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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Michael W. Dripps, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel J. Massoth, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Paul A. Sturm, Otsego, MN (US);
Michael W. Dripps, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel J. Massoth, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Paul A. Sturm, Otsego, MN (US);
MakeMusic, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A music sight-reading apparatus comprises a library of music to be displayed; a display unit for displaying music selected from the library to a user; a timer for displaying the sheet music for a predetermined time period before the user begins sight-reading the displayed music, an input for receiving signals representative of sound produced by the user doing a sight-reading performance of the displayed music; and apparatus for assessing correctness of the user's sight-reading and for preserving a record of the user's sight-reading performance.