JPH10198360A - Electronic instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic instrument which can effectively carry out a musical treatment so as to allow any person to obtain a satisfactory rehabilitation effect, which can effectively carry out musical teaching for a small children, and which any person can pleasantly play. SOLUTION: Note data for automatic playing are read out with the timing of tapping a pad 101 by a playing control function capable of progressing automatic playing by issuing sounds in accordance with the timing designated by a player, sounds are issued in accordance with the note data. Thus, a designating means for designating the sound issuing timing is composed of the pad 101, and accordingly, the sound issuing timing can be instructed to the electronic instrument by not only a finger but also a fist, a knee or a foot.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an electronic musical instrument having a concert magic function, and more particularly to an electronic musical instrument used for music therapy and infant music education.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, electronic musical instruments are used not only for fun but also for music therapy. This music therapy is for the elderly with dementia, the disabled,
Overloading subjects by giving them musical instruments to persons with various disabilities, such as those with mental disorders, autism, and semi-healthy persons, and by communicating with their instructors through music It is known as a therapy that can be enjoyed and rehabilitated without difficulty.

Therefore, as an electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, for example, there is an electronic musical instrument 800 as shown in FIG. The electronic musical instrument 800 has a concert magic function to which an automatic performance technique is applied.

[0004] Here, the "concert magic function" is a function of reading note data from an automatic performance data memory at a timing designated by a player, for example, a key depression timing, and starting sounding based on the note data. It is.

[0005] In the electronic musical instrument 800 having such a concert magic function, automatic performance data similar to the automatic performance data used in a general automatic performance device is used.
However, in a general automatic performance device, the tone generation timing is obtained from the step time data included in each note data constituting the automatic performance data. On the other hand, in the electronic musical instrument 800, the tone generation timing is given by an external player. It has been made like that. Also, the electronic musical instrument 80
At 0, the keyboard 801 is used merely as a means for giving a sounding timing. Therefore, the player can advance the automatic performance by pressing any key on the keyboard 801 in accordance with the timing at which the music should be sounded.

[0006] That is, in the electronic musical instrument 800 having the concert magic function, the player can change the sounding timing by using the keyboard 80.
Since the automatic performance proceeds by instructing in step 1, it is possible to obtain a feeling of satisfaction that oneself is playing.
In addition, a moderate amount of exercise can be obtained by operating the keyboard 801.

[0007]

However, in the conventional electronic musical instrument 800 as described above, the means for instructing the sounding timing is the keyboard 801. For this reason, when performing rehabilitation using the electronic musical instrument 800, it is difficult for the target person to perform, and further, the target person is limited.
For example, a subject having a finger impairment may feel resistance to the keyboard 801 itself, and such a subject may have difficulty with the keyboard 8.
The electronic musical instrument 801 having 01 cannot be easily given.

When selecting a music piece to be played, the electronic musical instrument 800 enters a select mode by operating the operation unit 802 and designates a music number by an incrementer or the like. However, it was difficult to understand at a glance, and it was difficult to select a song having a desired difficulty.

[0009] Further, in music therapy, it is particularly important for the instructor to communicate with the target person,
In the field where music therapy is actually being performed, an instructor often approaches a target person while playing a musical instrument such as a guitar to communicate. However, electronic musical instruments 8
00 is used by placing it on a keyboard stand, desk, or the like.
Then, it was difficult for the instructor to carry around while playing, and it was also difficult to easily enter and communicate with the subjects.

When the above-mentioned electronic musical instrument 800 is used for infant music education, the keyboard 801 and the operation unit 802 are very difficult for the infant to handle, and the infant may not easily adapt to the electronic musical instrument 800. there were. Furthermore, as in the case of music therapy described above,
Communication between educators and infants was difficult.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages, and provides an electronic musical instrument which can efficiently perform music therapy and can obtain a good rehabilitation effect. The purpose is to:

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic musical instrument that can efficiently perform infant music education and that can be enjoyed by anyone.

[0013]

A first aspect of the present invention is an electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, wherein a concert magic function is provided in which an automatic performance is advanced by sounding according to a timing externally specified by an instruction means. Wherein the indicating means comprises a pad. A second invention is an electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, which has a concert magic function of causing an automatic performance to progress by generating sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means. It is characterized by comprising at least two pads. A third invention is an electronic musical instrument used for infant music education, having a concert magic function of making an automatic performance progress by generating a sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means. Is characterized by comprising a pad. A fourth invention is an electronic musical instrument used for educational music for preschool children, having a concert magic function for causing an automatic performance to progress by generating a sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means. Is characterized by comprising at least two pads. Fifth
In the invention of the second or fourth aspect, the at least two pads include an accompaniment pad for instructing a sounding timing of an accompaniment and a melody pad for instructing a sounding timing of a melody. . A sixth invention according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, further comprising a plurality of selection means corresponding to a plurality of music pieces stored in advance, wherein the operated selection means among the plurality of selection means is ,
It is characterized in that the corresponding music is set as a music to be played automatically. In a seventh aspect based on the sixth aspect, the game apparatus further comprises a plurality of allocating means corresponding to the difficulty level of the music, and the allocating means operated among the plurality of allocating means assigns the tune having the corresponding difficulty level to the difficulty level. It is characterized in that it is assigned to each of a plurality of selection means. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, a strap for supporting the device is further provided.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, a first embodiment will be described.

The electronic musical instrument according to the present invention is applied to, for example, an electronic musical instrument 100 as shown in FIG. The electronic musical instrument 100 has a concert magic function and is used, for example, for music therapy.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the electronic musical instrument 100 is not provided with a keyboard as a means for instructing sound generation timing, but is provided with a playing pad 101. The electronic musical instrument 100 is, for example, 6
One of the songs 1 to 6 can be selected.
6 is a selection switch section 10 for selecting a music to be played.
4 and a volume control dial 103 for adjusting the volume
, A power switch 105 and a speaker 102.

In the electronic musical instrument 100 as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 112 connected by a bus 111 and a ROM
(Read Only Memory) 117 and RAM (Ramdom Acces
s Memory) 116 and a sound source circuit 114 are provided. Further, the performance pad 1 shown in FIG.
01, the selection switch unit 104, the volume adjustment dial 10
3 and an operation panel 113 composed of operation switches such as a power switch 105 are also connected. Further, an amplifier 115 is connected to the sound source circuit 114, and the speaker 102 of FIG. 1 is connected to the amplifier 11.

First, the electronic musical instrument 100 is stored in the ROM 117.
In addition to a program for controlling the whole, timbre data and various fixed data, automatic performance data corresponding to songs 1 to 6,
Program for the concert magic function (hereinafter C
M program).

When the power switch 105 is turned on and the electronic musical instrument 100 is activated, the CP
The U 112 performs various control processes by using various programs and the like stored in the ROM 117 so that the electronic musical instrument 100 operates according to the operation of the user. At this time, RAM
Reference numeral 116 is used as a memory for temporarily storing various data in order for the CPU 112 to perform various control processes.

That is, the selection switch unit 1 is selected by the user.
When the desired music is selected from the music 1 to 6, the automatic performance data corresponding to the selected music is first read from the ROM 117 under the control of the CPU 112,
Loaded once to M116. Thereby, the RAM 11
Reference numeral 6 indicates a state in which automatic performance data composed of note data for playing a music desired by the user is stored. At this time, the contents of an address register (not shown) storing the read address of the automatic performance data are reset. That is, the head address of the music (automatic performance data) selected at that time is set in the address register as the read address.

Next, when the performance pad 101 is hit by the user, the count-up operation of a step time counter (not shown) starts at the timing of the first hit. This step time counter is incremented for each step. One step is arbitrarily defined, for example, 1/24, 1/48, 1/96 of one beat. The actual time (note length) of one beat is determined according to the tempo of the music. Therefore, the actual time of one step, that is, the actual time interval of the count-up of the step time counter is determined according to the tempo.

At the same time, the data read request flag is set to "1". The data read request flag is a flag indicating whether or not the performance pad 101 has been hit, and when set to "1", a CM program described later is executed.

While such a step time counter is operating, the CPU 112 executes a CM program stored in the ROM 117 according to, for example, a flowchart shown in FIG.

More specifically, first, the CPU 112
Is the step time in the note data indicated by the read address set in the address register described above,
It is determined whether or not the value matches the content of the step time counter (step S201). The step time is information indicating the timing of starting sounding.

If it is determined in step S201 that they do not match, the CPU 112 recognizes that the note data has not reached the sounding timing, that is, the timing at which the performance pad 101 is hit and the sounding timing of the note data. Are not coincident, the content of the step time counter is incremented, and the electronic musical instrument 1 is set in a state of waiting for the operation of the next performance pad 101.
00 is performed (step S207).

If it is determined in step S201 that they match, the CPU 112 recognizes that the note data has reached the sounding timing, that is, the timing at which the performance pad 101 is struck and the sounding timing of the note data. Sound source circuit 114 recognizes that
The tone generator circuit 114 is controlled so that the note data is read from M116 (step S202).

As a result, the tone generator circuit 114
The musical note data is read from 16. Also, the sound source circuit 114
Determines whether the read note data is note data under the control of the CPU 112 (step S20).
3).

If it is determined in step S203 that the data is not note data, the CPU 112 performs system processing such as tone color change and effect change (step S20).
8), the process proceeds to step S206 described below.

If it is determined in step S203 that the data is note data, the tone generator circuit 114 performs predetermined processing on the note data under the control of the CPU 112 to generate musical tone data. The musical sound data generated by the tone generator 114 is amplified by the amplifier 115,
02 is emitted (step S204).

After the tone generation process is performed in step S204, the CPU 112 clears the data read request flag described above (step S205), and sets the read address of the next note data in the address register (step S206). Note that the processing in step S206 is also performed after the processing in step S208 described above.

Next, when the data read request flag is set to "1" by hitting the performance pad 101, the processing from step S201 is started.

Thereafter, similarly, when the timing at which the performance pad 101 is hit and the sounding timing of the note data coincide, the note data is read out and sounded.

Therefore, the user can advance the automatic performance by hitting the performance pad 101 in accordance with the timing at which the selected music should be sounded.

In particular, since the electronic musical instrument 100 is capable of instructing the sound generation timing by hitting the performance pad 101 instead of the keyboard, the user is very easy to play, and the user is not obstructed. Can use the electronic musical instrument 100 happily. For example, even a person with a finger impairment can play using fists, elbows, feet, and the like.

As described above, the electronic musical instrument 100 can efficiently perform music therapy, and can obtain a good rehabilitation effect for anyone.

In the first embodiment, the electronic musical instrument 100 is provided with one performance pad 101. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, two performance pads 301a and 301b are provided. It may be provided. This allows the user to alternately use the playing pads 301 with both hands.
Since the automatic performance can be advanced by, for example, instructing the sounding timing by hitting a and 301b, a further rehabilitation effect can be obtained. Alternatively, the instructor takes charge of one performance pad 301a, and the rehabilitation target person handles the other performance pad 301b, and the two perform the automatic performance by instructing the sounding timing. While communicating, a further rehabilitation effect can be obtained.

Also, as shown in FIG.
01 and a melody pad 402 may be provided. In this case, only the accompaniment is played when the accompaniment pad 401 is hit, and only the melody is played when the melody pad 402 is hit. Accordingly, the user can advance the automatic performance by alternately hitting the accompaniment pad 401 and the melody pad 402 with both hands and instructing the timing of sounding the accompaniment and the melody, thereby obtaining a further rehabilitation effect. be able to. Alternatively, for example, the instructor can take charge of the accompaniment pad 401 and the rehabilitation target person in charge of the melody pad 402, and both can perform the automatic performance by instructing the accompaniment and the sound timing of the melody. It is possible to obtain further rehabilitation effects while communicating with people.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment,
Although the electronic musical instrument 100 is a musical therapy instrument, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic musical instrument 100 may be used for musical education for infants. In this case, similarly to the case where the electronic musical instrument 100 is used in the above-described music therapy, the infant can play the electronic musical instrument 100 very easily, and can use the electronic musical instrument 100 happily. In addition, by providing two playing pads 301a and 301b as shown in FIG. 4, or by providing an accompaniment pad 401 and a melody pad 402 as shown in FIG. Can communicate with infants, and toddlers can also play very happily. Therefore, the electronic musical instrument 10
0 means that infant music education can be performed efficiently and anyone can play happily.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

The electronic musical instrument according to the present invention is applied to, for example, an electronic musical instrument 500 as shown in FIG.

The electronic musical instrument 500 also has the same configuration as the electronic musical instrument 100 of FIG. 1, but the configuration of the selection switch 504 for selecting the music to be played is
It is different from the electronic musical instrument 100.

In the electronic musical instrument 500 shown in FIG.
Parts that operate in the same manner as the electronic musical instrument 100 of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, the internal configuration of electronic musical instrument 500 is the same as that of electronic musical instrument 100, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted, and only different points from electronic musical instrument 100 will be described here.

First, as described in the description of the first embodiment, the note length is determined according to the music tempo. For this reason, when a song with a fixed note length is selected, the user can play the song simply by hitting the playing pad 101 at a fixed rhythm, but can select a song with a non-fixed note length. When selected, the performance pad 101 is generated at a timing when a musical tone is to be generated.
, It may be difficult for the user to play.

Therefore, the electronic musical instrument 500 is similar to that shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, two switches 506A and 506B for assigning a song of a desired difficulty level to the selection switch section 504.
Is provided.

The electronic musical instrument 500 is adapted to automatically perform, for example, twelve songs a1 to a6 and b1 to b6, and in response to the operation of switches 506A and 506B,
Six switches 50 provided in the selection switch unit 504
Two songs are assigned to 41 to 5046 at a time.

The 12 songs a1 to a6 and b1 to b6 are grouped according to the difficulty level of the songs.
Is a relatively easy tune having a fixed note length, for example, and the remaining tunes b1 to b6 are relatively difficult tunes having a fixed note length.

The automatic performance data corresponding to the songs a1 to a6 and b1 to b6 is stored in advance in a ROM 117 provided inside the electronic musical instrument 500.

In the electronic musical instrument 500 as described above, for example, when the user presses the switch 506A, the switch 5
041 to 5046 are assigned relatively easy songs a1 to a6, respectively. Therefore, in this case, by operating the switches 5041 to 5046, the relatively simple music a1
A6 can be selected and played.
When switch 506B is pressed, switches 5041 to 5041 to
5046 are assigned relatively difficult songs b1 to b6, respectively. Therefore, in this case, the switch 504
By operating 1 to 5046, a desired song can be selected from the relatively difficult songs b1 to b6 and played.

The above-mentioned music assignment is performed under the control of the CPU 112 provided inside the electronic musical instrument 500.

Therefore, by setting the selection switch 504 for selecting the music to be played as described above, the user can grasp the difficulty of the music at a glance, and the music having the desired difficulty can be grasped. Can be easily selected.
Therefore, when the electronic musical instrument 500 is used as a music therapy, a tune suitable for the ability of the subject can be easily selected, which is very effective for rehabilitation. Also, when the electronic musical instrument 500 is used for infant music education, it is possible to easily select a song that matches the ability of the infant, which is very effective for infant music education.

Incidentally, similarly to the above-described first embodiment,
The playing pad 101 is divided into two playing pads 301a,
It may be provided as 301b (FIG. 4).
Also, the accompaniment pad 401 and the melody pad 402
(FIG. 5 above).

Next, a third embodiment will be described.

In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the electronic musical instrument 100 shown in FIG.
Is added.

With the strap 600, the user can stably support the electronic musical instrument 100, and can easily carry the electronic musical instrument 100 while playing. Particularly, in the field of music therapy, it is most important for the instructor to communicate with the rehabilitation target. Therefore, by providing the strap 600 as shown in FIG. Since it is possible to easily enter and communicate with the subjects while performing, efficient music therapy can be performed.

Also, in the field of early childhood music education, it is most important for the educator to communicate with the young child. Therefore, by providing the strap 600 as shown in FIG. Since children can easily enter and communicate with the children while playing, efficient child music education can be performed.

In the third embodiment, the electronic musical instrument 100 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with the strap 600. However, the electronic musical instrument 500 shown in FIG.
0 may be provided.

[0058]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, note data for automatic performance is read out at the timing when a pad is hit by the concert magic function, and sound is generated based on the note data. Is made. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sounding timing with a pad, for example, not only a finger but also a fist,
The elbow and foot can also be used to instruct the electronic musical instrument when to sound. Thereby, the subject rehabilitated by the music therapy can easily and happily perform regardless of their own obstacles. Therefore, music therapy can be efficiently performed, and anyone can obtain a good rehabilitation effect. According to the second invention, note data for automatic performance is read out at the timing when the pad is hit by the concert magic function, and sound is generated based on the note data. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sound generation timing with a pad, for example,
Not only the finger but also the fist, elbow, and foot can be used to instruct the electronic musical instrument when to sound. Thereby, the subject rehabilitated by the music therapy can easily and happily perform regardless of their own obstacles. Also, 2
This is very effective for rehabilitation because the sounding timing can be instructed by alternately hitting one pad with both hands or the like. In addition, the rehabilitation instructor takes charge of one pad and the target person takes charge of the other pad, so that they can rehabilitate while communicating with each other. Can be. Therefore, music therapy can be performed very efficiently, and anyone can obtain a good rehabilitation effect. According to the third aspect of the present invention, note data for automatic performance is read out at the timing when the pad is hit by the concert magic function, and a tone is generated based on the note data. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sounding timing with a pad, for example, not only a finger but also a fist,
The elbow and foot can also be used to instruct the electronic musical instrument when to sound. As a result, even an infant can easily and happily play. Therefore, infant music education can be performed efficiently, and anyone can play happily. According to the fourth invention, note data for automatic performance is read out at the timing when the pad is hit by the concert magic function, and sound is generated based on the note data. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sound generation timing with a pad, for example,
Not only the finger but also the fist, elbow, and foot can be used to instruct the electronic musical instrument when to sound. As a result, even an infant can easily and happily play. In addition, since the sounding timing can be instructed by alternately tapping the two pads with both hands or the like, this is very effective for infant music education, and the infant can play very happily. In addition, the educator can take care of one pad and the other pad can be used by the infant, so that they can play while communicating with each other. Can be. Therefore, infant music education can be performed very efficiently, and anyone can play happily. According to the fifth invention, the second or the fourth
According to the invention, the accompaniment sound is output at the timing when the accompaniment pad is hit, and the melody sound is output at the timing when the melody pad is hit. This allows, for example,
You can play by hitting both pads while considering the timing of the accompaniment and the melody. A further rehabilitation effect can be obtained by performing such a performance only by the target person, or by performing while the instructor and the target person take charge of each pad and communicate with each other. Alternatively, the above performance is performed only by the infant, or by the educator and the infant taking charge of each pad and communicating with each other,
Further effects of infant music education can be obtained. Sixth
According to the invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, when an arbitrary one of the plurality of selecting means is operated, the music corresponding to the selecting means is operated according to the timing at which the pad is hit. Automatically played. Thus, the user can easily select a desired music only by operating the selection means. Therefore, music therapy or infant music education can be performed very efficiently. According to a seventh aspect, in the sixth aspect, when any one of the plurality of allocating means is operated, a song having a difficulty level corresponding to the allocating means is allocated to each of the plurality of selecting means. Can be In other words, songs of a degree of difficulty corresponding to the operated assigning means are assigned to the plurality of selecting means, respectively. Thereby, for example, when the user wants to select a song having a high degree of difficulty, the user operates the assignment means corresponding to the degree of difficulty,
A desired song can be selected from a plurality of songs by a plurality of selecting means. Therefore, the difficulty level of the music can be recognized at a glance, and a music piece having a desired difficulty level can be easily selected, so that music therapy or infant music education can be performed very efficiently. According to the eighth invention, the first to first aspects are described.
In any one of the fourth inventions, the user can stably support the device by the strap. This allows
You can carry around while playing. For example, it becomes easy for the instructor to approach the target person while performing and communicate with the target person. This is a significant effect for the music therapy field where communication with the subject is most important. Alternatively, it becomes easier for the educator to approach the infant while playing and to communicate with the infant. This is a great effect for early childhood music education where communication with young children is most important.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention in a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the electronic musical instrument.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a concert magic function process.

FIG. 4 is an external view of an electronic musical instrument provided with two playing pads.

FIG. 5 is an external view of an electronic musical instrument provided with an accompaniment pad and a melody pad.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing an example of an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an external view showing an example of an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention in the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 electronic musical instrument 101 playing pad 102 speaker 103 volume control dial 104 selection switch unit 105 power switch

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[Submission date] March 18, 1997

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[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is, according to instructions given by the performer
Automatic performance by pronouncing according to the timing
With regard to electronic musical instruments with performance control functions to progress ,
The present invention relates to an electronic musical instrument used for music therapy and infant music education.

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Therefore, as an electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, for example, there is an electronic musical instrument 800 as shown in FIG. This electronic musical instrument 800 uses an automatic performance technique.
A performance control function is added.

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Here, the " performance control function" is a function of reading note data from an automatic performance data memory at a timing designated by a player, for example, a key depression timing, and starting sounding based on the note data. It is.

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An electronic musical instrument 8 having such a performance control function
In 00, automatic performance data similar to the automatic performance data used in a general automatic performance device is used. However, in a general automatic performance device, the tone generation timing is obtained from the step time data included in each note data constituting the automatic performance data. On the other hand, in the electronic musical instrument 800, the tone generation timing is given by an external player. It has been made like that. In the electronic musical instrument 800, the keyboard 801 is simply used as a means for giving a sounding timing. Therefore, the player can advance the automatic performance by pressing any key on the keyboard 801 in accordance with the timing at which the music should be sounded.

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That is, an electronic musical instrument 8 having a performance control function
In the case of 00, the automatic performance proceeds by the player instructing the sound generation timing on the keyboard 801, so that the user can be satisfied with the performance. In addition, by operating the keyboard 80.1, an appropriate amount of exercise can be obtained.

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[0013]

A first aspect of the present invention is an electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, wherein a musical performance is controlled in accordance with a timing externally designated by an instruction means, thereby performing an automatic performance. Wherein the indicating means comprises a pad. The second invention is
An electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, which has a performance control function of causing an automatic performance to progress by generating sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means, wherein the instruction means includes at least two pads. It is characterized by the following. A third invention is an electronic musical instrument used for infant music education, and has a performance control function of causing an automatic performance to progress by generating a sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means. Is characterized by comprising a pad. A fourth invention is an electronic musical instrument used for infant music education, and has a performance control function of causing an automatic performance to progress by generating a sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means. Is characterized by comprising at least two pads. In a fifth aspect based on the second or fourth aspect, the at least two pads include an accompaniment pad for instructing an accompaniment sounding timing and a melody pad for instructing a melody sounding timing. And A sixth invention according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, further comprising a plurality of selection means corresponding to a plurality of music pieces stored in advance, wherein the operated selection means among the plurality of selection means is The corresponding song is set as a song to be automatically played. In a seventh aspect based on the sixth aspect, the game apparatus further comprises a plurality of allocating means corresponding to the difficulty level of the music, and the allocating means operated among the plurality of allocating means assigns the tune having the corresponding difficulty level to the difficulty level. It is characterized in that it is assigned to each of a plurality of selection means. The eighth invention is directed to the first to fourth aspects.
The invention according to any one of the fourth to fifth aspects, further comprising a strap for supporting the device.

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The electronic musical instrument according to the present invention is applied to, for example, an electronic musical instrument 100 as shown in FIG. The electronic musical instrument 100 is operated in accordance with the timing designated by the player.
It has a performance control function to advance an automatic performance by producing sound, and is used, for example, for music therapy.

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First, the electronic musical instrument 100 is stored in the ROM 117.
In addition to a program for controlling the whole, timbre data and various fixed data, automatic performance data corresponding to songs 1 to 6,
A program for a performance control function (hereinafter referred to as a CM program) is stored.

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[0058]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, note data for an automatic performance is read out at the timing when a pad is hit by the performance control function, and sound is generated based on the note data. Is made. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sounding timing with a pad, for example, not only a finger, but also a fist, an elbow, a foot,
The electronic musical instrument can be instructed on the sounding timing. Thereby, the subject rehabilitated by the music therapy can easily and happily perform regardless of their own obstacles. Therefore, music therapy can be efficiently performed, and anyone can obtain a good rehabilitation effect. According to the second invention, note data for automatic performance is read out at the timing when the pad is hit by the performance control function,
A tone is generated based on the note data. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sounding timing with a pad, for example, not only a finger but also a fist,
The elbow and foot can also be used to instruct the electronic musical instrument when to sound. Thereby, the subject rehabilitated by the music therapy can easily and happily perform regardless of their own obstacles. In addition, since the sounding timing can be instructed by alternately hitting two pads with both hands, this is very effective for rehabilitation. In addition, the rehabilitation instructor takes charge of one pad and the target person takes charge of the other pad, so that they can rehabilitate while communicating with each other. Can be. Therefore, music therapy can be performed very efficiently, and anyone can obtain a good rehabilitation effect. According to the third aspect of the present invention, note data for automatic performance is read out at the timing when the pad is hit by the performance control function, and a tone is generated based on the note data. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sound generation timing with a pad, for example,
Not only the finger but also the fist, elbow, and foot can be used to instruct the electronic musical instrument when to sound. As a result, even an infant can easily and happily play. Therefore, infant music education can be performed efficiently, and anyone can play happily. According to the fourth aspect, note data for automatic performance is read out at the timing when the pad is hit by the performance control function, and a tone is generated based on the note data. In this way, by configuring the instructing means for instructing the sound generation timing with a pad,
For example, the sound timing can be instructed to the electronic musical instrument not only with the finger but also with the fist, elbow, and foot. As a result, even an infant can easily and happily play. Also,
Since the sounding timing can be instructed by alternately hitting the two pads with both hands or the like, this is very effective for infant music education, and the infant can play very happily. In addition, the educator can take care of one pad and the other pad can be used by the infant, so that they can play while communicating with each other. Can be. Therefore, infant music education can be performed very efficiently, and anyone can play happily. According to a fifth aspect, in the second or fourth aspect, an accompaniment sound is output at a timing at which the accompaniment pad is hit, and a melody sound is output at a timing at which the melody pad is hit. This allows
For example, while considering the timing of the accompaniment and the melody,
You can play by hitting both pads. A further rehabilitation effect can be obtained by performing such a performance only by the target person, or by performing while the instructor and the target person take charge of each pad and communicate with each other. Alternatively, the effect of the infant music education can be further obtained by performing the above-mentioned performance only by the infant, or by carrying out the communication between the educator and the infant while taking charge of each pad. According to the sixth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, when an arbitrary one of the plurality of selecting means is operated, a tune corresponding to the selected means is hit on the pad. Automatically played according to the timing. This allows
The user can easily select a desired music simply by operating the selection means. Therefore, music therapy or infant music education can be performed very efficiently. According to a seventh aspect, in the sixth aspect, when any one of the plurality of allocating means is operated, a song having a difficulty level corresponding to the allocating means is allocated to each of the plurality of selecting means. Can be In other words, songs of a degree of difficulty corresponding to the operated assigning means are assigned to the plurality of selecting means, respectively.
Thereby, for example, when the user wants to select a song having a high difficulty level, the user operates the assigning means corresponding to the difficulty level, and then selects a desired song from the plurality of songs by the plurality of selecting means. You can choose. Therefore, the difficulty level of the music can be recognized at a glance, and a music piece having a desired difficulty level can be easily selected, so that music therapy or infant music education can be performed very efficiently. According to the eighth aspect, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the user can stably support the device by the strap. This makes it possible to carry around while playing. For example,
It becomes easy for the instructor to approach the target person while performing and to communicate with the target person. This is a significant effect for the music therapy field where communication with the subject is most important. Alternatively, it becomes easier for the educator to approach the infant while playing and to communicate with the infant. This is a great effect for early childhood music education where communication with young children is most important.

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FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention in a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the electronic musical instrument.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing performance control function processing;

FIG. 4 is an external view of an electronic musical instrument provided with two playing pads.

FIG. 5 is an external view of an electronic musical instrument provided with an accompaniment pad and a melody pad.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing an example of an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an external view showing an example of an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention in the third embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 100 Electronic musical instrument 101 Performance pad 102 Speaker 103 Volume control dial 104 Selection switch unit 105 Power switch

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[Claims] 1. An electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, comprising: a concert magic function for causing an automatic performance to proceed by generating a sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means; An electronic musical instrument comprising: 2. An electronic musical instrument used in music therapy, comprising: a concert magic function for causing an automatic performance to progress by generating sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means; An electronic musical instrument comprising two pads. 3. An electronic musical instrument used for educational music for preschool children, having a concert magic function of proceeding an automatic performance by generating a sound in accordance with a timing externally specified by an instruction means. An electronic musical instrument comprising: a pad. 4. An electronic musical instrument used for educational music for preschool children, having a concert magic function of making an automatic performance progress by generating a sound according to a timing externally specified by an instruction means. An electronic musical instrument comprising at least two pads. 5. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the at least two pads include an accompaniment pad for instructing a sounding timing of an accompaniment and a melody pad for instructing a sounding timing of a melody. Musical instruments. 6. The apparatus further comprising a plurality of selection means corresponding to a plurality of music pieces stored in advance, wherein the operated selection means among the plurality of selection means sets the corresponding music piece as a music piece to be automatically played. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 1, wherein: 7. A plurality of allocating means corresponding to the degree of difficulty of a song, wherein the operated allocating means among the plurality of allocating means allocates a tune having a corresponding difficulty level to each of the plurality of selecting means. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 6, wherein: 8. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a strap for supporting the device.