JP2002333877A - Playing practice device, method for controlling the playing practice device, program for playing aid and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a playing practice device which is capable of supporting playing, by using musical piece data other than the musical piece data for playing support and enables a player to practice playing easily, a method for controlling the playing practice device, and to provide a program for playing support and a recording medium. SOLUTION: The playing practice device acquires control patterns, corresponding to the musical tones assigned by the 'note-on' events in MIDI data from the previously stored control pattern data and announces the keys to be touched on the acquired control patterns, by lighting LEDs located in a right side announcement section 13 in the lest side announcement section 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a performance practice device suitable for performance practice such as a performance device for performing performance using a small number of keys, a control method of the performance practice device, a performance support program, and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a musical instrument capable of arranging a plurality of illuminants corresponding to respective keys and emitting light from the illuminators corresponding to the respective keys as the music progresses to provide performance support. Are provided. According to such a musical instrument, since each light-emitting body emits light sequentially as the music progresses, the music can be played by sequentially pressing the keys corresponding to the light-emitting light-emitting bodies. .

[0003]

By the way, the above-mentioned musical instrument provides performance support based on dedicated music data including performance support information such as which illuminant to emit light. For example, this kind of music data for performance support includes MIDI (Musical Instrument Dig).
Ital Interface) data includes fingering numbers.

On the other hand, in recent years, since MIDI data can be reproduced by various electronic devices and personal computers, MIDI data of many music pieces are commercially available. However, in order to provide performance support using the above-described musical instruments, it is necessary to use dedicated music data including performance support information. could not. In addition, the dedicated music data has a disadvantage that the data size is increased by the amount including the information for supporting the performance and a disadvantage that the user cannot create the data.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides performance support using music data other than music data for performance support, and facilitates practice of performance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a performance training device, a control method of the performance training device, a performance support program, and a recording medium that can perform the program.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a performance training apparatus, which comprises a plurality of operators used for performance and an operation pattern of the plurality of operators for designating a musical tone. Operation pattern storage means for storing;
Performance data storage means for storing performance data relating to the performance of a musical composition; reading the performance data stored in the performance data storage means; and operating patterns corresponding to musical tones specified by the performance data from the operation pattern storage means. It is characterized by comprising an acquiring means for acquiring, and an informing means for informing a player of an operation element to be operated in the operation pattern acquired by the acquiring means.

According to this configuration, the operation pattern corresponding to the musical tone specified by the performance data is obtained from the operation pattern storing means for storing the operation patterns of the plurality of operators for specifying the musical tone. Since the operator to be operated in the operation pattern is notified to the player, the operator to be operated can be notified to the player without using the performance data including the information specifying the operator to be operated. It becomes possible.

Further, the present invention provides a performance training apparatus,
A plurality of operators used for a performance in one-to-one correspondence with any finger of a hand, operation pattern storage means for storing an operation pattern of a finger operated for designating a musical tone, and performance data relating to music performance Performance data storage means for storing the performance data stored in the performance data storage means, and obtaining means for obtaining from the operation pattern storage means an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data, And a notifying unit for notifying the player of a finger to be operated in the operation pattern obtained by the obtaining unit.

According to this configuration, the operation pattern of the finger corresponding to the musical tone specified by the performance data is obtained from the operation pattern storing means for storing the operation pattern of the finger operated to specify the musical tone. Since the finger to be operated in the operation pattern is notified to the player, the finger to be operated can be notified to the player without using the performance data including the information for specifying the finger to be operated. Become.

The present invention also relates to a control method of a performance training apparatus having a plurality of operators used for performance, wherein a reading step of reading performance data relating to performance of music stored in a performance data storage means; Acquiring an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the operation pattern from an operation pattern storage unit that stores an operation pattern of the plurality of operators for specifying a musical tone; and performing an operation in the acquired operation pattern. And a notifying step of notifying the player of the operation element.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a performance training apparatus having a plurality of operators corresponding to one finger of a hand in a one-to-one correspondence. A reading step of reading an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data from an operation pattern storage unit that stores an operation pattern of a finger operated to specify the musical sound. An informing step of informing the player of a finger to be operated in the operation pattern.

According to the present invention, in a performance support program, a computer having a plurality of operators for performing a performance practice is provided by operating an operation pattern for storing an operation pattern of the plurality of operators for designating a musical tone. Storage means;
Performance data storage means for storing performance data relating to the performance of a musical composition; reading the performance data stored in the performance data storage means; and operating patterns corresponding to musical tones specified by the performance data from the operation pattern storage means. It is characterized by functioning as an acquiring means for acquiring and an informing means for informing a player of an operation element to be operated in the operation pattern acquired by the acquiring means.

[0013] The present invention also provides a performance support program for designating a computer having at least a plurality of operators in one-to-one correspondence with any finger of a hand in order to practice performance. Operation pattern storage means for storing an operation pattern of a finger to be operated on, performance data storage means for storing performance data related to the performance of music,
Acquiring means for reading the performance data stored in the performance data storage means and acquiring an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data from the operation pattern storage means; and an operation pattern acquired by the acquisition means. It is characterized by functioning as a notifying means for notifying a player of a finger to be operated inside.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below show one aspect of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention, and can be arbitrarily changed within the scope of the present invention.

1. Embodiment 1-1. 1. Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating an appearance of a performance training apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the performance training apparatus 1 includes a main body 10, a right-hand performance section 11, and a left-hand performance section 1.
2. It is composed of a right notification unit 13 and a left notification unit 14.

The right hand playing section 11 has keys R1, R2, R3,
The left hand playing section 12 is constituted by keys L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5. Then, these keys R1 to R5 and L1 to L5
Is designed so that a player can press a key with a finger, similarly to a key of a normal keyboard instrument. Here, in the present embodiment, the keys R1 to R5 constituting the right hand playing section 11 correspond to the respective fingers of the right hand on a one-to-one basis, and the keys L1 to L5 constituting the left hand playing section 12 correspond to the respective fingers of the left hand. , One by one. More specifically, the key R
Reference numeral 1 denotes a right thumb, key R2 denotes a right index finger, key R3 denotes a right middle finger, key R4 denotes a right ring finger, and key R5 denotes a right little finger. Similarly, the left hand playing section 12
Among them, the key L1 is operated by the little finger of the left hand, the key L2 is operated by the left ring finger, the key L3 is operated by the left middle finger, the key L4 is operated by the left index finger, and the key L5 is operated by the left thumb.

Further, the right notification unit 13 and the left notification unit 1
4 has five LEDs each. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the five LEs included in the right notification unit 13 are provided.
D is provided at a position corresponding to each of the five keys R1 to R5 included in the right-hand performance unit 11, and the five LEDs included in the left-side notification unit 14 include five LEDs included in the left-hand performance unit 12. The keys are arranged at positions corresponding to the keys L1 to L5, respectively. Then, by turning on one of the LEDs, any key can be instructed to the player.

Here, as described above, in the present embodiment, each key and each finger have a one-to-one correspondence, so that by turning on one of the LEDs,
A key to be pressed can be specified, and a finger to be pressed can be specified. In the present embodiment, the key indicated by the lighting of the LED (that is, the finger that should be pressed) and the key that the player actually pressed (that is, the finger that actually pressed the key) Satisfies a predetermined condition, some musical sound in the music is output. The predetermined condition is different depending on a performance mode to be described later. For example, when a key indicated by turning on an LED matches a key that is actually pressed, that is, fingering by the player is not performed. In this case, a musical sound is output when the fingering matches a preset fingering (fingering matching mode described later), and so on.

Next, a control system of the performance training apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the control system of the performance training apparatus 1
CPU 20, ROM 21, key press detection unit 22, RAM 2
3, an external storage device 24, an operation unit 25, a sound source 26, a speaker 27, an LED driver 28, and a key driving unit 29. Each part of the control system may be buried in the performance training device 1 or may be provided in a box separate from the performance training device 1.

The CPU 20, based on a user's operation input via the operation unit 25, is connected to each unit via the bus 30, ie, the ROM 21, the key press detection unit 22, the RAM
23, external storage device 24, operation unit 25, sound source 26, LE
By transmitting and receiving various information to and from the D driver 28 and the key drive unit 29, the entire performance training apparatus 1 is controlled.

The ROM 21 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 20, keys R1 to R
5 and the operation pattern data 36 of the keys L1 to L5 of the left hand playing section 12 are stored.
Operation pattern data 35 of keys R1 to R5 of the right hand playing section
Are keys R1 to R that operate simultaneously, as illustrated in FIG.
A tone ("C3" to "C5" shown in FIG. 3) or a range change command ("-1 oct", "+1 oct" shown in FIG. 3) is designated from a combination of five (hereinafter referred to as "operation pattern"). Data for Note that the key number (Ke
In y), “1” corresponds to the key R1, “2” corresponds to the key R2, “3” corresponds to the key R3, “4” corresponds to the key R4, and “5” corresponds to the key R5. Shows the key.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation pattern data 36 of the keys L1 to L5 of the left hand playing section 12 is obtained from the tone ("C" shown in FIG. 3) from the operation patterns of the keys L1 to L5.
1 "to" C3 ") or a range change command. The key number (Key) shown in FIG.
"5" is key L1, "4" is key L2, "3" is key L3,
“2” corresponds to the key L4, and “1” corresponds to the key L5. The key numbers (Keys) of the operation pattern data 35 and 36 have the same value as the fingering numbers such as “1” for the thumb, “2” for the index finger, “3” for the middle finger, and so on. ing. The performance training apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can specify a large number of musical tones based on the operation pattern data 35 and 36.

Here, in the operation pattern data 35 for the right hand illustrated in FIG. 3, an operation pattern is set based on basic fingering of a conventional keyboard instrument. That is, in a conventional keyboard instrument, when a key corresponding to seven full scales in one octave (doremi faso rashi “CDEFGAB”) is operated with the right hand, the first chromatic note (de “C”) is expressed by the thumb. The index finger indicates the second scale note ("D"), the middle finger indicates the third scale note ("E"), the thumb indicates the fourth scale note ("F"), and the fifth scale note ("S"). "G")
Is operated with the index finger, the sixth scale note (La “A”) with the middle finger, and the seventh scale note (B “B”) with the ring finger. In simple terms, when operating in succession with Doremi Faso Rashi, thumb (do) → index finger (re) → middle finger (mi) → thumb (fa) → index finger (so) → middle finger (la) →
Operate with the ring finger. In other words, in the basic right-hand operation of a conventional keyboard instrument, the thumb and thumb operate the do and fa keys, the forefinger operates the re and so keys, the middle finger operates the mi and la keys, and the ring finger uses the ring finger. Is operated.

In the operation pattern data 35, as in the case of a conventional keyboard instrument, the musical sounds of C (C) and F (F) include an operation pattern (C3 = key R1, C4 = key R1 + key R5, F3 = key R1
+ Keys R4, F4 = Key R1 + Key R4 + Key R5) are assigned, and the tone patterns of Les (D) and So (G) include an operation pattern including a key R2 operated with the index finger (D3 = Keys R2, D4 =
Key R2 + Key R5, G3 = Key R2 + Key R4, G4 = Key R2
+ Key R4 + key R5) are assigned, and the operation patterns including the key R3 operated with the middle finger (E3 = key R1 + key R3, E4 = key R1 + key R3) are assigned to the musical sounds of mi (E) and la (A).
+ Key R5, A3 = key R3, A4 = key R3 + key R5), and the key R4 operated with the ring finger is used for the tone of (B).
(B3 = key R4, B4 = key R4 + key R5).

As shown in FIG. 2, in the operation pattern data 35, the operation pattern obtained by adding the operation patterns assigned to the musical tones of the adjacent whole scales (doremi faso rashi "CDEFGAB") is used. It is assigned to a musical tone of a middle scale between musical tones (tones with semitone symbols). For example, the operation pattern of “C♯3” (operation of the keys R1 and R2) includes both the operation pattern of “C3” (operation of the key R1) and the operation pattern of “D3” (operation of the key R2). It has an operation pattern.

Further, in the operation pattern data 35, it is possible to change the designated musical tone by one octave depending on whether or not the operation pattern includes the key R5 operated by the little finger. Specifically, "C
When the operation of the key R5 is included in each of the operation patterns of "3" to "B3", the operation pattern becomes "C4" to "B4". Therefore, in this performance training apparatus 1,
Despite being able to specify a large number of musical sounds in comparison to the number of keys,
A musical tone can be specified by fingering close to that of a conventional keyboard instrument. One octave of the full scale ("CDEFGA
If one learns the operation pattern B)), it is easy to designate a musical tone with a semitone symbol or a musical tone with a different octave.

The operation pattern data 36 for the left hand shown in FIG.
In the same manner as in the above, a musical tone can be designated by fingering close to a conventional keyboard instrument. In brief, the musical sound of “C” includes an operation pattern including a key L1 operated with a little finger, the musical sound of “D” includes an operation pattern including a key L2 operated with a ring finger, and “E” and “ At least an operation pattern including a key L3 operated with the middle finger is assigned to the musical tone A, and an operation pattern including a key L4 operated with the index finger is assigned to the musical sounds F and FB.

When any one of the keys is pressed or released by the player, the key press detection section 22 outputs a key event indicating that to the CPU 20. Also, the key press detection unit 22
Detects a key depression, detects the velocity value of each depressed key, and includes the value in a key event.

The RAM 23 is used as a working memory of the CPU 20, and also stores a key event table for temporarily storing key events detected by the key press detecting section 22, the keys R1 to R5 of the right hand playing section 11 and the left hand playing section 1
A shift amount memory for storing a range shift s of a musical tone specified from the operation patterns of the second keys L1 to L5, a storage area for storing a sounding table for storing sounding notes, and various plugs and registers to be described later are set. Storage area to be stored. Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key event table, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shift amount memory, and FIG. In the key event table shown in FIG. 5, a pressed key is indicated by Flag “1”, and a key that is not pressed is indicated by Flag “0”.

The external storage device 24 includes a magnetic storage medium or a CD-R which stores information related to the performance of music such as music data.
It comprises a storage medium such as an OM, and a reading device for reading music data and the like from this storage medium. The music data stored in the storage medium of the external storage device 24 is
Read out in response to an instruction from the CPU 20,
3 is loaded.

Here, the music data of one music is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, right-hand performance data including information on performance of a part to be played by the right hand (hereinafter, referred to as “right-hand part”) and a part to be played by the left hand (hereinafter, “left-hand part”) It consists of performance data for the left hand that contains information about the performance. The right-hand performance data and the left-hand performance data are composed of event data (“status” shown in FIG. 8) for instructing a performance operation and time data representing a time interval between these event data (FIG. 8). “Δt”). For example, commercially available MIDI data in which the right hand part and the left hand part are recorded on different tracks is applied to the music data. Here, the event data used in the present embodiment includes note-on (noteo
n) There are three types of events, note off events and key pressure events.

The note-on event is event data for instructing the generation of a musical tone. As shown in FIG.
It includes a note number for designating a tone to be generated and a velocity for designating the intensity of the tone.

The note-off event is event data for instructing to mute a tone generated by the note-on event, and includes a note number for instructing a tone to be silenced, and a velocity. However, since the note-off event data is data for instructing the sound to be silenced, the velocity has a default value of “6”.
4 ". In the following description, the note-on event and the note-off event are collectively referred to as a “performance event”.

The key pressure event is event data for designating a key to be pressed. In the present embodiment, the key pressure event is the CPU
Reference numeral 20 denotes an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone included in each note-on event, obtained from the operation pattern data 35 and 36, and created based on the operation pattern. In the present embodiment, since each finger of the player corresponds to each key in a one-to-one correspondence, the key pressure event also designates a finger to be operated. In the present embodiment, an LED provided corresponding to a key to be pressed by a key pressure event
Is turned on, and a key to be pressed is driven.

The CPU 20 reads out a performance event at a timing designated by the time data in the music data or at a timing when any key is pressed, and generates a key pressure event.
6 、 Key pressure event is LED driver 28
Alternatively, the data is transmitted to a destination corresponding to the type of each event data, for example, to the key driving unit 29.

Next, in FIG. 2, the operation unit 25 selects a start switch for the player to instruct the start of the performance operation, a stop switch for instructing the end of the performance operation, and various performance modes to be described later. The switch is provided with various switches and operators in addition to a mode selection key for performing the
Send to 0.

The sound source 26 is a means for generating a tone signal in accordance with a performance event supplied by the CPU 20. Specifically, when a note-on event is supplied by the CPU 20, a tone signal corresponding to the note number and velocity included in the note-on event is generated and output. On the other hand, when a note-off event is supplied by the CPU 20, the sound source 26 stops generating a tone specified by a note number included in the note-off event. The signal output from the sound source 26 is amplified by an amplifier (not shown) and output from the speaker 27. The speaker 27
May be provided with headphones instead.

The LED driver 28 is means for turning on one of the LEDs provided in the right notification unit 13 and the left notification unit 14. That is, when a key pressure event is supplied by the CPU 20, the LED driver 2 turns on an LED corresponding to a key specified by the key pressure event among a plurality of LEDs.

The key drive section 29 is means for driving a key specified by a key pressure event supplied by the CPU 20 by a known method when the performance mode is set to a key drive mode described later. . That is, the key driving unit 29 can drive the key designated by the CPU 20 to a key pressed state or a key released state. Thus, the CPU 2
The “notification means” in the claims is constituted by the LED driver 28 or the key driving unit 29 and the plurality of LEDs or keys. The above is the configuration of the performance training device according to the present embodiment.

1-2. Performance Mode Next, performance modes that can be selected during performance in the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, an automatic performance mode for performing music automatically and a practice mode for the player to practice the music are provided.
By operating a mode selection key of the operation unit 25, each of these modes can be selectively switched. Further, in the present embodiment, separate modes can be set for the left hand part and the right hand part. For example, an automatic performance is performed in the automatic performance mode for the left hand part, and a performance practice is performed in the practice mode for the right hand part.

In the present embodiment, the practice mode described above includes a. Fingering match mode, b. Any key mode and c. Any one of the three key driving modes can be selected.
Hereinafter, each mode will be described.

A. Fingering Matching Mode In this fingering matching mode, a musical tone is output only when the key specified by the key pressure event completely matches the key actually pressed by the player. That is, a tone is output only when a key to be operated in the operation pattern corresponding to the tone specified by the music data matches a key actually pressed by the player.

B. Any key mode In this any key mode, a musical tone is output even if any key is pressed, that is, even if any key is pressed. I have.

C. Key drive mode In this key drive mode, the key specified by the key pressure event is automatically driven and notified to the pressed or released state, and an automatic performance is performed for the part set in this mode. Is being done. In other words, this is different from the automatic performance mode in that the keys are driven as the music performance progresses. The performer can practice fingering by watching the key drive, or practice arranging each finger at a position corresponding to each key and moving the finger in accordance with the key drive. Hereinafter, the performance in the key drive mode, that is, the performance in which the key drive is performed together with the automatic performance, is referred to as “exemplary performance”. The above is the performance mode in the present embodiment.

As described above, in the performance training apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the key indicated by the lighting of the LED (that is, the finger to be pressed) and the key actually pressed by the performer ( In other words, when the finger (the finger that actually pressed the key) satisfies different predetermined conditions in each performance mode, some musical tones in the music are output to support the performance. In other words, the CPU 20, the sound source 26, and the speaker 27 constitute a "tone output means" in the claims.

1-3. Flags and Registers Next, various flags and registers set in the RAM 23 will be described. The RAM 23 has a start flag SF, a part flag PF, and a practice mode flag PM.
(R) and (L), and registers AD (R) and A
D (L), DU (R) and DU (L), ADG (R)
And ADG (L) and DUG (R) and DUG
(L) are respectively set. For these flags or registers,
Those marked with “(R)” indicate registers or flags for the right-hand part, and those marked with “(L)” indicate registers or flags for the left-hand part.

First, the start flag SF is a flag indicating whether or not a performance operation is performed. In a start / stop process described later, when the start switch of the operation unit 25 is pressed, "1" is set. When the stop switch is pressed, "0" is set.

The part flag PF is a flag indicating whether the right hand part and the left hand part are set to a practice mode or an automatic performance mode, respectively. Specifically, when the right hand part is set to the practice mode and the left hand part is set to the automatic performance mode, the part flag PF is set to “0”, the left hand part is set to the practice mode, and the right hand part is set to the automatic performance mode. When the practice mode is set, the part flag PF is set to "1", and when the practice mode is set for both the right hand part and the left hand part, "2" is set to the part flag PF.

Practice mode flags PM (R) and PM
(L) is a flag indicating which of the above-described modes is selected as the practice mode when one or both of the right-hand part and the left-hand part are set as the practice part. It is. Specifically, when the fingering matching mode is set,
The practice mode flag PM (R or L) is set to "0", and if the any key mode is set, the practice mode flag PM (R or L) is set to "1" and the key drive mode is set. In this case, the practice mode flag PM (R or L) is set to "2".

Next, the various registers described above will be described. These registers include registers DU (R) and DU (L) used for measuring elapsed time, DUG (R) and DUG (L), and register AD used for storing an address in RAM 23.
(R) and AD (L), and ADG (R) and ADG (L).

In the register DU (R), a time interval between performance events in the performance data for the right hand is set. That is, in the example of FIG. 8, immediately after the music performance starts, a time interval "10 (4 + 6)" from the beginning of the music data to the first performance event is set, and thereafter, "12", "14 ( 8 + 6),..., Etc. Similarly, register DU (L) contains
The time interval between performance events in the performance data for the left hand (“18 (12 + 6)”, “32”,
“8 (2 + 6)”,...) Are set.

The time interval between key pressure events for the right hand is set in the register DUG (R). The time interval between key pressure events is set to the same value as the time interval between note-on events in the right hand performance data. Also, the register DUG (L)
In, the time interval of the key pressure event for the left hand is set. However, at the start of the performance of the music, a time shorter than the time interval until the first note-on event of the music data by a predetermined time (for example, “6”) is set. That is, the key pressure event corresponding to the performance event is executed shortly before the note-on event is executed. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 8, immediately after the music performance starts, a time interval “4 (10−6)” from the beginning of the music data to the first key pressure event is set,
Thereafter, each value is set to "26 (6 + 12 + 8)",... Similarly, the register DUG (L) stores the time interval "12 (18-
6) is set, and thereafter, “40 (6 + 32 +
2) ", ... are set.

In the register AD (R), the addresses in the RAM 23 where the performance events in the performance data for the right hand are stored are sequentially set at the timing specified by the time set in the register DU (R). You. That is, in the example of FIG. 8, the addresses “R4”, “R
6 "," R10 ",... Similarly, addresses (“L4”, “L6”, “L10”,...) In the RAM 23 where the next performance event in the performance data for the left hand is stored are sequentially set in the register AD (L).

The ADG (R) has a RAM in which each key pressure event in the right hand performance data is stored.
The addresses in 23 are sequentially set. That is, FIG.
In the example, "R2", "R8",... Are sequentially set. Similarly, register ADG (L)
Shows the address (“L2”, “L2”) in the RAM 23 where the next key pressure event in the performance data for the left hand is stored.
"L8",...) Are sequentially set. The above are the flags and registers used in the present embodiment.

1-4. Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. First, FIG.
The main routine of the processing executed in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that each process described below is executed by the CPU 20 in the ROM 23.
It is designed to be executed according to various programs stored therein.

First, when the power of the performance training apparatus 1 is turned on, the CPU 20 performs an initial setting process (step S1).
0). In this initialization processing, the CPU 20 initializes the above-described various registers and flags. When the initialization process ends, the CPU 20 performs a start / stop process shown in FIG. 10 (step S20). In the start / stop processing, when the start switch or the stop switch of the operation unit 25 is pressed, processing such as setting of each register is performed (details will be described later).

When the start / stop processing is completed, the CPU 20 performs the keyboard processing shown in FIG. 12 (step S30). In this keyboard processing, when any key is pressed or released, a sound generation process (FIGS. 13 to 15) or a process for silencing according to the set performance mode is performed (details will be described later). ). When the keyboard processing is completed, the CPU 20 performs panel processing (step S20).
40). In this panel processing, the state of various switches in the operation unit 25 is detected, and the above-mentioned various flags are set according to the state of each switch.
When the panel processing is completed, the CPU 20 performs other processing (step S50) and then performs the keyboard processing again.
Thereafter, the CPU 20 repeats the above-described processing from the keyboard processing to other processing (steps S20 to S50) until the power of the performance training apparatus 1 is turned off.

Further, in addition to the main routine described above, the CPU 20 performs an interrupt process shown in FIG. 11 at regular time intervals. In this interruption process, an automatic performance process for a part set in the automatic performance mode, a process for turning on an LED, and the like are performed.

Here, the above-described start / stop processing will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the start / stop processing starts, the CPU 2
In step S201, it is determined whether the start switch of the operation unit 25 has been turned on. If the result of this determination is that the start switch has been turned on, the CPU 20 sets the start flag SF to "1" (step S202) and performs a data setting process (step S203).

In this data set processing, the CPU 2
0 first instructs the reading device in the external storage device 24 to read the music data. Then, the CPU 20
The music data read in response to this instruction is stored in the RAM 2
3 is written in a predetermined storage area. Furthermore, CPU2
0 indicates the time required for reading out the first note-on event in the music data in the register DU (R and L), and the time required for generating the first key pressure event in the register DUG (R or L). set. In the example shown in FIG. 8, specific values set in each register are DU (R) = 10, DU (L) = 18,
DUG (R) = 4 and DUG (L) = 12.

When such a data set process is completed, or when it is determined that the start switch is not turned on as a result of the above-described determination (step S201), the CPU 20 turns on the stop switch of the operation unit 25. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (step S204). Here, when it is determined that the stop switch is turned on, C
The PU 20 sets “0” to the start flag SF (Step S205), and ends the start / step processing. On the other hand, if it is determined that the stop switch is not turned on as a result of the above-described determination, the start / stop processing is terminated as it is not necessary to change the value of the start flag SF.

Next, with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, the detailed processing performed in the above-described interrupt processing and keyboard processing will be described. In the following description, the left hand part is in the automatic performance mode,
The description will proceed with an example where the right hand part is set to the practice mode. In the following, the right hand part is composed of (1) fingering matching mode, (2) any key mode, and (3)
The description will be made separately for the case where each of the key driving modes is set.

(1) When the left hand part is set to the automatic performance mode and the right hand part is set to the fingering match mode (part flag PF = 0, practice mode flag PM (R) = 0) As described above, the CPU 20 Performs an interrupt process at regular time intervals (for example, a time interval corresponding to a tempo set by the player operating the operation unit 25). FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing this interrupt processing.

When the interrupt processing is started, the CPU 20 first determines whether or not the start flag SF is "1" (step S101). As described above, the start flag SF is set to “1” when an instruction to start a performance operation is given. Therefore, if it is determined that the start flag SF is not "1" as a result of this determination, that is, if the performance operation has not been started, the following processing is not required, and the interrupt processing is immediately terminated. .

On the other hand, when the start flag SF is "1"
If it is determined that the start of the performance operation has been instructed. In this case, the CPU 20
The values set in the registers DU (L), DU (R), DUG (L) and DUG (R) are each decremented by "1" (step S102).

Next, the CPU 20 determines whether the part flag PF is "0", "1", or "2" (step S103). That is, it is determined whether the right hand part and the left hand part are set to the practice mode or the automatic performance mode, respectively.

Now, "0" is set in the part flag PF. In this case, the CPU 20 determines in step S1
04 to S114, that is, processing a. Automatic performance processing of left-hand part, processing b. LED lighting processing of right hand part and processing c. It sets registers for the right hand part. Hereinafter, each of these processes will be described.

Processing a. Automatic performance processing of left hand part In automatic performance processing of left hand part, register DU
At the timing when the time set in (L) becomes “0”, processing for automatic performance is performed such that the performance event in the performance data for the left hand is read from the RAM 23 and output to the sound source 26. Specifically, it is as follows.

The CPU 20 first sets the register D
As a result of the decrement of U (L) (step S102),
It is determined whether or not the value of the register DU (L) has become "0" (step S104). As described above, the time between performance events in the left-hand performance data is set in the register DU (L). Therefore, if it is determined that the value of the register DU (L) is not “0” in the above determination, it means that it is not the timing to read out the performance event in the performance data for the left hand, so the following processing ( Steps S105 and S106) are not performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the register DU (L) is "0", it means that the timing of reading out the performance event in the performance data for the left hand has arrived, and the performance of the left hand part has been reached. Related processing. That is, the CPU 20 sets the register AD (L) at this time.
The address at which the performance event next to the performance event stored at the address set in the register AD is stored in the register AD.
(L). However, when the value of the register DU (L) becomes "0" for the first time after the music performance starts, the address where the first performance event in the performance data for the left hand is stored is set in the register AD (L). I do. Also, CPU
Step 20 sets the time until the next performance event is read out in the register DU (L) (step S105).

Next, the CPU 20 proceeds to step S10.
In step 5, the performance event stored at the address newly set in the register AD (L) is read from the RAM 23 and output to the sound source 26 (step S106). on the other hand,
The sound source 26 supplied with the performance event from the CPU 20
According to the performance event, operations such as generation and output of a tone signal or stop of output of a tone signal are performed. In this way, the automatic performance of the left hand part proceeds sequentially.

Processing b. LED lighting process (step S10
7 to S110) When the processing a described above is completed, the CPU 20 starts the LED lighting processing of the right hand part. In this LED lighting process, when the time set in the register DUG (R) becomes “0”, an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by a note-on event is obtained from the operation pattern data, and LED corresponding to the key specified by the key pressure event corresponding to the pattern
A process for turning on No. 15 is performed.

When this process b is started, the CPU 20
Determines whether the value of the register DUG (R) has become "0" as a result of the above-described decrement (step S102) (step S107). As mentioned above,
The time until the next key pressure event of the right hand playing section 11 is generated is set in the register DUG (R). Therefore, as a result of this judgment, the register DUG (R)
Is determined not to be "0", it means that it is not yet the lighting timing of the LED, so that the process b is immediately terminated and the process proceeds to a process c described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the register DUG (R) is “0”, it means that the lighting timing of any one of the LEDs 15 has arrived, and the CPU 20 proceeds to the process shown in step S108. I do.

That is, the CPU 20 acquires, from the operation pattern data, an operation pattern corresponding to the musical tone specified by the note-on event next to the performance data for the right hand (step S108). Then, the CPU 20 generates a key pressure event that specifies a key to be pressed in the obtained operation pattern, and stores the key pressure event in the RAM 23. At this time, the CPU 20 sets the address storing the key pressure event in the register ADG (R) and sets the time until the next key pressure event is generated in the register DUG (R) (step S109). Then, the CPU 20 sets the register AD
The key pressure event stored at the address newly set to G (R) is read out from the RAM 23 and
The output is output to the ED driver 28 (step S110). Thus, the process b ends.

Here, the LED driver 28 turns on the LED corresponding to the key specified by the key pressure event received from the CPU 20 among the LEDs included in the right notification unit 13. LED driver 2
8 turns off the lighted LED when a predetermined time has elapsed since the LED was turned on. By performing such processing, in the performance mode, a key corresponding to a musical tone specified by a note-on event in the music data (that is, a finger to be pressed) is notified to the player. It will be. The timing at which the LED is turned off is not limited to after a lapse of a fixed time from the time of lighting. For example, the LED may be turned off at the timing when the next key pressure event is received, or the note-off event in the music data may be received. The light may be turned off at a different timing.

Processing c. Setting of Register for Right Hand Part, etc. (Steps S111 to S114) When the processing b described above is completed, the CPU 20 sets the register for the right hand part at the timing when the time set in the register DU (R) becomes “0”. Perform the set.
The details are as follows.

First, the CPU 20 executes the register D
As a result of the decrement of U (R) (step S102),
It is determined whether the value of the register DU (R) has become "0" (step S111). As described above, the time between performance events in the right-hand performance data is set in the register DU (R). Therefore, when it is determined that the value of the register DU (R) is not “0” as a result of the above determination, it is determined that the timing of the setting of the register of the right hand part and the processing for the model performance has not arrived yet. Therefore, the following processing (step S112)
To step S114), the process c ends, and the interrupt process ends.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the register DU (R) is "0", it means that the timing to set the register for the performance of the right hand part has come. In this case, the CPU 20 sets, in the register AD (R), the address where the performance event next to the performance event stored in the address set in the register AD (R) at that time is stored. However, if the value of the register DUG (R) becomes "0" for the first time after the music performance starts, the address where the first performance event is stored is set in the register AD (R). Further, the CPU 20 sets the time until the performance event stored at the address newly set in the register AD (R) is read out in the register DU (R) (step S112).

Next, the CPU 20 sets the practice mode flag P
It is determined whether or not “2” is set in M (R) (step S113). Here, as described above, the right hand part is set to the fingering matching mode (PM (R)).
= 0), the CPU 20 ends the process c without performing the process of step S114 (details will be described later), and ends the interrupt process.

Next, the keyboard processing executed in the above-described main routine will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When this keyboard processing starts,
First, the CPU 20 determines whether any of the keys released in the previous keyboard processing has been pressed (step S301). This determination is made based on a signal transmitted from the key press detection unit 22. As a result of this determination, when it is determined that the key is not depressed, the CPU 20 does not need to perform the process for generating a musical tone (steps S303 to S309), and thus the CPU 20 performs the process for silencing the musical tone (steps S310 to 312) Proceed to.

On the other hand, if it is determined that any of the keys released in the previous keyboard processing has been pressed, the CPU 20 sets the value of the part flag PF to "0",
It is determined which of “1” and “2” it is (step S302). Now, since the part flag PF is set to "0", the CPU 20 next determines whether or not the pressed key is a key included in the right-hand performance unit 11 (step S303). This determination is made based on a key event output from the key press detection unit 22. Here, since the left-hand part is set to the automatic performance mode, if the operated key is not the right-hand performance part 11, that is, if the operated key is the left-hand performance part 12, the sound generation process is performed. No need. Accordingly, the process proceeds to a process for silencing a musical tone (step S310).

On the other hand, the depressed key is
If the key is included in the key 1, the CPU 20 performs the sound generation process corresponding to the currently set right hand part performance mode, that is, the fingering match mode (step S30).
4).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a tone generation process performed in step S304 in the flowchart of FIG. 12 when the performance mode of the right hand part is set to the fingering matching mode. As shown in FIG. 13, in this sound generation process, the CPU 20 first determines whether or not “1” is set in the start flag SF (step Sa10). As a result, if "1" is not set in the start flag SF, it means that the performance operation has not been started, and it is not necessary to perform sound generation processing and the like. Return to processing.

On the other hand, when the start flag SF is "1"
, That is, when the performance operation has been started, the CPU 20 sets the register ADG at that time.
The key specified by the key pressure event stored at the address set in (R) matches the key pressed by the player (determined by the key event transmitted from the key press detection unit 22). It is determined whether or not it has been performed (step Sa11). As a result, if the key specified by the key pressure event does not match the depressed key, the process returns to the keyboard process without performing the sound generation process.

On the other hand, if the CPU 20 determines that the key specified by the key pressure event and the pressed key match, the CPU 20 sets the address set in the register AD (R) at that time. After the stored performance event is read from the RAM 23 and output to the sound source 26 (step Sa12), the process returns to the keyboard processing.

The sound source 26 having received the performance event generates a tone signal in accordance with the performance event,
Output to As described above, when the practice mode is set to the fingering matching mode, a musical tone is generated only when the key specified by the key pressure event matches the key pressed by the player, If the key specified by the key pressure event does not match the key pressed by the player, no musical tone is generated. If the key specified by the key pressure event and the key pressed by the player do not match, an alarm or the like is output instead of generating a musical tone, thereby providing the player with a sound. The fact that the pressed key is the wrong key may be notified.

As described above, the timing for generating the key pressure event is set to be earlier than the timing for reading out the note-on event by a predetermined time. Here, any key is depressed by the player between the time when the key pressure event is set in the register ADG (R or L) and the time when the performance event is set in the register AD (R or L). In this case, the next performance event may be set in the register AD (R or L) at the timing when the key is pressed, and a tone corresponding to the performance event may be output, or any tone may be output. It may not be done. Also, new data is stored in registers ADG (R) and DUG (R).
Immediately before setting in the register ADG (R), the key pressure event stored in the address set in the register ADG (R) is read out and stored in a predetermined area in the RAM 23, and the stored data is used in FIG. The determination in step Sa11 may be performed. That is, in step Sa11 in FIG. 13, the key pressed and the key specified by the key pressure event stored in the predetermined area in the RAM 23 may be compared.

Now, after the sound generation processing described above is performed,
The CPU 20 executes a silencing process described below (step S310).
To S312).

In this mute processing, the CPU 20 first sets the practice mode flag PM (R or L) of the pressed key part (right hand part or left hand part) to “2”.
Is determined (step S310). Here, since the practice mode flag PM (R) is set to "0", the process proceeds to step S310. That is, C
The PU 20 determines whether any of the keys depressed in the previous keyboard processing has been released (step S311). As a result of this determination, when it is determined that any key has been released, the CPU 20 transmits to the sound source 26 an instruction to stop the generation of the musical tone corresponding to the released key (step S312). Then, the keyboard processing ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that none of the keys has been released, there is no need to perform the process for stopping the musical sound, and the keyboard process is terminated. More than,
Interrupt processing and keyboard processing when the left hand part is set to the automatic performance mode and the right hand part is set to the fingering matching mode.

(2) When the left hand part is set to the automatic performance mode and the right hand part is set to the any key mode (part flag PF = 0, practice mode flag PM (R) =
1) The processing performed when the left hand part is set to the automatic performance mode and the right hand part is set to the fingering direction matching mode is almost the same as the processing in (1) described above. Therefore,
The description of the processing common to the above (1) is omitted.

When the left hand part is set to the automatic performance mode and the right hand part is set to the any key mode, step S30 in the keyboard processing (FIG. 12) in the case of (1) above.
In 4, the process shown in FIG. 14 is executed. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, the CPU 20 first determines whether or not the start flag SF is "1" (step Sb10), as in the sound generation process shown in FIG. Determine whether or not. If the performance operation has started, the performance event stored at the address set in the register AD (R) is read from the RAM 23 and output to the tone generator 26 (step Sb11), and the process returns to the keyboard processing.

The tone generator 26 generates a tone signal in accordance with the performance event received from the CPU 20 and outputs the tone signal to the speaker 27. Thus, in the any key mode, no matter which key is pressed by the player,
Musical sounds are output.

(3) When the left hand part is set to the automatic performance mode and the right hand part is set to the key drive mode (part flag PF = 0, practice mode flag PM (R) = 2) In this case, FIG. Processing in the shown flowchart a. Automatic performance processing of left hand part and processing b. After the LED lighting process for the right hand part is executed, in process c, a process for an exemplary performance of the right hand part is executed.

After executing the processes a and b in the same manner as (1), the CPU 20 determines that the value of the register DU (R) has become "0" (step S11).
1) The registers AD (R) and DU (R) are set (step S112), and the performance mode flag PM
It is determined whether or not “R” is set to “2” (step S113). Here, the performance mode flag PM
Since (R) is set to "2", the CPU 20
Starts the model performance processing of the right hand part shown in step S114. That is, the CPU 20 sets the register AD
The performance event stored at the address set in (R) is read out from the RAM 23 and output to the sound source 26 and the key drive unit 29. At that time, the register AD
The key pressure event stored at the address set in G (R) is read and output to the key driving unit 29.

Here, the sound source 26 performs operations such as generation and output of a tone signal or stop of output of the tone signal in accordance with the performance event supplied by the CPU 20.

When a key pressure event is supplied by the CPU 20, the key driving section 29 drives the key specified by the key pressure event to a pressed state, and presses the key after a predetermined period has elapsed. Drive the state key to the released state.

By performing such processing by the sound source 26 and the key driving section 29, the key to be depressed in the right hand playing section 11 is automatically driven, and the tone of the right hand part is output from the speaker 27. Then, a model performance is performed.

On the other hand, since the model performance processing of the right hand part is performed in this interruption processing, the practice mode flag PM in step S304 in the keyboard processing shown in FIG.
The process according to (R) is not performed at all, as shown in FIG. When the right-hand part is set to the key drive mode, the process for silencing a musical tone is also performed in the above-described interrupt process, so that there is no need to perform the process for silencing in the keyboard process. That is, FIG.
After the determination in step S310, the keyboard processing ends without performing the processing in steps S311 and S312.

Next, when the right hand part and the left hand part are both set to the practice mode, that is, when the part flag PF is set to "2", the following processing is executed. That is, during the interrupt processing shown in FIG. 11, it is determined in step S103 that the value of the part flag PF is “2”. In this case, the automatic performance processing shown in the processing a is not performed, and the LE shown in the processing b is not performed.
D lighting process (steps S130 and S13
1) and the processing for setting the register and the model performance shown in the processing c (steps S132 and S13)
3) is performed for both the right hand part and the left hand part.

On the other hand, in the keyboard processing shown in FIG.
In step S302, it is determined that the value of part flag PF is "2". In this case, the CPU 20
Whether the depressed key is a key included in the right hand playing section 11
It is determined whether or not the key is included in the left-hand performance unit 12 (step S307). If it is determined that the key included in the right-hand performance unit 11 is depressed, the process proceeds to step S307.
5, the practice mode flag PM
The sound generation processing corresponding to (R) is executed for the right hand part (step S308). On the other hand, the left hand playing section 12
When it is determined that the key included in the key is depressed,
To practice mode flag P in the sound generation process shown in FIG.
The sound generation processing corresponding to M (L) is executed for the left hand part (step S309). When these sound generation processes are completed, the CPU 20 executes a process for silencing (step S3).
10 to S312), and the keyboard processing ends. The above is the operation of the performance training device according to the present embodiment.

As described above, the performance training apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment acquires the operation pattern corresponding to the musical tone specified by the note-on event in the music data from the operation pattern data 35 and 36 stored in advance. ,
Even if information such as which LED is turned on is not described in the music data, the corresponding LED can be turned on or the corresponding key can be driven to support the performance. Therefore, this performance training apparatus 1 is a commercially available MIDI device in which the right hand part and the left hand part are recorded on different tracks.
Music performance can be supported using data or MIDI data created by a user (such as a performer).

Further, the performance training apparatus 1 is configured such that each key and each finger correspond one-to-one with each other, but can generate a larger number of musical tones than the number of keys. This allows the performer to practice using the music data in a wide range, even though the performer can practice without losing which finger to press the key indicated by turning on the LED. Is also possible.

The performance practice apparatus 1 is configured such that the practice mode can be set independently for the right hand part and the left hand part. For this reason, the player can perform the desired part with emphasis. Further, since the performance practice apparatus 1 can select a practice mode, the performer can also practice the performance according to his / her skill level. For example, more efficient practice can be performed by first becoming accustomed to finger operation during performance in the key drive mode, and then switching to the practice mode such as the any key mode or the fingering match mode.

Note that, as practice music for finger operation of the performance practice apparatus 1, C3 → D3 → E3 → F3 → G3 → A3 → B3
Practice music data of → C4 → D4 → E4 → F4 → G4 → A4 → B4 → C5 and the reverse order of this music data (C5 → ...)
It is convenient for beginners if the practice music data of C3) is prepared. The music data used for performance support may not have velocity data. in this case,
The velocity value at the time of sound emission may be set to a preset value, and the user does not need to input the velocity, thereby facilitating creation of music data for performance support.

2. Modifications The performance training apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, the following modified embodiments are possible. 2-1. First Modification In the above-described embodiment, in the case of the practice mode, when there is a simultaneous tone generation portion of a musical tone in the right hand part or the left hand part of the music data, any one of a plurality of musical tones of the simultaneous tone generation portion is used. The key to be depressed in the operation pattern corresponding to the musical sound may be notified. In this case, the CPU
Reference numeral 20 denotes a sounding interval of a note-on event in the right-hand performance data or the left-hand performance data (“Δt” shown in FIG. 8).
Is monitored, and when it is detected that the sound generation interval is within a predetermined time, one of the plurality of tones specified by the corresponding plurality of note-on events is selected by a predetermined rule. The key to be depressed in the corresponding operation pattern may be notified. For example, based on the note number or velocity included in the note-on event, a musical tone with the highest scale or a musical tone with the highest scale, a musical tone with the highest velocity, or a musical tone with the lowest velocity may be selected. In the music data, data indicating which musical tone should be selected for the simultaneous sound generation portion may be described in advance.

2-2. Second Modification In the above embodiment, in the practice mode, the musical tone included in the note-on event is the operation pattern data 3
Tones described in Nos. 5 and 36 ("C3" in FIG. 3)
If it is not among "C5" and "C1" to "C3" in FIG. 4, the range change commands ("-1oct", "-1oct" + 1o
ct ”), the LED may be illuminated based on the operation pattern corresponding to the musical tone, and then the LED may be illuminated based on the operation pattern corresponding to the musical tone.

2-3. Third Modified Example In the above embodiment, in the practice mode,
The performance training apparatus 1 may interrupt the above-mentioned performance support at a time interval set by the player for a predetermined period, and may emit a musical tone according to the performance of the player during the interruption period. In this way, the player can practice repetition of the performance guided by the LED immediately before the interruption period. Further, during this suspension period, a metronome sound or an accompaniment sound may be emitted. Also, the performance support may be interrupted in any one or more sections of the music. In this way, by allowing the user to arbitrarily change the section in which performance support is not provided, the performance training efficiency is improved.

2-4. Fourth Modification In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which a key to be depressed is notified by turning on an LED included in the right notification unit 13 and the right notification unit 14, but these notification units are displayed on a liquid crystal display screen. Information indicating a key to be pressed (a predetermined key number) or the like may be displayed on the liquid crystal display screen to notify the key. Further, the present invention is not limited to the case of notifying the key to be pressed, but may be to notify the finger to be pressed as shown in FIG. In this case, in place of the operation pattern data for specifying the musical tone from the key operation pattern, operation pattern data for specifying the musical tone from the finger operation pattern may be stored.
If the operation pattern of the finger is directly known from the musical sound, it is possible to notify the finger to be pressed by characters as shown in FIG.

2-5. Fifth Modification In the above-described embodiment, the performance practice device having ten keys and capable of performing both hands is described. However, as shown in FIG. 18, the present invention is applied to a performance practice device that performs with one hand. Alternatively, the number of keys is not limited to this. In addition, as shown in FIG. 19, when a performance practice is performed using some keys of a keyboard instrument such as an electronic piano, or by using some operators of an electronic device including a plurality of operators such as a personal computer. The present invention may be applied to performance practice.

2-6. Sixth Modification In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which a program for performing performance support is stored in the performance practice device 1 in advance. However, as shown in FIG. Recording on a computer-readable recording medium such as a medium, an optical recording medium, and a semiconductor storage medium;
A computer may read and execute this program. As shown in FIG. 21, the performance support program is stored in a server, and the server transmits the performance support program to a communication terminal such as a computer (PC) that has requested transmission via a network. Is also good.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the performance training apparatus obtains the operation pattern corresponding to the musical tone specified by the music data from the operation pattern data stored in advance. Performance support can be performed without using music data in which dedicated data is described.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating an appearance of a performance training device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the performance training device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing operation pattern data for the right hand.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing operation pattern data for the left hand.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a key event table.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a shift amount memory.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a pronunciation table.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of music data.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a main routine.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing start / stop processing.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an interrupt process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing keyboard processing.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a tone generation process in the fingering matching mode.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a tone generation process in an any key mode.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a tone generation process in the key drive mode.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the appearance of a performance training device for explaining a fourth modification.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a performance training apparatus for describing a fourth modification;

FIG. 18 is a view showing the appearance of a performance training device for explaining a fifth modification.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the appearance of a performance training device for explaining a fifth modification.

FIG. 20 is a diagram provided for description of a sixth modification;

FIG. 21 is a diagram provided for description of a sixth modification;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... performance training device, 10 ... body, 11 ... right-hand performance section, 12 ... left-hand performance section, 13 ... right notification section, 14 ...
... Left notification unit, 20 CPU, 21 ROM, 22
... Key press detection unit, 23 RAM, 24 external storage device, 25 operation unit, 26 sound source, 27 speaker, 28 LED driver, 29 key drive unit, 3
5, 36... Operation pattern data.

Claims (21)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of operators used for performance, operation pattern storage means for storing operation patterns of the plurality of operators for designating musical tones, and performance data storage for storing performance data related to music performance. Means for reading performance data stored in the performance data storage means, and obtaining from the operation pattern storage means an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data; and And a notifying means for notifying a player of an operator to be operated in the operation pattern. 2. The method according to claim 2, wherein the acquiring unit detects, based on a tone generation interval of the musical tone specified by the performance data, that a plurality of musical tones exist within a predetermined time. 2. The performance training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an operation pattern corresponding to any one of the musical tones is acquired from the operation pattern storage unit. 3. When the acquisition means detects that a plurality of musical tones exist within a predetermined time based on the tone generation intervals of the musical tones specified by the performance data, the obtaining means specifies the plurality of musical tones in accordance with the performance data. The method according to claim 2, wherein the one tone is specified based on a value of a pitch or a velocity of the plurality of tones, and an operation pattern corresponding to the tone is acquired from the operation pattern storage unit. The performance practice device described. 4. The performance training device, comprising: a detecting unit configured to detect an operated operator of the plurality of operators; an operator to be operated in an operation pattern acquired by the acquiring unit; 4. A musical sound output means for outputting a musical sound corresponding to the operation pattern when all of the operators detected almost simultaneously by the detecting means satisfy a predetermined condition. The performance practice device described in 1. 5. The predetermined condition is that an operator to be operated in the operation pattern acquired by the acquisition unit matches all the operators detected almost simultaneously by the detection unit. The performance training device according to claim 4, characterized in that: 6. The performance training according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined condition is that an operation of any one of the plurality of operators is detected by the detection unit. apparatus. 7. The performance training apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a driving unit that drives an operation element to be operated in the operation pattern obtained by the obtaining unit. 8. An operation pattern storage means for storing a plurality of operators used for a performance corresponding to one finger of a hand in a one-to-one correspondence, an operation pattern of a finger operated for designating a musical tone, and a music composition. Performance data storage means for storing performance data relating to the performance of the musical instrument; reading the performance data stored in the performance data storage means, and obtaining from the operation pattern storage means an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data And a notifying unit for notifying a player of a finger to be operated in the operation pattern obtained by the obtaining unit. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring unit detects a plurality of tones within a predetermined time based on a tone interval of the tones specified by the performance data. 9. The performance training apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an operation pattern corresponding to any one of the musical tones is acquired from the operation pattern storage unit. 10. When the acquisition unit detects that a plurality of musical tones exist within a predetermined time based on a tone generation interval of musical tones specified by the performance data, the obtaining unit specifies the plurality of tones according to the performance data. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the one tone is specified based on a value of a pitch or a velocity of the plurality of tones, and an operation pattern corresponding to the tone is acquired from the operation pattern storage unit. The performance practice device described. 11. The performance training device, comprising: a detection unit that detects an operated operator of the plurality of operators; and an operation corresponding to a finger to be operated in an operation pattern acquired by the acquisition unit. 9. A musical sound output means for outputting a musical sound corresponding to the operation pattern when all of the musical instruments and all the operating elements detected almost simultaneously by the detecting means satisfy a predetermined condition.
11. The performance training device according to any one of claims 10 to 10. 12. The predetermined condition is that an operator corresponding to a finger to be operated in the operation pattern acquired by the acquiring unit matches all the operators detected at substantially the same time by the detecting unit. The performance training apparatus according to claim 11, wherein: 13. The performance training according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined condition is that an operation of any one of the plurality of operators is detected by the detection unit. apparatus. 14. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising driving means for driving an operation element corresponding to a finger to be operated in the operation pattern searched by said acquisition means.
14. A performance training apparatus according to any one of claims 13 to 13. 15. A method for controlling a performance training device having a plurality of operators used for performance, comprising: a reading step of reading performance data relating to a performance of a music piece stored in a performance data storage means; Obtaining an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone from operation pattern storage means for storing an operation pattern of the plurality of operators for designating the musical tone; and playing an operator to be operated in the obtained operation pattern And a notifying step of notifying a player. 16. A control method for a performance training apparatus having a plurality of operators corresponding to one of the fingers of a hand in a one-to-one correspondence. Acquiring an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data from an operation pattern storage unit that stores an operation pattern of a finger operated to designate a musical tone; and An informing step of informing a player of a finger to be operated. 17. In the acquiring step, based on a tone generation interval of a musical tone specified by the performance data,
When detecting that a plurality of musical tones are present within a predetermined time, an operation pattern corresponding to any one of the plurality of musical tones is acquired from the operation pattern storage means. A control method for a performance training apparatus according to claim 15. 18. A computer having a plurality of operators for performing a performance practice, an operation pattern storage means for storing operation patterns of the plurality of operators for designating a musical tone, and performance data relating to music performance. Performance data storage means for storing the performance data stored in the performance data storage means, and obtaining means for obtaining from the operation pattern storage means an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data, A performance support program for functioning as a notifying means for notifying a player of an operator to be operated in the operation pattern acquired by the acquiring means. 19. A computer having at least a plurality of operators one-to-one corresponding to any finger of a hand for performing performance practice, and stores a finger operation pattern for operating a computer to designate a musical tone. Operation pattern storage means; performance data storage means for storing performance data relating to the performance of a musical composition; reading the performance data stored in the performance data storage means; and storing an operation pattern corresponding to a musical tone specified by the performance data. Acquisition means for acquiring from the operation pattern storage means, and a performance support program for functioning as notification means for informing a player of a finger to be operated in the operation pattern acquired by the acquisition means. 20. When the acquisition means detects that a plurality of musical tones exist within a predetermined time based on a tone generation interval of musical tones specified by the performance data, the acquiring means selects one of the plurality of musical tones. 20. The performance support program according to claim 18, wherein an operation pattern corresponding to any one of the musical tones is acquired from the operation pattern storage unit. 21. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program for supporting performance according to claim 1 is recorded.