JP2513387B2 - Electronic musical instrument - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic musical instrument for effectively instructing a start timing of a main performance which starts at the end of a prelude so that more effective performance practice can be performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic musical instrument that stores musical score data of music for practicing performance and automatically plays while reading the musical score data has been considered. In particular, an accompaniment portion and a rhythm performance portion are automatically played, Corresponding to the accompaniment sound by this automatic performance, it is considered to practice the melody part or to practice the melody part automatically to practice the bass sound, the chord sound and the like.

The music to be practiced in such a manner also includes a prelude portion, and is performed so that the main performance following the prelude is started in accordance with the progress state of the accompaniment sound to be automatically performed. Practice. However, especially for beginners, it is difficult to clearly determine the end time of the prelude, and it may be impossible to judge the start timing of the main performance, which makes effective performance practice difficult. I am trying.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can particularly effectively notify the start timing of the main performance corresponding to the end of the prelude performance. Even if there is, an electronic musical instrument keyboard playing practice can be performed more effectively and surely, and in particular, an electronic musical instrument that enables the performer to accurately recognize the timing of the start of the main performance is provided. To do.

[0005]

The electronic musical instrument according to the present invention reads the performance data stored in the storage means and plays the prelude.
And the automatic performance of the main performance that follows this prelude,
Use the setting means to set the time before the start timing of the main performance.
Set ming with night data. With the start of automatic performance
The progress time is measured according to the number of nights and set by setting means.
Timing before the specified start timing of the performance and automatic performance
In relation to the elapsed time from the start of the performance
The timing before the time is detected and the detection timing is detected.
Is provided in advance.

[0006]

In the electronic musical instrument constructed as described above, the musical score data to be practiced is stored in the storage means, and the automatic performance or manual performance practice is performed based on the performance data read from the storage means. Along with the progress of the read data, the timing before the predetermined period of the main performance is detected and notified. Then, in response to this notification, the start of the main performance is executed. Therefore, the player prepares for the start of the main performance based on the notification of the start of the main performance, so that even a beginner or the like can effectively practice the performance.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings .
1 and 2 show the basic structure of an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention.
Indicates the formation, for example, to set the data recording unit 11a according to magnetic tape or the like to score 11 that displays the Etudes, musical score data recorded settings digitized described in the score 11 in the recording section 11a Has been done. Then, for example, the score data reading control unit 12 that is set in combination with the music stand of a musical instrument cabinet or the like reads the record data of the data recording unit 11a when the score 11 is set to the music stand.

Here, for example, when the electronic musical instrument to be practiced is composed of upper and lower two-stage keyboards and the upper keyboard UK is used to practice playing a melody, the data to be read is the note data for the upper keyboard and the accompaniment sound. Chord data for playing, and note data for playing obligato.

FIG. 3 shows the format of the data for the upper keyboard which is used to practice playing in such a case. The key code "KC" which expresses the pitch and the code length data "LNG" which expresses the note length are shown. A single note is expressed by a combination with "," and addresses are sequentially set in accordance with the order in which the note data by this combination appears on the score. And, corresponding to the order of these note data,
The play start "PLAY START" data of the main performance start command is arranged and stored at the end address position of the prelude portion, and the end "FINISH" data is arranged and set at the address position where all the performances have ended.

Here, each data of the key code, code length, play start, end, etc. is composed of, for example, 8-bit digital data as shown in FIG. 3, and the first 2 bits are used as an identification code. . In the case of the figure,
When this identification code is "11", play start, "0
When it is "1", it is a key code indicating the pitch, when it is "10", it indicates the code length, and when all 8 bits are "1", it is the end data.

In the case of the key code, the remaining 6 bits of the identification code express the pitch, and the 2 bits thereof form the octave code and the 4 bits form the note code indicating the note name. In case of code length data, the remaining 6
Numerical data corresponding to the note length is expressed by bits, and the numerical value is set corresponding to a tempo clock signal described later.

The data read by the data reading control unit 12 has accompaniment code data, and its data format is a combination of a code name "NAME" and its code length "LNG" as shown in FIG. Then, a set of code data of, for example, C major is expressed.

Further, although the Opregard data is also read by the control unit 12, this data is formed in a format according to the format shown in FIG. 3, although not particularly shown. However, there is no play start and end data in the code data and the opri guard data.

That is, by setting the score 11 corresponding to the reading control unit 12, the score data of the above-mentioned format recorded in the recording unit 11a, that is, the melody data as shown in FIG. 3, and shown in FIG. Such code data as well as obligard data are read.

The reading control unit 12 reads the data from the musical score 11, and at the same time, the melody data processing device 13, the obligard data processing device 14, and the chord data processing device.
A write command is given to each 15. Each of these processing devices 13 to 15 includes a data memory 16 as represented by the melody data processing device 13, and a write command is supplied to this memory 16.

For this data memory 16, a selector
An address command is given from 17 and address data is supplied to this selector 17 as address A corresponding to the data output from the read control unit 12, and a count value from the address counter 18 is given as address data B. Supplied.

To the selector 17, an address select command SA is generated together with the generation of a write command from the musical score data read control unit 12, and the address data A is selected by this command SA and supplied to the data memory 16 as address data. It is supposed to do.

When there is no address select command from the read control unit 12, the address select command SB is given from the inverter 19 to the selector 17, the count data from the address counter 18 is selected, and the data memory 16 is selected.
To address data.

Then, the reading control unit 12 supplies the melody data, the obligard data, and the chord data read from the score 11 to the data memory 16 of each of the data processing devices 13 to 15 so that the address data can be simultaneously generated. Correspondingly, the data memory corresponding to each score data read
Write set to 16.

Data memory of melody data processing device 13
The melody data of the format shown in FIG. 3 is stored in 16 and the data memory of the chord data processing device 15 stores
Code data in the format as shown in FIG. 4 is written and set. Then, when the writing of the predetermined score data to each of these data memories 16 is completed,
The write command and the address select command from the read control unit 12 are cut off, the data memory 16 is set to the read state, and the selector 17 selects the data B from the address counter 18 and corresponds to the count value of the address counter 18. The address command thus made can be given to the data memory 16.

The melody data of the format as shown in FIG. 3 written in the data memory 16 is read out corresponding to the address data from the address counter 18,
It is supplied to the latch circuits 20 and 21, and is also a code identification circuit.
Supplied to 22. In the chord identification circuit 22, whether the data read from the data memory 16 is the key code "KC", the code length "LNG", or the play start "PLAY START" for starting the main performance, Finish "FIN
If the read data is a key code, a load command L is given to the latch circuit 20 to latch and store the key code data. When the identification code is the code length code, the load command L is given to the latch circuit 21, and the code length data is latched and stored in the latch circuit 21.

Numerical data corresponding to the code length latched by the latch circuit 21 is compared with the count value of the counter 24 for counting the tempo clock TCL generated from the reference oscillator 23.
At 25, the equal signal EQ is generated when the latched numerical information and the count value of the counter 24 match. The equal signal EQ is supplied to the counter 24 via the OR circuit 26 as a reset command and also to the AND circuit 27. Then, when a time corresponding to the code length data latched and stored in the latch circuit 21 elapses, the comparison circuit 25 generates the equal signal EQ.

Here, this electronic musical instrument is provided with a start switch 28 for starting the performance. When the switch 28 is turned on, a start pulse ΔSTART signal is generated via the differentiating circuit 28, and a flip-flop is also generated. Circuit 30 is set.

The flip-flop circuit 30 is reset by the end code "FINISH" from the code identification circuit 22, and when set, a play "PLAY" signal which is a performance operation setting command is generated. And ΔSTART
The signal resets and initializes the counter 24 at the time of start via the OR circuit 26. This ΔSTART signal is further supplied to the address counter 18 as a reset command to initialize the address counter 18.

The AND circuit 27 to which the equal signal is supplied from the comparison circuit 25 is further supplied with the code length code identification signal "LNG" from the code identification circuit 22, and the data memory
Equal signal E with code length data read from 16
When Q is generated, an output signal is obtained from the AND circuit 27.

The output signal from the AND circuit 27 is supplied to the AND circuit 32 via the OR circuit 31. The AND circuit 32 is supplied with the play signal when the flip-flop circuit 30 is set and the system clock φ, and in response to the output generation of the OR circuit 31, the AND circuit 32 outputs the clock φ in the play state. Then, the address counter 18 is incremented.

Immediately after the start switch 28 is operated, the address counter is activated by the ΔSTART signal.
Since the address data of 18 is "0", the data is not read from the data memory 16, and the code identification circuit
No code detection signal is obtained from 22.

That is, there is no code length code LNG,
A gate command is not given to the AND circuit 27, and the state of this code length code LNG of "0" is detected by the inverter 33, and a signal is given to the AND circuit 32 via the OR circuit 31 to respond to the start command. Then, the address counter 18 which has been initialized is incremented by the clock φ, the start address of the data memory 16 is addressed, and the key code of this start address and the code length data of the address following it are read out. .

The stored key code data of the latch circuit 20 which stores the key code data is supplied to the display circuit 34, and the display element provided corresponding to each key of the upper keyboard 35.
Lighting control of 36.

That is, the display element 36 for indicating the key of the pitch corresponding to the key code data is turned on to indicate the key to be depressed. Then, the performance practitioner practices the performance by operating the key instructed to press the key.

In this case, the key code data from the latch circuit 20 is also supplied to the melody sound forming circuit 37,
A tone signal having a pitch corresponding to the key code is appropriately generated.

When the keyboard 35 is depressed, the key switch circuit 38 is driven and controlled in response to the depressed key.
A musical sound signal corresponding to the operation key is generated from the performance sound forming circuit 39, and together with the musical sound signal from the melody sound forming circuit 37,
It is supplied to the speaker 41 via the amplifier 40 and is sounded as a performance sound.

In this case, if the tone signal level from the melody tone forming circuit 37 can be variably adjusted as appropriate so that the automatic performance of the melody tone based on the key code data is reduced to a reference level for practice, the keyboard 35 is played. The practitioner himself / herself can judge the good / bad state of the practice performance auditorily and satisfactorily.

In this way, the note data from the data memory 16 are sequentially read out, and when the main performance start data "PLAY START" signal accompanying the end of the prelude is detected by the chord identification circuit 22, the one-shot circuit 42 is driven. , The lamp 43 displays the start timing of the main performance. In addition, the start command sound forming circuit 44
, A voice signal such as “high” is synthesized, and the speaker 41 gives a voice to instruct the main performance start timing.

In this way, when the main performance progresses, the last key code and further the note length code are read from the data memory 16 and the performance ends, the end code "FINISH" is read from the data memory 16. The code identification circuit 22 detects this. The end code detection signal from the circuit 22 resets the flip-flop circuit 30 and disconnects the "PLAY" signal as described above.

Although the details of the obligard data processing device 14 are omitted, this device 14 is constructed in substantially the same manner as the melody data processing device 13 and is supplied with the ΔSTART signal and the PLAY signal. The format of the musical score data written in the data memory of the obligard data processing device 14 is substantially the same as that of the melody data shown in FIG. 3, but the prelude end data "PLAY START" and the end code "FI
NISH "does not exist. Then, a pitch signal based on the data stored in the data memory is output from the obligard data processing device 14, and is made an obligard tone signal by the obligard sound forming circuit 45, and the speaker 41 is passed through the amplifier 40. From obligard playing sound will be automatically played.

In the code data processing device 15, FIG.
The chord data in the format shown in is stored in the data memory, the chord constituent sound corresponding to the chord name "NAME" is selected, and the chord constituent sounds are sequentially selected corresponding to the chord length "LNG". It is something to make progress. And
Based on a plurality of pitch data of chord constituent tones output from the chord data processing device 15, a bass chord tone forming circuit
At 46, a tone signal of a chord chord and a bass tone is formed, and is produced as an automatic accompaniment tone from the speaker 41.

In this case, the tempo clock signal TCL from the reference oscillator 23 is binary-counted by the counter 47,
Based on this binary count information, the rhythm pattern memory 48
Produces a rhythm pattern signal corresponding to various rhythms.

From the rhythm pattern memory 48, a rhythm pulse for rhythm performance of a bass tone and a chord chord is output corresponding to a rhythm type designated by means (not shown). The tone signals of the bass tone and the chord component tone from the forming circuit 46 are intermittently controlled, and the bass playing tone and the chord chord playing tone represented by the rhythm are produced from the speaker 41.

Further, a rhythm pattern signal of a percussion instrument sound is output from the rhythm pattern memory 48 to drive the rhythm sound source circuit 49 to generate an automatic rhythm performance sound signal. The speaker 41 also produces an automatic rhythm performance sound. It will be generated at the same time.

Here, an intro command is given to the rhythm pattern memory 48 when the flip-flop circuit 50 is set, and when this command exists, a rhythm pulse signal corresponding to the prelude and a rhythm pattern signal are generated. To do so. The flip-flop circuit 50 has a ΔSTART
It is set by a signal and reset by the output signal from the OR circuit 51.

The OR circuit 51 displays "PLAY" corresponding to the end of the prelude.
A signal is supplied from the inverter 52 in the absence of the "START" signal and the "PLAY" signal, and is reset when the electronic musical instrument is not operating and when the main performance is started.

That is, in the electronic musical instrument constructed as described above, the operation of the start switch 28 and the ΔSTAR
The T signal is generated and the flip-flop circuit 30 is set to be in the "PLAY" state. The ΔSTART signal resets and initializes the address counter 18 and the code length counter 24.

At this time, with respect to the melody data processing device 13, the obligard data processing device 14, the data memory 16 of the chord data processing device 15, etc., predetermined musical score data from the musical score 11 read by the musical score data reading control unit 12 is read. Is set for writing. Therefore, in this state the data memory
16 is set to the read state, and the selector 17 selects the address data from the address counter 18 to select the data memory 16
To give to.

When the ΔSTART signal is generated in such a state, the address counter 18 is reset, the address data at the address "0" is output, and the data is not yet read from the data memory 16. Therefore, the code identification circuit
No code detected at 22, inverter 33
Becomes "1", the address counter 18 advances to the count value "1" corresponding to the system clock φ, the note data at the head address, that is, the key court is read from the data memory 16, and the next One set of code length data of the address is read out.

The read data is supplied to the latch circuits 20 and 21 in parallel, but the key code “KC” detection signal and the code length code “LNG” detection signal from the code identification circuit 22. Corresponding to, the key code data indicating the pitch is latched and stored in the latch circuit 20, and the code length data is latched and stored in the latch circuit 21.

Then, the display circuit 34 is driven corresponding to the data stored in the latch circuit 20 to indicate the key to be pressed on the keyboard 35, and the automatic performance sound forming circuit 37 corresponds to the pitch data. A musical tone signal is generated and is emitted from the speed 41 as a performance sound.

When a key corresponding to the depressed key is operated on the keyboard 35, a signal corresponding to the pitch of the operated key is given from the key switch circuit 38 to the performance sound forming circuit 39.
The performance sound by the practice student is also generated from the speaker 41.

The code length data stored in the latch circuit 21 is
With the count data of the counter 24 which is reset by the ΔSTART signal and thereafter counts the tempo clock signal from the oscillator 23,
The comparison is made in the comparison circuit 25. Then, when the count data of the counter 24 matches the code length data of the latch circuit 21, that is, when the time corresponding to the code length data elapses, the comparison circuit 25 generates an equal signal EQ.

This equal signal resets the counter 24, and the AND circuit is opened via the AND circuit 27 and the OR circuit 31 whose gate is opened by the code length code detection signal LNG.
The address counter 18 supplied to 32 and stopped by the generation of the note length code detection signal "LNG" is stepped up in response to the clock φ, and the next note data following the first note data is transferred from the data memory 16. Read out, store the key code data in the latch circuit 20, and latch the code length data.
Make it remember to 21.

In this way, the note data consisting of the combination of the key code data and the note length data shown in FIG. 3 is sequentially read out at the note length intervals and is generated as an automatic performance sound and is displayed. Driving the circuit 34 and the upper keyboard
The display elements 36 of 35 are selectively driven to display, and the students who are practicing playing are instructed to sequentially display the keys to be pressed, thereby helping to practice playing the keyboard.

In addition, such a melody data processing device 13
In parallel with this operation, the obligard data processing device 14 and the chord data processing device 15 are also drive-controlled, and the obligard playing sound and the chord chord playing sound are also generated as automatic playing sounds.

Further, since the flip-flop circuit 30 is set and the "PLAY" signal is generated and the counter 47 starts counting the tempo clock signal from the oscillator 23, the rhythm pulse from the rhythm pattern memory 48 to the chord-based sound forming circuit 46 is generated. A signal and a rhythm pattern signal for the rhythm sound source 49 are generated, the accompaniment sound is intermittently expressed along with the rhythm, and an automatic rhythm performance sound is generated, so that performance practice can be more effectively advanced.

When the ΔSTART signal is generated, the flip-flop circuit 50 is set to generate the “PLAY START” signal, and the set state is held until the “PLAY” signal is cut off, and the rhythm pattern memory 48 Is given an intro command. Therefore, the rhythm pattern memory 48 generates a rhythm pulse and a rhythm pattern signal for prelude.

When the performance proceeds in this way and the prelude performance section ends, a "PLAY START" signal is generated from the data memory 16, and this signal is detected by the chord identification circuit 22.
Therefore, the one-shot circuit 42 is driven and the lamp 43
Is displayed, and the start command sound forming circuit 44 is driven to synthesize a voice signal such as "high" so that the signal to start the main performance can be made visually and audibly.

At the same time, the flip-flop circuit 50 is reset, the rhythm pulse and the rhythm pattern signal for the main performance are generated from the rhythm pattern memory 48, so that the practice student's main performance start operation is smoothly executed.

In this case, the automatic performance sound forming circuit 37 of the melody tone generates a musical tone signal of the automatic performance sound until the end of the prelude, which is not particularly shown, and stops the automatic performance at the end of the prelude to perform the main performance. The part may be transferred to the performance sound of the practice student, and the student may effectively perform only the main performance part. Further, the lamp 43 may be turned on during the main performance so that the color may be different between the prelude performance and the main performance.

When this main performance progresses and ends,
An end signal "FINISH" is generated from the data memory 16, and this is detected by the code identification circuit 22. That is, the flip-flop circuit 30 is reset, the "PLAY" signal is cut off, the address stepping operation for the address counter 18 is stopped, and all performance operations are ended.

In the electronic musical instrument described here, for example, in the musical note data group for a melody, the code data "PLAY START" signal for the main performance start command is set in correspondence with the end of the prelude, and this code is set. In response to the detection of, the instruction display to start the main performance was displayed.

However, since the number of bars in the prelude is clear in the actual music, the number of bars in the prelude can be set without including a special code in the melody data. Set the start timing of the performance
Can be notified before the timing. Like this
If so, the performer can
The start timing can be predicted by the number of nights.
If the number of nights is displayed numerically, the actual performance starts
Be sure to recognize the timing.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show the start timing of the main performance .
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which the melody data processing device 13, the obligard data processing device 14, and the chord data processing device can be recognized in the same manner as the electronic musical instrument shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Figure 1 with 15 other
The same components as those in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the tempo clock signal TCL corresponding to each beat is taken out from the reference oscillator 23, and the tempo clock signal TCL is counted by the beat counter 55. In this case, as in the previous embodiment, the oscillator 23 also includes a frequency dividing function as appropriate so that the tempo clock signal TC corresponding to the beat can be obtained.
L is generated, and the tempo speed can be variably adjusted as appropriate although not shown.

The beat counter 55 corresponds to the counter 47 of the previous embodiment, and Δ corresponding to the operation of the start switch 28.
It is reset by the START signal, and its binary counting information is supplied to the rhythm pattern memory 48. Then, the beat counter 55 generates a carry signal for each bar, and the carry signal in units of bars counts in the bar counter 56. The bar counter 56 is reset by the ΔSTART signal supplied via the OR circuit 57.

The beat counter 55 counts the number of beats for each bar,
The bar counter 56 is in a state of counting the number of bars, and at the time of resetting or at the beginning of the carry occurrence, the count values are both "0" even though they are actually the first beat and the first bar. Is. Therefore, the count values of the counters 55 and 56 are respectively incremented by "1" by the addition circuits 58 and 59 so that the count data corresponding to the actual number of beats and the number of measures can be obtained.

In the beat counter 55, although not shown in the figure, the number of beats for one bar is set according to the music to be played. For example, in the case of a four bar music, "0" is set. "
Repeated counting of "1", "2" and "3" to add "1"
From 58, the count data of "1""2""3""4" is repeatedly generated. The beat rate data from the "1" addition circuit 58 is supplied to the A or B input terminal of the selector 61 via the conversion circuit 60 or directly.

Here, the conversion circuit 60 is composed of, for example, a ROM, and the supplied count data is "1""2""3""4".
When it changes, the count data of "4", "3", "2", and "1", which is the opposite, is output, and the data corresponding to the remaining number of beats of the bar is output.

The bar count data from the "1" adder circuit 59 is used as the intro end detection circuit 62 and the final bar detection circuit.
Supply 63. Both of the detection circuits 62 and 63 are supplied with the data from the intro measure setting circuit 64, and the intro end detection circuit 62 is also supplied with the pulse count data from the "1" addition circuit 58. A detection output is generated from the circuit 62 at the timing when the prelude performance ends, and is supplied to the AND circuit 65.

Further, the final bar detection circuit 63 outputs a detection signal when the final bar of the prelude is entered, and this detection signal gives a command SA for selecting the input A to the selector 61 via the AND circuit 66.

The AND circuit 66 includes a flip-flop circuit 50.
Is set, that is, an intro command is given at the time of playing the prelude, and the intro command is sent together with the rhythm pattern memory 48 via the delay circuit 67 for 1φ and the AND circuit 65.
Supply to. The AND circuit 65 is supplied with the intro end detection signal from the intro end detection circuit 62, and the flip-flop circuit 50 is reset by the output signal from the AND circuit 65 at the end of the intro.

The intro command signal when the flip-flop circuit 50 is set is further supplied to the inverter 68, and the output signal from this inverter 68 is the AND circuit 69 to which the "PLAY" signal when the flip-flop circuit 30 is set is supplied. Is supplied as a gate signal. Therefore, an output signal is generated from the AND circuit 69 in a state where the prelude is finished and the main performance is started, and the output signal from the AND circuit 69 is supplied to the selector 61 as a select command SB for selecting the input B. And supplies it to the gate circuit 70 as a gate signal.

The gate circuit 70 is supplied with the bar count data from the "1" adder circuit 59, and when the prelude ends and the main performance state is reached, the bar count data is displayed.
Supply to 71. The display control circuit 71 is supplied with the beat count data from the selector 61 together with the above-mentioned measure count data, and the measure number and the beat number are displayed on the display 72, for example, by digital values.

That is, in the electronic musical instrument constructed as described above, the prelude performance is started in response to the operation of the start switch 28 as in the case of the previous embodiment. In this case, the beat counter 55 and the intro measure number setting circuit 64 are set with the beat number and the prelude measure number corresponding to the musical piece to be played.

At the start of such a prelude, since the flip-flop circuit 50 is set and the intro command signal is generated, the output signal is not generated from the AND circuit 69, and the detection signal is generated from the final bar detection circuit 63. Is not generated, the select command signal is not given to the selector 61. Further, since no gate signal is given to the gate circuit 70, the data of the number of measures and the number of beats are not supplied to the display control circuit 71, and the display on the display 72 does not exist.

In this way, when the prelude performance advances and reaches the final bar of the prelude, a detection signal is generated from the final bar detection circuit 63 and a gate signal is given to the AND circuit 66. Therefore,
A select command SA is given to the selector 61, and the beat count data from the conversion circuit 60 is supplied to the display control circuit 71.

As described above, the count data from the conversion circuit 60 represents the remaining number of beats of the bar, and therefore the number of beats until the end of the prelude is "4" → in the display 72. It is displayed in the order of “3” → “2” → “1”, and the performance practice student is clearly instructed at the time of the start of the main performance when the prelude ends.

When the prelude performance is completed in this way, a detection signal is obtained from the intro end detection circuit 62, and the AND circuit
At the output of 65, the flip-flop circuit 50 is reset and the intro command signal is cut off. Therefore, when the main performance is started, the gate of the gate circuit 70 is opened, and the selector 61 receives the input B select command, and the display 72
In (1), the number of bars from the start of the performance and the number of beats in each bar are digitally displayed, and the playing position on the score is clearly displayed. In this case, the color of the display 72 may be different between the prelude performance and the main performance.

[0077]

As described above, according to the electronic musical instrument of the present invention, particularly when practicing a performance based on score data, it is possible to reliably notify the main performance start timing at the end of the prelude, which is difficult for beginners to understand the timing. The keyboard performance practice can be effectively and accurately executed, and the self-learning performance effect is particularly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

[1] circuit diagram showing a part of the configuration illustrating the engagement Ru electronic musical instrument to the present invention schematically.

FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram showing another portion of the configuration shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a format of data for the upper keyboard of the musical score of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a format of accompaniment data.

Figure 5 is a circuit diagram showing a part of a structure for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a circuit configuration diagram showing another portion of the configuration shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Music score, 12 ... Music score data reading control unit, 13 ... Melody data processing device, 14 ... Obligard data processing device, 15 ...
Code data processing device, 16 ... Data memory, 22 ... Code identification circuit, 23 ... Reference oscillator, 34 ... Display control circuit, 35 ... Upper keyboard, 36 ... Display element, 44 ... Start command sound dedication circuit, 55 ... Beat counter, 56 ... Bar counter, 58, 59 ... "1" addition circuit, 60 ... Conversion circuit, 62 ... Intro end detection circuit, 63 ... Final bar detection circuit, 64 ... Intro bar number setting circuit, 71 ... Display control circuit, 72 ... display.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. At least a prelude and a continuation of this prelude
Performance data for automatically playing the main performance
Of the performance data stored in this storage means and the performance data stored in this storage means.
And an automatic performance to perform the automatic performance of the main performance following this prelude
Means,Set a timing that is a predetermined time before the start timing of the main performance.
Settings that set the number of nights data that indicates the specified number of nights
Means and With the start of the automatic performance, the progress elapsed time is indicated by the number of nights.
Counting means for measuring according to Before the actual performance start timing set by the setting means,
Imming and progress from the start of automatic performance by the counting means
In relation to time, Time before the start of the performance
The detection means for detecting the playing and the start timing of the main performance
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a notifying means for notifying in advance.