JPH07168560A - Display device for keyboard musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a display device for a keyboard musical instrument capable of providing a player with information, such as music and programs without hindering performance. CONSTITUTION:A liquid crystal display 11 is disposed on the inner side surface of a keyboard cap 5 which protects a keyboard 3 at the time of not using an organ 1 and is held in an erected state as shown in Fig. at the time of use. The music of the programs to be played is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11. There is, therefore, no need for displaying the music on a music board. Then, peeling of the music by wind or arresting of the music by the player's fingers and the consequent hindrance of the performance are well prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a keyboard instrument used for a keyboard instrument and displaying predetermined information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional keyboard instrument, a music stand is provided on the inner surface of a keyboard lid, and a musical score is placed on the music stand to perform a performance, or a music sheet is placed on a music stand provided separately from the keyboard lid. I put it on and perform it.

[0003]

However, if the musical score is greatly protruded from the music stand or the paper surface is largely bent, the musical score may be caught by the player's finger or the like, which may hinder the performance. In addition, if the score is flipped due to wind or the like, the player may not be able to recognize the score and the performance may be interrupted. Furthermore, in the case of playing a large number of songs continuously at a concert or the like, it is necessary to arrange a program or the like around the performer in addition to the score. In such a case, more documents will be arranged around the performer, and the performance is more likely to be hindered.

Therefore, the present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a display device for a keyboard instrument capable of providing a player with information such as a musical score and a program without affecting the performance.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a display means arranged on the inner surface of a keyboard lid of a keyboard instrument, and displays the predetermined information by driving the display means. A gist of the present invention is a display device for a keyboard instrument, characterized in that the display device comprises a driving means.

[0006]

In the present invention thus constituted, the display means is arranged on the inner surface of the keyboard lid, so that the performance is not disturbed. Further, the display means can be driven by the drive means to display predetermined information. Therefore, for example, if the score is displayed as the predetermined information, it is not necessary to place the score on the music stand. According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of documents arranged around the performer in this way, and it is possible to perform a better performance.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an organ 1 to which the keyboard display device of the embodiment is applied. As shown in the figure, the organ 1 is provided with two sets of keyboards 3 of the same construction which are adjacent to each other, and a keyboard lid 5 is provided on each keyboard 3. Also, organ 1
At the bottom of the main body 7, there is an organ 1 according to the operation of each keyboard 3.
There is provided a pair of volume pedals (so-called Exp. Pedals) 9 for individually adjusting the volume generated by.

The keyboard lid 5 is swingably attached to the main body 7 of the organ 1 via a hinge 5a, and is arranged on the keyboard 3 when the organ 1 is not used to protect the keyboard 3. When the organ 1 is used, it is held in an upright state inclining in the direction opposite to the keyboard 3 as shown in the figure. A liquid crystal display 11 as a display means is arranged on the inner surface of each keyboard lid 5, and when the keyboard lid 5 is held in this standing state, the performer can perform a liquid crystal display 11 operation.
Can be easily seen.

Next, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the vicinity of the volume pedal 9. As shown in the figure, the previous page switch 13 and the next page switch 1 are provided on both sides of the volume pedal 9.
5 pieces of operation are erected. The previous page switch 13 and the next page switch 15 are switches for switching the score displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 to the previous page or the next page as described later, and are operated by pressing from the inside of the operation piece.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the organ 1, a speaker 23 driven by a drive circuit 21 to generate a musical tone in a system different from the musical tone generated by the operation of the keyboard 3, a mode switching of the liquid crystal display 11, etc. An operation panel 25 for performing the operations described above and a floppy disk driver 29 for reading the music data stored in the floppy disk 27 are provided, and these members are the above-mentioned liquid crystal display 1
1, the previous page switch 13, and the next page switch 15 are connected to the control section 71. Control unit 71
Is a well-known CPU 71a, ROM 71b, RAM 71c
It is configured as a logical operation circuit including the above, and is connected to the above members through an input / output interface 71d.

The control unit 71 drives the speaker 23 to generate a corresponding basic rhythm based on the music data stored in the floppy disk 27, and based on the music data and the operation of the operation panel 25, the following operation is performed. The liquid crystal display 11 is driven.

When the music corresponding to the music data is a singlet, the same score corresponding to the music is sequentially displayed on each liquid crystal display 11 in accordance with the tempo at which the basic rhythm generated by the speaker 23 is generated. To do. In the case of a duet, the corresponding score is displayed on each liquid crystal display 11 for each part. Further, when the previous page switch 13 or the next page switch 15 is operated during the display, the score display is unconditionally switched to the previous page or the next page.

The display state of the musical score at this time changes as follows according to the operation of the operation panel 25. First, there are three types of display modes for the liquid crystal display 11, namely, "5-line mark", "katakana", and "keyboard". When the "5-line mark" mode is selected on the operation panel 25, the liquid crystal display is displayed. At 11, a score represented by a five-line mark is displayed. If you select "Katakana" mode, "Do"
Scores are displayed in katakana, such as "Le" and "Mi". Further, when the "keyboard" mode is selected, a picture of the keyboard and a picture of both hands are displayed, and the key to be pressed and the finger to press the key are highlighted. It is also possible to select two or more of these modes and display them simultaneously on the liquid crystal display 11 using a window.

There are four cursor modes, "no cursor", "no blink", "normal blink", and "rhythm blink", and display modes of "5-line mark" and "katakana". If you select the "no cursor" mode in, only the score will be displayed. When the "no blinking" mode is selected in each of the above display modes, cursor display or reverse display is performed on the note, katakana, or key to be depressed. Further, when the "normal blink" mode is selected, the cursor display or the reverse display blinks at a preset normal speed, and when the "rhythm blink" mode is selected, the blinking occurs at a speed matching the tempo of the music.

As described above, in the organ 1 of this embodiment,
A liquid crystal display 11 is arranged on the inner surface of the keyboard lid 5, and a score is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11. Therefore, it is not necessary to place the score on the music stand. Therefore, it is possible to favorably prevent the score from being turned up by the wind or being caught by the player's finger, which would hinder the performance. Further, since the musical scores are displayed in sequence, it is not necessary to turn over during the performance like a paper musical score.

In this embodiment, the musical score is sequentially displayed in accordance with the tempo of the basic rhythm generated by the speaker 23, but this display method may be sequentially displayed page by page.
You may scroll and display one bar at a time. Further, the display may be switched only by operating the previous page switch 13 or the next page switch 15 without providing the speaker 23, or may be switched by a conductor, a teacher or the like by remote control. Further, the player's keyboard operation may be detected and displayed sequentially according to the detected operation.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the musical score or information related thereto is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 as the predetermined information, but it is conceivable to display various other information on the liquid crystal display 11. For example,
The concert program may be displayed. in this case,
There is no need to arrange the program in the vicinity of the performer, and there is no hindrance to the performance. Also, encore information and the like from the audience may be displayed. In this case, the performer can know the encore from the audience while heading to the organ 1, and quick service is possible. Further, an image image corresponding to the song being played may be displayed as in a known laser disc karaoke device. In this case, it is possible to practice happily even when practicing playing alone.

[0018]

As described above in detail, in the keyboard display device of the present invention, the display means is disposed on the inner surface of the keyboard lid, and the driving means can display predetermined information on the display means. it can. Therefore, for example, if the score is displayed, it is not necessary to place the score on the music stand. Further, since the display means is arranged on the inner surface of the keyboard lid, it does not turn over by wind like a paper score or get caught on the finger of the player. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of documents arranged around the performer and provide information such as a musical score and a program without disturbing the performance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an organ of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the vicinity of a volume pedal of the organ of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the organ of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Organ 3 ... Keyboard 5 ... Keyboard lid 1
1 ... Liquid crystal display 13 ... Previous page switch 15 ... Next page switch 7
1 ... Control section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display for a keyboard instrument, comprising: display means provided on the inner surface of the keyboard lid of the keyboard instrument; and drive means for driving the display means to display predetermined information. apparatus.