JP2000003171A - Fingering data forming device and fingering display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform recording, reproducing and transferring of data without increasing a data amount related to fingering by generating the fingering data and the musical sound performance data, relating them to each other and recording them as the same file or separated files. SOLUTION: In fingering data pickup recording processing, the fingering data from a fingering input device 2K inputted on the data and an address bus 2P through a fingering data interface 2B are picked up to be recorded in a prescribed storage area. In musical data pickup recording processing, the musical sound data from a musical sound input device 2J inputted on the data and the address bus 2P through a musical data interface 2A are picked up to be recorded in the prescribed storage area. The picked up fingering data and musical sound data are recorded so that the timing to be fingering-displayed is related to the utterance timing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fingering data creation device and a fingering display device for displaying fingering during musical instrument performance and assisting the performance lesson, and more particularly to the handling of data related to fingering display. The present invention relates to a fingering data creation device and a fingering display device to which are added.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For musical instruments played by fingers, such as a piano, it is one of the important training methods to visually check the actual fingering state of the fingers during the performance training. As a method of teaching fingering, a method of learning the fingering method by actually watching the teacher's performance, a video about the fingering of the teacher recorded by a video camera or the like, or an animated image of the video. There is a method of learning the fingering method.

[0003]

In the conventional fingering acquisition method, at present, it is the easiest to understand the fingering method by actually watching the teacher's performance and the degree of acquisition is high. However, actually teaching with a teacher involves time and location difficulties. Therefore, in many cases, students actually learn at home while watching videos such as videos. In this case, when practicing repeatedly, it is necessary to repeat the processing such as rewind playback of the video, and if the playback speed is adjusted and played back in slow motion, the image quality will deteriorate and the image will be degraded. is there. Media (video tape, etc.) can be played repeatedly.
There is a problem that the deterioration of is remarkable.

[0004] The present invention is intended to efficiently record, reproduce, and transfer data without increasing the amount of data related to fingering when displaying fingering during musical instrument play and supporting the performance lesson. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fingering data creation device capable of performing fingering.

According to the present invention, when fingering during musical instrument performance is displayed to support the performance lesson, an image related to fingering can be displayed at any speed according to the level of the player without deteriorating the image quality. It is an object to provide a finger display device.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fingering data generating apparatus according to the present invention, which detects a movement of a finger when a player plays a musical instrument and generates fingering data. Fingering data generating means, musical sound performance data generating means for generating musical sound performance data corresponding to the performance of the musical instrument, and associating the fingering data with the musical sound performance data as the same file or separate files. Recording means for recording on a recording medium. The fingering data generating means includes a motion capture for detecting the movement of the finger, and generates fingering data in which only the movement of the minimum number of representative points required for displaying the finger is recorded. The musical sound performance data is data conforming to a normal MIDI standard, and has data relating to timing.
Therefore, the fingering data is recorded in association with the timing data of the musical performance data as in the fingering data generating device according to the second aspect, so that only the fingering data is reproduced based on the timing data of the musical performance data. Will be able to do. Further, based on the created fingering data and musical performance data, the display of the sounding and the fingering state can be synchronized, or one of them can be processed in advance.

[0007] A fingering display device according to the present invention according to claim 2 at the time of filing is a recording medium on which fingering data and musical performance data are recorded, and the fingering data and the musical sound are recorded from the recording medium. Data reading means for reading performance data; and display means for displaying a fingering state of a finger based on the fingering data and musical performance data read by the data reading means. Since the fingering data read from the recording means records the movement of the minimum number of representative points required for displaying the finger, and the musical performance data records data relating to the timing of the fingering data, The display means can display the actual fingering state of the finger based on the fingering data and the musical performance data.

[0008] A fingering display device according to the present invention described in claim 3 at the time of filing is a recording medium on which fingering data and tone performance data are recorded, and at least the fingering data from the recording medium. Data reading means to be read, display means for applying a unique design such as an animal, a symbol, or a character to each finger of the finger based on the fingering data read by the data reading means, and displaying a fingering state. It is provided with. Since the fingering data records only the movement of the minimum number of representative points necessary for displaying the fingers, the fingering state of each finger is applied by applying a unique design such as animals, symbols, characters, etc. to each finger of the finger. Can be easily grasped. For example, by using a horse symbol and a pointing finger as a dog symbol on the thumb, the fingering state can be easily explained to infants and children.

The fingering display device according to the present invention described in claim 4 at the time of filing is a recording medium on which fingering data and musical performance data are recorded, and the fingering data and the sound data are stored from the recording medium. Data reading means for reading musical performance data, musical performance data processing means for performing processing for generating a musical tone based on the musical performance data read by the data reading means, and the musical performance data read by the data reading means. Display means for displaying the fingering state of the finger based on the fingering data prior to the tone generation processing of the corresponding tone performance data by the tone performance data processing means. Prior to the tone generation processing of the musical performance data, the performance support is performed by displaying the fingering state based on the fingering data. In other words, the fingering is displayed prior to the musical sound performance processing, so that the player is informed of the fingering during the performance, and the performance is supported.

In one embodiment of the fingering data creation device according to the present invention described in claim 1 at the time of filing, the timing of fingering display of the fingering data and the timing of sounding of the musical performance data are respectively described. It may be recorded in association with it. As one embodiment of the fingering display device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 2 at the time of filing, a sound generation process for generating a musical tone based on the musical performance data read by the data reading means, and a scale and a press are provided. The musical performance data processing means may be provided for performing at least one of display processing relating to performance support for displaying a key position and the like. Thus, in addition to the fingering display, it is possible to perform a sound generation process and a display process related to performance support based on the read musical performance data.

In one embodiment of the fingering display device, the display means generates data between the fingering data that is temporally or spatially different by interpolation processing when displaying a fingering state of a finger, The fingering state of the finger may be displayed smoothly. Fingering data records only the movement of the minimum number of representative points required for displaying a finger, and is data when a key is pressed at a certain predetermined tempo. However, when the tempo is increased, the fingering data becomes insufficient and the temporal or spatial fingering state of the finger between the fingering data cannot be displayed.
Therefore, in such a case, data between fingering data is created by interpolation processing so that the fingering state of a finger is displayed smoothly.

As one embodiment of the fingering display device, the fingering data may be constituted by data indicating a relative positional relationship between the position of the player's hand and the position of each finger.
Although the fingering data is obtained by recording only the movement of the minimum number of representative points required for displaying the finger, the present invention specifically shows the movement. That is, the fingering data is indicated by the relative positional relationship between the position of the hand and the position of each finger.

As one embodiment of the fingering display device, the fingering state of the finger may be drawn and displayed by a graphic element such as a polygon based on the fingering data. Since the fingering data indicates the relative positional relationship between the position of the hand and the position of each finger, the fingering state of the finger can be displayed more easily by drawing the state of the finger using graphic elements such as polygons can do.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a hardware configuration showing an embodiment of an electronic musical instrument incorporating a fingering display device according to the present invention. In this embodiment, an electronic musical instrument in which one CPU 21 performs a process related to fingering display and the like will be described as an example. The CPU 21 controls the operation of the electronic musical instrument as a whole. A program memory (ROM) 22 and a working memory (RAM) 2 are supplied to the CPU 21 via a data and address bus 2P.
3, mouse detection circuit 24, switch detection circuit 25, display circuit 26, external storage device 27, sound source circuit 28, effect circuit 29, musical sound signal interface 2A, fingering data interface 2B, communication interface 2C, and timer 2D are connected. I have.

The CPU 21 includes various programs and various data in the program memory 22 and the working memory 23.
And an external storage device 27 and a tone signal interface 2A.
It operates based on the musical tone control information (MIDI data) fetched from the fingering information interface 2B. In this embodiment, as the external storage device 27, a hard disk drive (HDD),
Floppy disk drive (FDD), CD-ROM
A drive, a magneto-optical disk (MO) drive, a ZIP drive, a PD drive, a DVD, or the like may be used. Also, a MIDI input device (for example, a MIDI device) 2J or the like via the musical tone signal interface 2A transmits MIDI data.
Data or the like may be fetched, or MIDI data or the like may be fetched from a network via the communication interface 2C. The CPU 21 supplies the MIDI data to the tone generator circuit 28 and performs a sound generation process. Note that, in addition to the built-in tone generator circuit 28, the tone generation process may be performed using a tone generator circuit externally connected via a MIDI cable.

The program memory 22 stores programs related to the system of the CPU 21, various parameters and data, and the like.
OM). Working memory 23 is CP
The U21 temporarily stores various data generated when the U21 executes the program, and a predetermined address area of the random access memory is allocated to each of them and used as a register, a flag, or the like. Instead of storing the operation program and various data in the program memory 22, an external storage device 2 such as a CD-ROM drive is used.
7. Various data such as automatic performance data, accompaniment data, musical sound waveform data, and any operation program, fingering data,
A pattern related to fingering data, data related to a symbol, or the like may be stored. The operation programs and various data stored in the external storage device 27 are stored in the working memory 23.
Etc. can be transferred and stored. This makes it possible to easily perform new installation and version upgrade of the operation program.

The communication interface 2C is connected to a data and address bus 2P, and can be connected to various communication networks 2L such as a LAN (local area network), the Internet, and a telephone line via the communication interface 2C. May be exchanged with the server computer 2M. Thus, the operation program and various data can be downloaded from the server computer 2M.
In this case, a command requesting download of an operation program and various data is transmitted from the electronic musical instrument serving as a client to the server computer 2M via the communication interface 2C and the communication network 2L. In response to this command, server computer 2M transmits a predetermined operation program or data to another electronic musical instrument via communication network 2L. The electronic musical instrument receives these operation programs and data via the communication interface 2C and stores these programs and data in a hard disk drive or the like which is a part of the external storage device.
Thus, the download of the operation program and various data is completed.

The present invention may be implemented by a commercially available personal computer or the like in which an operation program and various data corresponding to the present invention are installed. In that case, the operation program and various data corresponding to the present invention may be provided to the user in a state where the program is stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a floppy disk which can be read by a personal computer. In addition, the personal computer is a LAN,
When connected to a communication network such as the Internet or a telephone line, the operation program or various data may be provided to another personal computer or the like via the communication network.

The mouse 2E is a pointing device used for a personal computer or the like. The input signal from the mouse 2E is converted into position information by the mouse detection circuit 24 and supplied to the data and address bus 2P. The switch detection circuit 25 is provided corresponding to each switch group on the panel switch 2F, and outputs a switch on / off event according to the operation status of each switch group. The switch group on the panel switch 2F includes, for example, a mode change switch for changing a recording mode or a reproduction mode of fingering information or a musical sound signal, whether to play fingering data of fingering data or to play MIDI data, A reproduction condition change switch for changing various reproduction conditions such as whether the tempo or tone at the time of the reproduction is changed, a capture method change switch for changing a motion capture method, a musical sound input means can be inputted by MIDI data, or inputted from a microphone. There are provided a recording condition change switch such as a musical sound input means change switch for changing whether or not to input as an analog signal, and a change switch for instructing change of various conditions. In addition, it has various controls for selecting, setting, and controlling the tone color, volume, pitch, effect, and the like of the musical tone to be generated. There are many other switches, but they are omitted here. In addition to these hardware switches, various switches are displayed on the display,
You may make it selectable by software with the mouse 2E. The display circuit 26 controls the display content of the display 2G, and displays two-dimensional or three-dimensional pseudo keyboard and fingering. The display 2G is composed of a liquid crystal display panel (LCD) or the like, and its display operation is controlled by the display circuit 26.

The tone generator circuit 28 is capable of simultaneously generating musical tone signals on a plurality of channels, receives musical tone data (data conforming to the MIDI standard: MIDI data) provided via an address bus 2P, and receives this information. The tone signal is generated based on The tone generator circuit 28 can simultaneously generate tone signals on a plurality of channels by using a single circuit in a time-division manner to form a plurality of tone channels, or by setting one tone channel to one.
It may be of a type configured with one circuit. Further, any tone signal generation method in the tone generator circuit 28 may be used.

The effect circuit 29 applies various effects to the tone data from the tone generator 28 and outputs the tone data to which the effect has been applied to the sound system 2H. The tone data to which the effect is given by the effect circuit 29 is generated through a sound system 2H including an amplifier and a speaker. The timer 2D generates a tempo clock pulse for counting a time interval and setting a tempo for automatic performance. The frequency of this tempo clock pulse is determined by the tempo switch (not shown) in the switch group.
Will be adjusted by The tempo clock pulse from the timer 2N is given to the CPU 21 as an interrupt command, and the CPU 21 executes various processes during the automatic performance by the interrupt process.

The musical sound input device 2J is for inputting data such as pitch, length, velocity and the like of a musical sound to be produced, and is a keyboard of a keyboard instrument or a microphone. When the musical sound input device 2J is a keyboard, each key is provided with a corresponding key switch, and, if necessary, a touch detecting means such as a pressing force detecting device. In the following description, a fingering method for a keyboard instrument will be described as an example. Accordingly, the tone input device 2J detects a change from the key release state to the key depressed state of the keyboard and outputs a key-on event, detects a change from the key depressed state to the key released state, outputs a key-off event, and outputs a key-off event. Output a note number indicating the pitch of the key related to the key-on event and the key-off event. The tone input device 2J also outputs the velocity data and the after touch data by determining the key pressing operation speed and the pressing force when the key is pressed. It goes without saying that the musical sound input device 2J may be a performance operator other than the keyboard. The tone data interface 2A converts each event signal from the tone input device 2J or a tone signal from the microphone into MIDI data by a predetermined method, and outputs the MIDI data to the data and address bus 2P. In addition, a known technique is applied to a technique for converting a voice or a musical instrument sound input from a microphone into MIDI data.

The fingering input device 2K employs a technique called motion capture, which is used in video production by 3D computer graphics, to obtain information on the spatial absolute position of a complex human finger at the time of performance, that is, the position of the reflector corresponding to the finger. It captures information. As the motion capture system, an optical type, a magnetic type, or a key press that detects which finger is pressing which key according to the pressure sensor provided at the tip of the finger Using a sensor, data on the movement of a finger is captured. That is, the optical motion capture system attaches a reflector (reflector) to each indirect portion of a human finger, captures images of the reflector with a plurality of camera systems, and captures the movement of the finger based on the image. Magnetic motion capture systems use a magnetic sensor instead of this reflector to capture finger movements. Further, a device provided with a pressure sensor at the tip of a finger is used as an auxiliary role of these motion capture systems. That is, when it is difficult to recognize the actual key press timing only by the movement of the finger by the motion capture, the key press timing is recognized based on a change in the signal of the pressure sensor provided on the finger, and which finger is Also detects whether the key is pressed or released. Hereinafter, the optical type is called a motion capture 1 and the magnetic type is called a motion capture 2. Since a known technique is applied to this motion capture technique, description thereof is omitted here. The position information of the reflector or the magnetic sensor captured by the fingering input device 2K is output as fingering data on the data and address bus 2P by the fingering data interface 2B, and is processed by the CPU 21.
The CPU 21 creates an image of a human finger based on the taken fingering data using an animation system. The created finger image is displayed on the display 2G by the display circuit 26.

Next, one embodiment of the processing of the fingering display device executed by the CPU 21 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a main flow of the fingering display device. First, an initial setting process is performed in the first step. In this initial setting process, setting of each parameter, initialization of each register, and the like are performed. In the panel setting process of the next step, FIG.
As shown in (1), processing is performed according to whether or not a mode change switch, a reproduction condition change switch, a recording condition change switch, and other condition change switches on the panel are operated. When the mode change switch is operated, it is determined that there is a mode change event. Therefore, it is determined whether or not processing is being performed in the current mode. Proceed to the step of determining the presence / absence of a playback condition change event, and in the case of a mode change event different from the current mode, change the mode to a recording mode or playback mode different from the current mode, and Proceed to the step of determining the presence or absence.

When the reproduction condition change switch is operated, it is determined that there is a reproduction condition change event. Therefore, it is instructed whether or not the event instructs to change the data to be reproduced, and whether to change the tempo during reproduction. It is determined whether the event is an event, an event instructing a tone change, or an event instructing a change in other conditions, and a process is performed according to the determination result. In the event of an instruction to change the reproduction data, fingering data or MIDI data according to the instruction is read. In the case of a tempo change event, the tempo is changed according to the instruction. In the case of a tone change event, the tone is changed to the tone according to the instruction. In the case of an event instructing a change of another condition, a process of changing a reproduction condition is performed according to the event.

When the recording condition change switch is operated, it is determined that there is a recording condition change event. Therefore, it is instructed whether or not the event is an event for instructing a change in the motion capture method, and to change the musical sound input means. It is determined whether the event is an event, and a process is performed according to the determination result. In the case of an event that instructs to change the motion capture method, the motion capture method is changed according to the instruction. In the event of an instruction to change the musical sound input means, the MID is
Change to I data input or microphone input. In the case of an event that instructs a change of another condition, the recording condition is changed in accordance with the event.

When the panel setting process is completed, FIG.
Then, it is determined whether the recording mode or the reproduction mode is currently selected, and the processing corresponding to each mode is performed. When the recording mode is selected, a recording mode process as shown in FIG. 4 is performed. The recording mode processing in FIG. 4 performs processing according to the presence or absence of a recording start event or a recording stop event. If there is a recording start event, fingering data pickup recording processing and musical sound data pickup recording processing are performed. The fingering data pick-up recording process picks up the data via the fingering data interface 2B and the fingering data input from the fingering input device 2K on the address bus 2P, and records it in a predetermined storage area. Things. The tone data pickup recording process is to pick up data and tone data from the tone input device 2J input to the address bus 2P via the tone data interface 2A and record it in a predetermined storage area. At this time, the picked fingering data and the musical sound data are recorded in association with the fingering display timing and the sounding timing, respectively. by this,
Synchronize and process fingering data and music data,
Either one can be processed first.

The details of the fingering data pick-up processing are as shown in FIG. 5, in which it is determined whether the mode of the motion capture is the motion capture 1 or the motion capture 2, and the processing according to each mode is performed. . In case of motion capture 1,
It drives the camera system, captures images of fingers, analyzes the movement of the reflector, and records it as fingering data. The fingering data relatively indicates the relationship between the position of the player's hand and the position of each finger, and is configured by recording the movement of the minimum number of representative points required for the display. Therefore, visualization of the graphic element of the finger is performed by the application on the reproduction side, that is, the processing of the CPU 21 in FIG. Therefore, the data amount of the fingering data itself is composed of a relatively small amount of information as compared with the case of capturing an image of a finger,
This is a data structure suitable for recording and transmission. In the case of motion capture 2, the signal of the magnetic sensor is taken in,
The movement of the finger is analyzed based on the magnetic sensor signal, and the analysis is recorded as fingering data. The details of the musical tone data pickup recording process are as shown in FIG. 6, and it is determined whether the input mode of the musical tone input means 2J is the MIDI mode or the real musical tone mode (input mode using a microphone). The processing according to the mode is performed.
In the case of the MIDI mode, a process of sequentially recording the input MIDI data is performed. In the case of the real tone mode, an analog input voice signal or tone signal from a microphone is taken in, a pitch is measured based on the waveform of the input voice signal or tone signal, and a pitch (note) is determined. The pitch (note) is recorded in the MIDI data format. On the other hand, if it is determined in FIG. 4 that the recording stop event is present, the pickup of the fingering data is stopped, the pickup of the musical sound data is stopped, and the recording process to the storage area is ended.

On the other hand, if it is determined in FIG. 2 that the reproduction mode has been selected, the reproduction mode processing as shown in FIG. 7 is performed. The playback mode process performs a process according to a playback start event or a playback stop event. When it is determined that the event is a reproduction start event, the fingering data and MIDI data selected in advance are read from a predetermined storage area. Then, the read fingering data is interpolated according to the playback tempo at that time. That is, since the fingering data is data recorded corresponding to a specific tempo, if the tempo value becomes smaller than the specific tempo value, the image data may have a discrete value when the fingering data is reproduced. In order to take it, the movement of the finger becomes discrete, and the image becomes unstable. Therefore, in this step, the fingering data is interpolated so that the movement of the finger according to the reproduction tempo becomes smooth. Conversely, when the tempo value is larger than the specific tempo value, the fingering data is thinned to reduce the load of image processing. Image data represented by polygons or the like is created based on the fingering data subjected to the interpolation processing or the thinned fingering data. In order to compress the recording density of the fingering data, the fingering data may be thinned out and recorded, and may be subjected to interpolation processing according to the performance tempo. For example, when the user wants to change the tempo setting during practice, the user can freely change the tempo, and a smooth and easy-to-see fingering state can be displayed. Also, there are few representative points of fingering data itself,
The time required for the calculation can be reduced, and the load on the CPU can be reduced.

When a symbol or a symbol is assigned to each finger of the fingering data, the symbol or symbol data is read from a predetermined table. As for the MIDI data, a musical scale is detected based on the MIDI data, and a tone generation process is performed according to preset reproduction conditions (tempo, tone color, etc.). That is, normal automatic performance processing based on the MIDI data is performed. In synchronization with the automatic performance processing, image information of polygons, that is, various information such as a fingering state of a keyboard and its fingers, a symbol or a symbol assigned to each finger of the fingering, and a musical scale are displayed.
Display on G. On the other hand, when it is determined that the event is the reproduction stop event in the determination of FIG. 7, the reading of the fingering data and the MIDI data and the output processing thereof are stopped. The fingering state of a finger is displayed by moving a finger graphic element or the like represented by a polygon on a keyboard figure according to fingering data.

When the processing corresponding to the recording mode or the reproduction mode of FIG. 2 is completed, it is determined whether the tone data from the tone input device 2J input via the tone data interface 2A is a key-on event or a key-off event. Is determined, and processing corresponding to the determination is performed. That is, a basic sound generation process or a silence process of an electronic musical instrument that performs a sound generation process according to a keyboard operation is performed. In the case of a key-on event, an output process of tone data of a corresponding key (sounding process) is performed, and in the case of a key-off event, a stop process of tone data of a corresponding key (silence process) is performed.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a display screen of the fingering display device of the present embodiment, in which an animal design is assigned to each finger. A left-facing animal pattern is assigned to the left hand, and a right-facing animal pattern is assigned to the right hand.
In this way, the finger to which the animal design is assigned operates on the animation system. This makes it easy to visually recognize which finger is involved in key depression. Alternatively, the symbols of these animals may be displayed in a white key or a black key such as a keyboard to perform key pressing guide. This makes it possible for the operator to easily recognize the relationship between the key to be pressed and the finger, which can have a great effect on the practice of fingering. Further, the color of the symbol may be changed in accordance with the order of key depression. In addition,
The pattern is a pattern of human parents, siblings and baby other than animals, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...", "A, B, C,
, D, E,... And "A, I, U, E, O,...".

In the above-described embodiment, an electronic musical instrument incorporating a tone generator circuit, an automatic performance device, and a fingering display device has been described. However, the electronic musical instrument is connected to a personal computer, and the electronic musical instrument is connected to a personal computer display. A finger image may be displayed. Further, the panel switch 2F of FIG. 1 may be replaced with a keyboard of a personal computer. Not limited to keyboard instruments, string instruments, wind instruments, percussion instruments and the like may be used. The present invention is not limited to an electronic musical instrument having a built-in sound source device and an automatic performance device, but may be separate devices and connected to each other using communication means such as MIDI or various networks.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which fingering data is generated using a motion capture method that has been established as a conventional technique. Because it is a repetitive operation, it does not need to drive multiple camera systems to recognize the image of the finger as in the case of the normal motion capture technology.
A camera may be provided using a single camera, that is, a camera may be provided on the upper surface side of the keyboard, and the movement of the finger (reflector) may be photographed therefrom, and fingering data may be created based on the photographed image. In this case, more accurate fingering data can be created by providing a key depression sensor on the finger and detecting the timing of key depression or key release.

[0035]

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently record, reproduce, and transfer data without increasing the amount of data related to fingering when displaying fingering during musical instrument performance and supporting the performance training. There is an effect that can be performed.

According to the present invention, when fingering at the time of playing a musical instrument is displayed to support the performance lesson, an image related to fingering is displayed without deteriorating the image quality at an arbitrary speed according to the level of the player. There is an effect that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a hardware configuration showing an embodiment of an electronic musical instrument incorporating a fingering data creation device and a fingering display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a main flow of the fingering display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of a panel setting process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details of a recording mode process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of a fingering data pickup recording process of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing details of a tone data pickup recording process of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing details of a reproduction mode process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the fingering display device according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 CPU, 22 ROM, 23 RAM, 24 mouse detection circuit, 25 switch detection circuit, 26 display circuit, 27 external storage device, 28 tone generator circuit, 29 effect circuit, 2A musical tone data interface , 2B ... fingering data interface, 2C ... communication interface, 2C ... keyboard, 2D ... timer, 2E ... mouse, 2F ...
Panel switch, 2G: display, 2H: sound system, 2J: tone input device, 2K: fingering input device,
2L: communication network, 2M: server computer,
2P: Address and data bus

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A fingering data generating means for detecting finger movements when a player plays a musical instrument and generating fingering data, and musical performance data for generating musical performance data corresponding to the performance of the musical instrument. An apparatus for creating fingering data, comprising: generating means; and recording means for associating the fingering data with the musical performance data and recording them in a recording medium as the same file or separate files. 2. A recording medium storing fingering data and musical performance data; data reading means for reading the fingering data and the musical performance data from the recording medium; Display means for displaying a fingering state of a finger based on the fingering data and the musical performance data. 3. A recording medium recording fingering data and musical performance data; data reading means for reading at least the fingering data from the recording medium; and the fingering read by the data reading means. A fingering display device comprising: display means for displaying a fingering state by applying a unique design such as an animal, a symbol, or a character to each finger of a finger based on data. 4. A recording medium for recording fingering data and musical performance data, data reading means for reading the fingering data and the musical performance data from the recording medium, and data reading means for reading the data. The musical performance data processing means for generating a tone based on the musical performance data and a display of the fingering state of the finger based on the fingering data read by the data reading means. Display means for performing processing prior to processing of the corresponding musical performance data by the processing means.