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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
Shuichi Matsumoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Musical score of a music piece is divided into a plurality of displaying portions, and display progression information is supplied which defines a shift or jump, in the displaying portions, of a performed measure based on a repeat sign. Next displaying portion to be displayed following a current displaying portion is determined, and display switching timing at which the current performance progression of the music piece shifts from the current displaying portion to the next displaying portion is detected on the basis of the display progression information and performance progression information. By switching between the displaying portions in response to detection of the display switching timing, sequential switching from the current displaying portion to the next displaying portion can take place appropriately in accordance with progression of the performance. Because the display progression information pre-defines a shift of the performed measure based on a repeat sign, it is possible to readily perform the switching between the displaying portions in response to such a shift or jump of the performed measure. Also, score portions of a plurality of displaying portions can be displayed side by side on a display screen, in which case a next score displaying section (including a plurality of displaying portions) to be displayed following a current score displaying section (including a plurality of displaying portions) is determined in accordance with the display progression information.