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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Tetsuo Nishimoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
There are provided an electronic musical instrument having a performance guidance function and a performance guidance method which enable a player to easily carry out a smooth and ideal performance even if the player is a beginner, and a storage medium storing a program for executing the same method. The electronic musical instrument has a plurality of display devices arranged in association with the performance operating elements, respectively, each comprising a pair of display elements corresponding to left and right hands of the player, respectively. Automatic performance data of a musical composition is input, for which the player is guided for performance. A position of each of the performance operating elements to be operated by the player and one of the left and right hands to be used in operating the each of the performance operating elements are indicated the player by driving a corresponding one of the pair of display elements of a corresponding display device in a manner corresponding to the one of the left and right hands, in response to the input performance data.