during practice in response to the above-mentioned demand.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a performance self-study apparatus that displays musical score information created based on performance data and gives performance instructions. A means for displaying an advice icon that informs the existence of the advice icon, and a means for searching and displaying advice information related to the musical score information at the position where the advice icon is displayed in response to the operation of the advice icon. Has the first feature.
[0008]
The present invention has a second feature in that the advice information is searched through the Internet.
[0009]
According to the above feature, if the performer finds an advice icon while playing while viewing the displayed score information, the icon can be operated. Therefore, if there is something that you want to know about the musical performance displayed during the performance, you can search for advice information such as performance techniques by operating the icons.
[0010]
In particular, according to the second feature, advice information can be obtained and displayed via the Internet, so that it is not necessary to prepare a lot of advice information in the storage device of the performance self-learning device in advance.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a performance self-study apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a personal computer 1 includes a personal computer main body 11, a keyboard 12 and a mouse 13 as input devices, and a display 14 as an output device. The personal computer main body 11 has a known configuration including a hard disk, ROM / RAM, and the like. It is preferable to provide an interface capable of inputting / outputting MIDI signals.
[0012]
The keyboard instrument 2 includes a keyboard 21 and a sound system 22. The keyboard instrument 2 includes a detection circuit 23 that detects key depression and key release of the keyboard 21 and a sound source device 24 that generates a musical sound in accordance with key depression and key release detection information. When the detection circuit 23 detects a key press / release of the keyboard 21, a tone is generated by the tone generator 24 based on the key pressing position (note number), key pressing length, key pressing speed (velocity), and the like. The sound is output (sounded) through the sound system 22. The keyboard instrument 2 is also preferably provided with a MIDI interface. The overall operation of the keyboard instrument 2 is controlled by a microcomputer (not shown).
[0013]
The personal computer main body 11 and the keyboard instrument 2 are connected via an interface (not shown) (for example, a MIDI interface) so that signals can be transmitted and received between them.
[0014]
In the performance self-study apparatus, the practice music can be supplied from the outside, or can be stored in advance in a hard disk or the like. The practice music is prepared as performance data such as key number, key press / release data (key on time, key off time), velocity, tempo data and the like. The performance data includes data other than the above data.
[0015]
Performance instruction information, that is, key depression instruction information is created based on the performance data and displayed on the display 14. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key pressing instruction displayed on the display 14. In the figure, a keyboard figure K is displayed at the bottom of the screen. In order to make it easy to see which key on the keyboard corresponds to the key pressing instruction, the keyboard figure K can be displayed not only at the bottom of the screen but also at the top. Which key of the keyboard 21 is played is described by a key press instruction mark M above the keyboard figure K. The key pressing instruction mark M is displayed at the key position corresponding to the note number with a length that allows the length of the sound to be understood, for example, for two-measure notes. For example, a quarter note is shown twice as long as an eighth note, and a mark M for playing a white key is displayed wider than a mark M for playing a black key.
[0016]
The screen has a time axis at the top and bottom, and the key press instruction mark M is scrolled downward along with the performance. The closer the key pressing instruction mark M is to the keyboard figure K, the more the musical sound to be played at an earlier time. The key corresponding to the key pressing instruction mark M whose lower end reaches the keyboard figure K is the key to be played now.
[0017]
The display method of the key pressing instruction is described in detail in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-352206 related to the application of the present applicant, and can be applied to this embodiment. The key press instruction screen is not limited to scrolling a plurality of key press instruction marks arranged on the time axis. For example, the key press instruction screen may be switched for each key press. In this screen scrolling or screen switching, it is preferable that a predetermined number (for example, two bars) of musical score information fits on the screen.
[0018]
An exclamation point (hereinafter referred to as “advice icon”) EM is displayed for the key depression mark M as necessary. The advice icon EM is an instruction means for searching performance techniques that cannot be represented by the key pressing instruction mark M and matters to be noted ( advice information ). The performer can call up a screen showing performance techniques such as fingering by pointing the advice icon EM with the mouse 13 during performance.
[0019]
Next, processing of the performance self-study apparatus will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 4 is a main flowchart. In step S1, the personal computer 1 is initialized, including clearing a VRAM for displaying an image on the display 14 and a timer. In step S2, a practice song is selected. For example, a list of practice songs is displayed on the display 14, and the performer selects a song using the keyboard 12 or the mouse 13. The performance data of the selected song is read into the RAM of the personal computer main body 11. If a song is selected, the process proceeds to step S3 to start a lesson. The lesson start may be started automatically after a predetermined time when a practice song is selected, or a lesson start instruction may be input from the keyboard 12 or the like.
[0020]
In step S4, a key pressing instruction generated according to the performance data is displayed on the display 14. Along with this key pressing instruction, an advice icon EM described in the performance data is also displayed.
[0021]
In step S5, a musical sound included in the performance data, that is, an accompaniment sound or a metronome sound is reproduced. The reproduced sound can be generated using the sound source device 24 or the sound system 22 of the keyboard instrument 2. In step S 6, the performance result of the performer is input from the keyboard instrument 21 to the personal computer 1. This is because the evaluation of the key press and the pointer for the key press instruction are updated. Steps S4 to S6 are processed by timer interruption.
[0022]
In step S7, it is determined whether an advice browsing instruction has been input, that is, whether an advice icon EM has been instructed. If it is determined that there is an advice browsing instruction, the process proceeds to step S8, and advice information corresponding to the instructed advice icon EM is displayed on the display 14. The browsing page for advice information is not limited to the storage device (hard disk, ROM, etc.) of the PC main body 11 and may be obtained by accessing a website on the Internet.
[0023]
In step S9, it is determined whether or not the advice information display is finished. An information display end icon is displayed on the advice information display screen, and when this information display end icon is operated, step S9 becomes affirmative.
[0024]
In step S10, it is determined whether or not the scheduled lesson is completed. The entire song may be the subject of the lesson, but a part of the song, such as a measure, may be designated in advance and it may be the subject of the lesson. If all the specified performance data has been played, step S10 becomes affirmative and the process proceeds to step S11. If the lesson has not ended, the process proceeds from step S10 to step S4.
[0025]
In step S11, it is determined whether or not the evaluation of the performance result read in step S6 has reached a pass criterion. In step S12, it is determined whether or not to continue the practice. If there is no instruction to continue the practice within a predetermined waiting time, the process ends. If there is an instruction to continue the practice, the process proceeds to step S3. The instruction to continue the practice can be input from the keyboard 12 or by designating a continuation icon that can be displayed on the screen.
[0026]
FIG. 5 shows an example of information structure for searching for advice information, which is stored in the performance data in association with the advice icon EM. In the figure, “timing” is the time from the beginning of the song, and “symbol ID” is an identification code for specifying a musical tone, symbol, region, etc. on the displayed musical score. The advice information browsing page can be stored not only on the storage device of the personal computer main body 11 but also on a server on the Internet. Therefore, the file name on the hard disk and the URL of the website on the Internet are described as the link address of the browsing page. Is done.
[0027]
FIG. 6A shows key pressing instruction information on a musical score. A line L1 indicates a key pressing timing. That is, the musical sound to be played now is indicated by this line L1. And the mark P1 which shows the key on the keyboard figure K corresponding to this musical tone is added. Line L1 moves to the right of the screen and indicates the musical sound to be played. An advice icon EM is shown on the key pressing instruction information. The advice icon EM is arranged near the pedal mark, and indicates that the explanation of the pedal mark can be searched as advice information.
[0028]
FIG. 6B shows an example of the comment retrieved in response to the selection of the advice icon EM in FIG.
[0029]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of advice information displayed on the display 14. FIG. 7A shows key depression instruction information on a score. The advice icon EM is written on the musical note, and the performance technique can be searched as advice information.
[0030]
FIG. 7B shows an explanation of the advice icon EM in FIG. Here, an explanation of a technique called “finger penetration” among fingering is shown.
[0031]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of main parts showing processing of key-pressed musical sound data according to the embodiment. When the advice icon EM is operated, the browsing instruction determination unit 3 searches the file name storage unit 4 to determine the file name where the browsing page exists. The determined file name is notified to the communication unit 5, and the communication unit 5 accesses the website on the hard disk 6 or the Internet 7 which is a storage device in the personal computer main body 11 based on the file name and acquires advice information. . The acquired advice information is displayed on the display 14 using software set in the browsing page display unit 8.
[0032]
When displaying advice information, advice information may be displayed instead of the currently displayed key pressing instruction information, but the key pressing instruction information is left as it is and the advice information is displayed on top of it. Also good. The advice information may be only text information, or may be, for example, an animation image or a photograph explaining finger usage. Note that the advice icon notifying the existence of the advice information is not limited to a graphic and includes a character or a character string.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As apparent from the above description, according to the invention of claim 1 or claim 2, the performer can obtain advice information as necessary when he / she finds an advice icon during performance. Therefore, since you can practice while understanding unknown points such as playing techniques one after another, you can expect quick progress. The use of commentary on symbols on a musical score that beginners cannot understand and techniques that do not appear on the musical score are used as advice information, thereby making it possible to achieve a full range of performance instructions.
[0034]
In particular, according to the invention of claim 2, since advice information can be obtained through the Internet, the amount of data stored in a storage medium provided in the performance self-study apparatus can be reduced, and information can be widely searched. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing main functions of a performance self-study apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of a performance self-study apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a key pressing instruction.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the performance self-study apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of advice information search data.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of key pressing instruction information and searched advice information.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another display example of key pressing instruction information and searched advice information.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... PC, 2 ... Keyboard instrument, 3 ... Browse display discrimination | determination part, 4 ... File name memory | storage part, 5 ... Communication part, 6 ... Memory | storage device, 8 ... Browse page display part, 12 ... Keyboard, 14 ... Display.

Claims (3)

In a performance self-study apparatus that displays musical score information created based on performance data and performs performance instructions,
Means for displaying an advice icon that informs the existence of advice information for performance along with the score information;
Means for retrieving and displaying advice information related to the musical score information at the position where the advice icon is displayed in response to the operation of the advice icon from storage means in which the advice information is stored in advance . A self-study device for performance. Wherein the advice information playing self-study device according to claim 1, wherein the der Rukoto those obtained by searching the web site via the Internet. The performance self-study apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the advice icon is selectable to be displayed / hidden as necessary.

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