JP2000056781A - Musical tone playing learning apparatus and karaoke sing-along machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an apparatus which obtains musical piece voice information and music information in synchronization without the laboriousness of music paging by generating the musical piece voices of a musical instrument in accordance with the playing information from a playing information memory means and displaying the corresponding chord illustration data and/or chord symbol data on a screen display means. SOLUTION: The musical piece voices of the musical instrument are generated by a voice generating means and the corresponding chord illustration data and/or chord symbol data are displayed on a screen display means in accordance with the playing information from a playing information memory means. Namely, a musical piece display progression screen 30e is displayed on the screen of a television during the musical instrument playing of the KARAOKE sing-along music with this apparatus. Chord fingering drawings 71, fret numbers 72, chord symbols 73, text 74, etc., are displayed on the musical piece display progression screen 30e. The chord fingering drawings 71 simulate part of the frets of a guitar and the fret numbers 72 are attached to the upper part thereof. The round marks in the frets indicate the position to be pressed and the round marks at the left end of the frets indicate open strings. X marks denote the strings which are not picked.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a musical instrument performance learning device suitable for learning the performance of a guitar and other musical instruments, and a communication and other karaoke device having the function of learning the musical instrument performance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to learn a guitar performance, both a paper medium such as a book and a musical score, and a tape or other audio medium for reproducing music sound have been required.

[0003]

However, when a paper medium is used, there is a problem that the performance is interrupted due to operations such as turning over the music, and it is not possible to concentrate on learning. In addition, even when an audio medium is used, it is necessary to make the musical score correspond to the audio, which further complicates the operation.

[0004] On the other hand, when the user enjoys playing the back performance of the karaoke apparatus by himself, there is a trouble that he / she has to look at the music as in the case of using the karaoke apparatus as an audio medium.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a musical instrument performance learning device and a karaoke device that can obtain music voice information and music score information in synchronization without turning over the music score.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 comprises: a sound generating means for generating at least music sound of a musical instrument; a screen displaying means for displaying a screen; Performance information storage means for storing performance information including chord illustration data and / or chord symbol data; and generating the music sound of the musical instrument in the sound generation means based on the performance information from the performance information storage means. And a control means for displaying the corresponding chord illustration data and / or the chord symbol data on the screen display means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the musical instrument performance learning device according to the first aspect, the performance information storage means stores display switching timing data of a code corresponding to the musical instrument performance data as performance information. , The control means switches the display form of the chord illustration data and / or the chord symbol data displayed on the screen display means based on the display switching timing data. .

[0008] The invention of claim 3 is claim 1 or claim 2.
Wherein the performance information storage means stores back performance data played by another musical instrument corresponding to the musical instrument performance data as performance information, and the control means includes: Means, based on the musical instrument performance data and / or the back performance data,
A musical instrument performance learning device characterized by generating music sound.

[0009] The invention of claim 4 is the invention of claims 1 to 3.
The musical instrument performance learning device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control means has at least one function of pausing the performance, fast-forwarding, rewinding, and repeating a specific portion. Device.

[0010] The invention of claim 5 is the invention of claims 1 to 4.
The musical instrument performance learning device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control means has a performance speed adjusting function.

[0011] The invention of claim 6 is the invention of claims 1 to 5.
Including the musical instrument performance learning device according to any one of
The performance information storage means stores lyrics data as performance information, and the control means displays the lyrics data on the screen display means in correspondence with the musical instrument performance data. Device.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the karaoke apparatus according to the sixth aspect, a host computer including the performance information storage unit and a terminal device including the voice generation unit, the screen display unit, and the control unit are provided. A karaoke device, wherein the host computer distributes the performance information by communication in response to a request from the terminal device.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.
In this embodiment, a communication karaoke apparatus including a musical instrument performance learning apparatus will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a main part of a karaoke apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as a “main body”) and connected devices according to the present invention.
Is shown. The main body 10 includes a CPU 12 that controls and controls the entire operation of the main body 10, and a CPU ROM 1 that stores a function program of the main body 10, a character font, and the like.
3, a CPU RAM 14 for temporarily storing data and the like received from the host 80, and a MODEM / NCU 15 for transmitting music request data to the main body 10 and receiving music response data from the host 80. And they are connected to the data bus 11.

The CPU ROM 13 does not need to supply power to the memory holding operation, and cannot be rewritten.
OM is used. The VDP 17 is for generating video data such as lyrics and still images to be displayed on the display screen of the television 30, and is connected to the data bus 11. The output of the VDP 17 is a video D / A converter 18
Is converted into an analog signal, and then input to the NTSC encoder 19.

The NTSC encoder 19 is for converting analog-converted video data into an NTSC signal, and its output is connected to an image input terminal of the television 30. The NTSC encoder 19 includes a home video camera, a video deck, a BS / CS tuner,
External video can be captured from video equipment such as a TV tuner and a personal computer. The external video captured by the NTSC encoder 19 can be used as a background video displayed on the display screen of the television 30 as the background of the lyrics for karaoke during the performance of the karaoke song. You can enjoy karaoke while watching.

On the other hand, the main body 10 has an audio processing unit 20. The audio processing unit 20 has a sound source RAM 22 and a Wa for storing sound source data of each musical instrument obtained by sampling.
A veROM 23, a sound source chip 24, a sound source D / A converter 25, and a mixer 26 are provided.
It is connected to the data bus 21. The sound source RAM 22
MIDI for music performance transmitted from host 80
((Musical Instruments D
Abbreviation for digital interface. )same as below. ) Means for temporarily storing data;
The ROM 23 allocates a channel to the tone data of each musical instrument, and stores the channel and the tone data in association with each other.

The tone colors stored in the WAVEROM 23 can be received by communication. In this case, the sound source RAM 22 is used for storing tone color data,
Alternatively, a storage device for storing separately received tone color data may be provided. Especially when the timbre is digitized, the timbre data can be transmitted from the host to the main body 10 by communication without deteriorating the sound quality. The sound source chip 24 is a means for controlling the performance of a karaoke song.
The data buses 11 and 21 are connected. Sound source chip 2
The output of No. 4 is converted into an analog signal by a sound source D / A converter 25 and then input to a mixer 26.

The mixer 26 includes a sound source D / A converter 25
Of the instrument output from the microphone and the microphone sound from the microphone 50
It is for mixing and adding a sound effect according to the instruction of U12. The output of the mixer 26 is input to an audio input terminal of the television 30, and is further input to an amplifier / speaker unit of the television 30. The amplifier / speaker units 31R and 31L of the television 30 amplify the audio signal generated and processed in this way and output the amplified audio signal. Since stereo output can be performed from the two speaker units 31R and 31L, karaoke can be enjoyed with stereo sound.

FIG. 2 shows the CP in the main body 10 described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a state in which U12 and a voice processing unit 20 are connected to a data bus 11. Power input processing unit 12
a is means for performing various initial settings at the time of power input. The communication processing unit 12b is means for controlling communication when communicating with the host. This control includes, for example, initialization of the MODEM / NCU 15 and the like. The screen display control unit 12c is a unit that controls screen display output to the television 30. This screen display will be described later with reference to FIG. The menu selection control unit 12d
This is a means for detecting a selection signal input from a remote controller (not shown) and performing menu selection processing.

The music selection control section 12e is means for controlling music selection and generating music request data to the host.
The music request data is transmitted to the host under the control of the communication processing unit 12b. The musical instrument selection control unit 12f is a unit that receives and processes selection of a musical instrument to be played. Musical instrument selection is performed in the same manner as menu selection and song selection. The instrument selection will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The musical instrument performance control section 12g is a means for changing MIDI data between a musical instrument to be practiced (eg, a guitar) and another musical instrument performing a back performance.
The MIDI data is data containing a procedure for assembling and playing a karaoke tune using the tone colors stored in the WAVEROM 23. The performance processing unit 12h
WAVE performance of karaoke songs according to MIDI data
This is a means for performing control for assembling and playing a karaoke song using the timbres stored in the ROM 23.

In this embodiment, an operation device 60 is provided. The operation device 60 includes a pause button 61 for temporarily stopping the performance, and a fast-forward button 62 for fast-forwarding the performance.
A rewind button 63 for rewinding the performance, a repeat button 64 for repetitively performing by designating a specific location,
A speed adjustment button 65 for adjusting the performance speed is provided. The operation device 60 may be provided in a part of the case of the main body 10 or may be provided as a part of a remote control device for remotely operating the main body 10.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of the configuration of the host 80. The host 80 includes a CPU 82 for controlling and controlling the overall operation of the host 80, a communication I / F 84 connected to a plurality of communication karaoke apparatuses and other hosts 80 via an analog public line such as a telephone line, and a database. 85, which are connected to each other by a data bus 81. Further, it is connected via a data bus 81 to an input terminal 83 for inputting and outputting data.

The CPU 82 includes a communication processing unit 82a, an input terminal receiving unit 82b, and an attribute information file control unit 82c.
, A search response data generation unit 82d, a response data file control unit 82e, and a response data generation unit 82f. The database 85 has, as response data files, an instrument performance data file 85d, a karaoke data file 85a, a game data file 85b, and an information display data file 85c. As the attribute information file, an instrument performance attribute information file 85h
, A karaoke attribute information file 85e, a game attribute information file 85f, and an information display attribute information file 85g.
And

First, the CPU 82 communicates certain data such as data necessary for communication with the main unit 10 from the musical instrument performance attribute information file 85h recorded in the database 85. I
/ F84 to perform processing during communication with the main body 10 and a sub-host provided as a subsystem of the host 80. The communication process specifically includes a process of recognizing a certain protocol used at the time of communication and generating communication data according to the protocol.

The input terminal receiving unit 82b receives an input from the input terminal 83, writes data input from the input terminal 83 into the database 85, or reads out data from the database 85 in response to a request from the input terminal. To the file control units 82c and 82 of the CPU 82.
d, 82e, and 82f. Upon receipt of this operation command, each of these file control units searches and reads data in the file.

The attribute information file control section 82c is a means for controlling a write operation and a read operation to each attribute information file in response to a request from the input terminal 83 or the like, in accordance with the operation command transmitted by the input terminal reception section 82b. is there. The data file control unit 82e is a unit that controls a write operation and a read operation to each attribute information file in response to a request from the input terminal 83 or the like and according to an operation command transmitted by the input terminal reception unit 82b.

As described above, the database 85
Has an instrument performance data file 85d and an instrument performance attribute information file 85h. Each file in the database 85 is searched according to the instruction of the CPU 82,
Updates and additions can be made. Also, the input terminal 83
The search, update and addition can also be performed by operating. The administrator of the communication karaoke system searches and inputs / outputs data stored in a file in the database 85 to determine which data is distributed to the terminal 10 and the operation status of the karaoke system such as the frequency of requested data. Can be grasped.

Each data file is a file having data which is the basis of response data corresponding to request data transmitted from the host 80, and each attribute information file is data which is the basis of search response data corresponding to search request data. Is a data file containing request data received by the host 80. In the present embodiment, the karaoke data file 85a and the karaoke attribute information file 85e correspond, the game data file 85b and the game attribute information file 85f correspond, and the karaoke data file 85c and the karaoke attribute information file 85
g corresponds to the musical instrument performance data file 85a and the musical instrument performance attribute information file 85e.

The correspondence between these data files is similar to each other. Therefore, a total of eight files of four data files and four attribute information files shown in the figure are one large data file in which four data files are collected and one large attribute information file in which four attribute information files are collected. May be considered as a total of two files. In the embodiment described below, the description will be focused on the musical instrument performance data file 85d and the musical instrument performance attribute information file 85e.

The musical instrument performance data file 85d stores performance data, such as the length, strength, and pitch of each piece of music played by each instrument, centered on the MIDI data of each musical instrument performance music. File. Since these data are different for each musical instrument, the data is different for each musical instrument. The performance data of the musical instrument performance music is transmitted to the main unit 10 in accordance with the request data of the musical instrument performance music in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 82. This communication process is performed by the communication processing unit of the CPU 82.

Further, in order to shorten the communication time, the response data can be transmitted to the main body 10 after being subjected to data compression under the control of the communication processing unit 82a. In this case, there is an effect that the data length is shortened by the data compression, and the communication time can be shortened.
The communication between the sub-host 0 and the sub-host is more effective than the case where the main unit 10 expands data in that there is a margin in the processing capacity of the system.

The musical instrument performance attribute information file 85h is a file in which chord illustration data and chord symbol data corresponding to the musical performance of the musical instrument are recorded.

As described above, the database 85 includes the musical instrument performance data file 85d, which is a response data file, the game data file 85c, the information display data file 85e, the musical instrument performance attribute information file 85h, which is an attribute information file, and the game attribute information file. 85d and data related to the information display attribute information file 85f can be stored. Therefore, the host 80 sends
The data extracted from these files is transmitted to the main body 10 so that the data can be used by the game function and the information display function of the main body 10.

Although a hard disk can be mainly used as the recording medium used for the database 85, data on a storage medium other than the hard disk, for example, an optical disk can be stored electrically, magnetically, or optically. A storage medium may be used as a supplement or as a main part.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the entire processing performed by the main unit 10. In S101, power is input to the main body 10. When power is input, various initial settings and the like are performed. This process is performed by the power input processing unit 12a of the CPU 12. When these processes are completed, the process proceeds to S102. In S102, the main body 10 displays a menu selection screen 30a (FIG. 5) on the display screen of the television 30. This process is performed by the screen display control unit 12c of the CPU 12. When the display processing of the menu selection screen ends, the process proceeds to S103.

In S103, the main body 10 receives a menu selection. When a menu selection input is made, an input signal is given to the menu selection control unit 12d of the CPU 12,
Start menu selection processing. When the menu is selected and the menu selection process ends, the process proceeds to S104. S10
In 4, the main body 10 displays a song selection screen 30 b (FIG. 5) on the display screen of the television 30. This processing is executed by the CPU 12
Is performed by the screen display control unit 12c. When the display process of the song selection screen 30b ends, the process proceeds to S105. In S105,
The main body 10 receives a song selection input. When a music selection input is made, a music selection input signal is sent to the music selection control unit 1 of the CPU 12.
2c to generate music request data. When the music request data is generated, the process proceeds to S106.

In S106, the main body 10 transmits the song request data specifying the karaoke song to the host. The NCU / MODEM 15 transmits data to the communication line, and the NCU / MODEM 15 performs this control.
2b. When the transmission of the music request data is completed, S10
Go to 7. In S107, the main body 10 displays the communicating screen 30c (FIG. 5) on the display screen of the television 30. The data of the communication screen 30c is stored in the CPU ROM, and is performed by the screen display control unit 12c of the CPU 12. When the communicating screen 30c is displayed, the process proceeds to S108.
While the display of the in-communication screen 30c is being performed on the main body 10, the host performs processing corresponding to the request data transmitted by the main body 10. The operation of the host that has received the request data transmitted by the main unit 10 in S106 will be described below.

In S201, the host 80 receives the music request data transmitted by the main body 10. Upon completion of the reception of the song request data, the process proceeds to S202. In S202, the host 80 searches the song data file (not shown) for song data of the karaoke song specified by the song request data,
Take out. Then, the host 80 prepares lyrics data, guitar and other musical instrument code illustration data, display switching timing data, guitar and other performance data, back performance data, and the like according to the requested music. When the search and retrieval of the song data of the karaoke song are completed, preparations for transmitting the song data to the main body 10 as song response data are started. When the preparation for transmitting the music response data to the main body 10 is completed, the process proceeds to S203. In S203, the host uses the communication line to transmit music response data corresponding to the music request data received in S201 to the main body 10. When the transmission of the song response data corresponding to the song request data ends, the processing performed by the host ends.

In S108, the main body 10 receives the music response data transmitted by the host. The NCU / MODEM 15 receives data from the communication line, and the communication control unit 12b of the CPU 12 performs this control. This processing is performed by the communication processing unit 12b of the CPU 12. When the reception of the song response data is completed, the process proceeds to S109. S10
In 9, the main body 10 displays an instrument selection screen 30 d (FIG. 5) on the display screen of the television 30. This processing is executed by the CPU 1
2 is performed by the screen display control unit 12c. Instrument selection screen 30d
Is displayed, the process proceeds to S110.

In S110, the main body 10 receives an instrument selection input. When a selection of a musical instrument to be played is input, a selection signal is given to the CPU 12. When the musical instrument performance selection control unit 12f of the CPU 12 detects the selection signal, the process proceeds to S111. In S111, the main body 10 plays a karaoke song with the musical instrument selected in S110. The performance of the karaoke song is performed by the performance processing unit 12h and the voice processing unit 20 of the CPU 12.
The sound source chip 24 performs control. On the other hand, during the performance of the karaoke song, the musical instrument progress display screen 30e (FIGS. 5 and 6) is displayed on the display screen of the television 30, and when the performance of the karaoke song ends, the screen display is cleared, and the next screen is displayed. The screen is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state of the display screen of the television 30. The menu selection screen 30a is displayed on the TV 3
0 is a screen display displayed on the display screen 0, and indicates functions that can be used in the main body 10. When "instrument performance" is selected in accordance with the display of the menu selection screen 30a, the menu selection screen 30a is cleared, and the music selection screen 30b is displayed. The song selection screen 30b is a screen display that is displayed on the display screen of the television 30.
This is a screen for providing a song input guide for karaoke songs to be played by the user.
Since the song number of the karaoke song being input is displayed on the song selection screen 30b, erroneous entry of the song number can be prevented. When a song desired to be played is input while referring to the display of the song selection screen 30b, the song selection screen 30b is cleared and the communicating screen 30c is displayed on the display screen of the television 30.

The communicating screen 30c is a screen display displayed on the display screen of the television 30. While the communication screen 30c is being displayed, transmission and reception of request data and response data with the host are performed by communication. When the communication ends, the communicating screen 30c is cleared, and the musical instrument selection screen 30d is displayed. The musical instrument selection screen 30d is a screen display displayed on the display screen of the television 30, and is a screen showing musical instruments that can be played. Music progress display screen 30e
Is a screen display displayed on the display screen of the television 30 during the performance of the musical instrument of the karaoke song. Music progress display screen 30e
Then, based on the display switching timing data, chord symbols synchronized with the performance, guitar and other chord fingering,
The lyrics and the like are displayed on the display screen of the television 30 as needed.

The display program of the display screen and the display data of the display screen itself are stored in the CPU ROM 13.
1 is generated by the main body 10 under the control of the screen display control unit 12 c of the CPU 12, and is output to the television 30.

Next, the music progress display screen 30e will be described in more detail. FIG. 6 shows a music progress display screen 30e.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a chord fingering diagram 71 displayed on the music progress display screen 30e. As shown in FIG. 6, the music progress display screen 30e displays a chord fingering diagram 71, a fret number 72, a chord symbol 73, a lyrics 74, and the like. The chord fingering diagram 71 simulates a part of a fret of a guitar, and a fret number 72 is attached to an upper portion thereof. A circle 71a in the fret indicates a position to be pressed. The circle 71b at the left end of the fret is
The open strings are shown, and the crosses 71c represent strings that are not pulled.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a music progress state on the music progress display screen 30e. The chord fingering diagram 71 displayed on the music progress display screen 30e is displayed in a different color as the music progresses (see the position of X in FIG. 7). Usually, in the karaoke apparatus, the music progress display is expressed by the color change of the lyrics 74. However, in this embodiment, since the purpose is to learn musical instrument performance, the chord fingering diagram 7 in the upper left of the screen is used.
The color changes to the right, starting from the display of 1-1.

When the color change of the last right chord fingering diagram 71-3 is completed, if there is a lower row on the display screen,
As shown in FIG. 8B, the process shifts to that stage, and the same color change is performed. If there is no lower stage, or if it is the last chord fingering diagram 71-6 being displayed, the next screen is displayed and updated. The above display operation is repeated until the end of the performance to express the progress of the music.

In S109, the musical instrument to be played
For example, if all other instruments are selected (back performance data is selected) without selecting a guitar, the user can share the guitar part and perform together with other instruments.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the pause button 61 is provided, so that the performance is paused, and the screen display is performed by the chord fingering diagram 71, the chord symbol 73, and the like. You can learn while checking the code. In addition, fast forward button 62, fast reverse button 6
3, the user can move to a predetermined position, and can repeatedly practice the specific part. A repeat button 64 for storing the information is also provided. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp the chord performance and reliably learn the musical instrument performance. Also, since the performance speed adjustment (tempo control) button 65 is provided, the music progress display is adjusted according to the adjustment value. Therefore, it is possible to practice according to the learning level.

(Modifications) Various modifications and changes are possible without being limited to the embodiments described above, and they are also within the equivalent scope of the present invention. (1) Although the description has been made with reference to the example of playing a guitar, other musical instruments such as a ukulele, a sitan, a banjo, a balalaika, a moonlight, a violin and a piano may be used.
It is particularly effective for musical instruments played by chord progression.

(2) In the above description, the chord fingering diagram 71 changes color, but the chord symbol 73 may change color, or both may change color. (3) In the example described above, the color changes as the music progresses.
The form may be changed, such as becoming larger than the others.

(4) Although the example of the communication karaoke apparatus has been described, the same data as the database on the host side may be supplied on a medium such as a magneto-optical disk and used for a normal karaoke apparatus. Alternatively, a dedicated musical instrument performance learning device may be used.

[0054]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, unlike the learning of musical instrument performance using a musical score on a paper medium, the performance information synchronized with the music voice can be displayed in real time, and Is to improve the pace. In addition, it is free from the complexity of manual work such as turning over the music, and can provide automatic music progression, which is convenient.

When the present invention is applied to a karaoke apparatus, in particular, a communication karaoke apparatus, it is possible to provide an inexpensive and quick service to a user by registering data in a database.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a main part of a karaoke apparatus and connected devices according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a state in which a CPU 12 and a voice processing unit 20 in a main body 10 according to the present embodiment are connected to a data bus 11.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a part of the configuration of a host 80 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an entire process performed by a main body 10 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state of a display screen of the television 30 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a music progress display screen 30e according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a chord fingering diagram displayed on a music progress display screen 30e according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a music progress state of a music progress display screen 30e according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 terminal 11 data bus 12 CPU 13 ROM for CPU 14 RAM for CPU 15 MODEM / NCU 17 VDP 18 video D / A converter 19 NTSC encoder 20 audio processing unit 21 data bus 24 sound source chip 22 sound source RAM 23 WAVEROM 25 sound source D / A Converter 26 Mixer 71 Code fingering 72 Fret number 73 Code symbol 74 Lyrics

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A sound generating means for generating at least music sound of a musical instrument, a screen displaying means for displaying a screen, and performance information including at least musical instrument performance data, chord illustration data and / or chord symbol data. Based on performance information from the performance information storage means and the performance information from the performance information storage means, the sound generation means generates music sound of the musical instrument, and displays the corresponding chord illustration data and / or the chord symbol data on the screen. A musical instrument performance learning device comprising: control means for displaying on a display means. 2. The musical instrument performance learning device according to claim 1, wherein the performance information storage means stores display switching timing data of a chord corresponding to the musical instrument performance data as performance information, and the control means includes: And a display mode of the chord illustration data and / or the chord symbol data displayed on the screen display means based on the display switching timing data. 3. The musical instrument performance learning device according to claim 1, wherein the performance information storage means stores, as performance information, back performance data played by another musical instrument corresponding to the musical instrument performance data. The control means causes the sound generating means to generate a music sound based on the musical instrument performance data and / or the back performance data. 4. One of claims 1 to 3
3. The musical instrument performance learning device according to claim 1, wherein the control means has at least one function of pausing the performance, fast-forwarding, rewinding, and repeating a specific portion. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
Item 4. The musical instrument performance learning device according to Item 1, wherein the control means has a function of adjusting a performance speed. 6. Any one of claims 1 to 5
The performance information storage means stores lyrics data as performance information, and the control means causes the screen display means to associate the lyrics with the musical instrument performance data. A karaoke apparatus characterized by displaying data. 7. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a host computer including the performance information storage unit; and a terminal device including the voice generation unit, the screen display unit, and the control unit. Wherein the performance information is distributed by communication in response to a request from the terminal device.