JPH1078751A - Music learning apparatus and music learning method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently execute listening of solfege and learning of new music sight reading at a low cost. SOLUTION: Many pieces of music data are previously stored in an HDD and the melodies based on suitable music data are played according to the prescribed operation of learners, by which the prepn. of the questions for listening tests is executed (S18). When the learners input the results of the listening in a form of a music (S19), a CPU executes the correction and rating of the music by collating the note and rest symbols of the inputted music with the note and rest symbols of a correct music and displays the results thereof on a display screen (S20). The classification of the learners are executed by these scores (S21). The questions having the complicatedness meeting the classes to which the learners belong are selected in the next prepn. of the questions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music learning apparatus and a music learning method, and more particularly to a music learning apparatus and a music learning method suitable for practicing listening and singing such as solfege.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Solfege is one of the entrance examination subjects of music high schools, universities, and the like, and the test is composed of three types of tests: listening sound, singing, and music.
In the listening test, a relatively short melody played by a piano or the like is listened to, and a musical score is created using the melody. In addition, the new song inspection test is to look at a new musical score and immediately recite it. In addition, the music test measures your understanding of the theory of notation for writing music on music.

[0003]

A person who intends to take a music high school, a college, or the like usually continues this solfege study for many years. Since it is difficult to learn self-sounding and listening in Solfege, it is generally practiced to attend a special music classroom or practice individually with a teacher. However, since the learning is specialized, there are some problems as follows.

[0004] When learning with a plurality of other learners in a music classroom, it is not always possible to perform learning suited to the level of each individual, and it is naturally desirable to study with a teacher individually. However, the costs involved are by no means cheap, and it is almost impossible to learn in a short period of time, so the total cost is large. Furthermore, when there is no suitable teacher in the vicinity, it is necessary to regularly go to a distant place for learning, and the indirect burden such as transportation expenses becomes considerable.

[0005] Further, it is impossible to learn at a time that suits the learner's own convenience, and the frequency of the learning often depends on the convenience of the teacher. Furthermore, in solfege learning, it is not preferable to use the same problem repeatedly for the same learner from the viewpoint of learning effect. For this reason, it is necessary for the teacher to always prepare a new problem, and since this burden is heavy, it has been almost impossible to perform long-time learning or frequent learning at extremely short intervals. That is, even if the learner has a desire to improve his ability in a short period of time, it has been difficult to satisfy this because of the teacher's convenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost learning method for listening to a sound and singing a new song, which are particularly difficult to learn independently in Solfege. It is an object of the present invention to provide a music learning device and a music learning method for efficiently performing the same.

[0007]

A first music learning apparatus according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, comprises: a) storage means for storing musical score data corresponding to a plurality of melody; b) question performance means for playing melody based on the score data selected and read from the storage means; c) output means for outputting the sound played by the question performance means to the outside; d) output means E) score input means for the learner who listened to the melody to input the answer as a score, and e) a score based on the score input by the operation of the score input means and the score data played by the questioning performance means. And f) display means for displaying a musical score input by the musical score inputting means or a musical score clearly indicating the different parts extracted by the extracting means. And

A second music learning apparatus according to the present invention, in the first music learning apparatus, further comprises a scoring means for scoring an answer based on the different part extracted by the extracting means, and The information is displayed on the display means.

A third music learning device according to the present invention, in the above second music learning device, further comprises a level determining means for determining a level indicating the proficiency of the learner based on the scoring result of the scoring means, The storage means stores score data having different complexity corresponding to a plurality of levels, and the questioning and playing means selects the score data according to the level determined by the level determining means. It is configured to play.

A fourth music learning apparatus according to the present invention is the music learning apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein an external storage element is mounted and reading means for reading data from the external storage element, or data is read from the external storage element. The apparatus further comprises a receiving means for taking in data from outside, and a writing means for writing data read by the reading means or data received by the receiving means into the storage means.

A fifth music learning apparatus according to the present invention is the music learning apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the musical score data stored in the storage means is displayed as a musical score on the display means. Question display means for performing a question; answer playing means for playing a melody corresponding to the score displayed on the display means in accordance with a learner's instruction; melody played by the answer playing means and emitted from the output means; Score input means for inputting, as a score, a result obtained by the learner judging a difference from the melody sung by the learner himself in accordance with the musical score displayed on the display means.

A sixth music learning apparatus according to the present invention, in the fifth music learning apparatus, is a single-tone performance of playing the first sound and the last sound of the melody by the musical score displayed on the display means by a predetermined operation. It is characterized by further comprising means.

[0013] A first music learning method according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, comprises: input means for a learner to operate; output means for outputting sound to the outside; and display means. A music learning method using a music learning device including: a) a melody based on music data selected and read out from music data corresponding to a plurality of melodies stored in the storage means. A question playing step of playing and outputting sound to the outside via the output means; b) an answer receiving step of receiving as an answer a score input by operating the input means as a result of the learner listening to the played melody; And c) an answer processing step of comparing the score of the answer with the score based on the score data of the question to extract the difference, and displaying the score on the display means clearly indicating the extracted difference. It is a sign.

A second music learning method according to the present invention, in the above first music learning method, further comprises a scoring step of scoring the answer based on the extracted difference and displaying the scoring result on the display means. Is further provided.

[0015] A third music learning method according to the present invention, in the second music learning method, further comprises a level determining step of determining a level indicating a learner's proficiency level based on the scoring result, wherein the storage means Is characterized by storing score data having different complexity corresponding to a plurality of levels, and selecting and playing score data having a complexity corresponding to the determined level in the questioning performance step. I have.

According to a fourth music learning method of the present invention, in any one of the first to third music learning methods described above, a data receiving step of reading data from an external storage element or taking in data from outside is provided. A data registration step of registering the stored data as new musical score data in the storage means.

Further, a fifth music learning method according to the present invention provides a music learning apparatus including an input means for a learner to operate, an output means for outputting a sound to the outside, a display means, and a storage means. In the music learning method using, a) a question display step of displaying a score on the display means based on the score data selected and read out from the score data corresponding to the plurality of melodies stored in the storage means, b) a model answer answer playing step of playing a melody corresponding to the score of the subject in response to a learner's instruction and outputting a sound to the outside via output means; c) the learner according to the melody of the model answer and the displayed score. And a score receiving step of receiving a score input by operating the input means as a result of the learner determining a difference from the melody sung by himself / herself.

In a sixth music learning method according to the present invention, in the fifth music learning method, a single sound playing step of playing a first sound and a last sound of a melody based on a score set according to a predetermined operation is performed. I have more.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Music Learning Apparatus and First Music Learning Apparatus
In the music learning method of (1), first, the questioning and playing means reads out appropriate musical score data from the storage means and plays a melody based on the musical score data to emit a predetermined melody to the outside through an output means such as a speaker or headphones. The learner once writes or memorizes the melody on the staff paper, then operates the score input means and checks the input result on the screen of the display means, and writes the previously written or memorized score on a musical note rest or other symbol. To enter. When the input is completed, the extracting means compares the input musical score with the musical score that is the basis of the previously played melody, and extracts the difference between the pitch of each note, the length of a note rest, and the like. Then, the musical score clearly indicating the difference, that is, the error, is displayed on the screen of the display means. In this display, in order to distinguish and display a note rest symbol determined to be different from a correct note rest symbol, they are displayed with different attributes (for example, color, blink, etc.). For this reason, the learner can immediately confirm which part was incorrect on the screen.

In the second music learning apparatus and the second music learning method, the scoring means calculates, as a score, a score result input by the learner based on, for example, the number of different points, and displays the score on the display means. Display on the screen. This makes it easier for the learner to objectively judge his / her ability as a score.

In the third music learning apparatus and the third music learning method, the level determining means determines which of a plurality of predetermined levels belongs to the score according to the scored score, and the level is determined. The level name given to the level is displayed on a part of the screen of the display means. This makes it easier for the learner to judge the achievement or level up of the learning than simply displaying the result as a score. Further, when the questioning and playing means plays the melody, the musical score data having the complexity according to the level determined based on the result of the previous learning is selected and played. That is, as the learner's proficiency increases, the questions to be set automatically become more complicated. Therefore, learning suitable for the learner's proficiency can be performed.

In such learning, if the same problem is set, the learning effect is weakened. Therefore, it is preferable to store a large number of problems in the storage means in advance and to set different problems sequentially. However, if the learning is prolonged, the problem stored in the storage means may be insufficient. For this reason, in the fourth music learning device and the fourth music learning method, an external storage element such as a floppy disk storing the musical score data is mounted on a drive device as a reading means or via a telephone line or the like. The musical score data is received by a modem device as a receiving means, and the writing means is
The newly supplied musical score data is added to the storage means and stored. Alternatively, if there is no room in the information writing area of the storage means, the old information is deleted and the newly supplied musical score data is written. As a result, the problem can be updated smoothly, and the learning effect is maintained for a long period of time.

Further, in the fifth music learning apparatus and the fifth music learning method, learning of new song singing can be performed in addition to learning of the listening sound. That is, first, the question display means reads out the score data from the storage means and displays it as a score on the screen of the display means. The learner looks at the displayed score and immediately casts it. Next, when the learner performs a predetermined operation, the answering and playing means performs in accordance with the musical score data, and emits the melody to the outside through the transmitting means. The learner listens to the melody, judges the difference from the melody sung by himself, and inputs the judgment result as a score by the score input means.

In the sixth music learning apparatus and the sixth music learning method, if the learner performs a predetermined operation before starting to sing, the single sound playing means plays the first sound. This allows
The learner can check the pitch of the singing. or,
When a predetermined operation is performed after the end of the singing, the single note playing means plays the last note. Thereby, the learner can easily determine whether or not there is a deviation in the pitch of the singing.

[0025]

According to the music learning apparatus and the music learning method of the present invention, it is possible to independently learn the sound of solfege and the singing of new songs, which have been difficult to learn independently. For this reason, the cost of learning can be reduced, and the physical burden such as the learner going to a distant place is also reduced.

In addition, since it is possible to practice according to the learner's proficiency level and to practice as much as desired at a time suitable for the learner, the learning efficiency is high and the ability is improved in a short period of time. Can be.

Further, in the music learning apparatus and the music learning method, a sound source device using a semiconductor can be used as a performance means for setting and answering questions. According to this, the accuracy of the frequency of the sound source is extremely high, The pitch is accurate because it is not affected by humidity, and the rhythm and tempo of the melody are extremely accurate. For this reason, it is effective in learning an accurate pitch.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a music learning apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the following description, solfege learning will be described as an object. However, it is obvious that the present invention can be used for music learning for the purpose of improving listening sound and perception ability in a broader sense.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the music learning apparatus. This apparatus is based on a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a “personal computer”), and includes a main body 10, a mouse 20 as input means, a display 21 as display means, a speaker 22, headphones 23, a floppy disk drive (FDD) 24, a printer 25. As is well known, according to a so-called integrated personal computer, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which components other than the mouse 20, the headphones 23, and the printer 25 are housed in one housing.
Further, either the speaker 22 or the headphones 23, the FDD 24, and the printer 25 are not necessarily essential for basic learning using the present apparatus.

The main body 10 is mainly composed of an electronic circuit, and mainly includes a CPU 11 for performing various processing operations and calculations, a sound source section 12 including a crystal oscillation circuit, a hard disk drive (HDD) 13, and temporarily storing data. And an input interface (IF) unit 15, a display control unit 16, a printer control unit 17, an FDD control unit 18, and an amplifier circuit 19 for music reproduction.

A control program for performing various operations and processes of the present apparatus is stored in a predetermined area of the HDD 13 in advance.
By reading the control program stored in the predetermined area of the DD 13 and executing the control program in response to the operation of the mouse 20 by the learner, it functions as a learning device as described later.

The sound source unit 12 is, for example, a sound source or an FM sound source conforming to the MIDI standard, and generates a sound of a predetermined frequency required for playing music. This sound source section 1
Control data (hereinafter referred to as “score data”) corresponding to a score for playing a melody by driving the sound source 2 or combining sounds generated by the sound source unit 12.
It is stored in the DD 13 in advance. That is, when the tone generator 12 is compatible with the MIDI standard, the musical score data is control data of the MIDI standard. Of course, any other sound source can be used, and in that case, the musical score data is prepared according to the sound source.

In the musical score data, for example, one problem composed of a certain melody constitutes one file, and an enormous number of problems are stored in advance in the HDD 13 as files. Each musical score data is provided with not only data expressing the melody but also additional data for instructing a performance procedure in a listening sound test, for example, as described later.

When performing a melody or displaying a musical score of the melody, the CPU 11 reads out the musical score data selected according to a predetermined rule from the HDD 13 and temporarily stores it in the RAM 14. When performing a performance, the CPU 11
The musical performance is executed by driving the sound source unit 12 based on the musical score data held in the musical score data 4. The sound generated by this performance is amplified by the amplifier circuit 19 and reproduced outside through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23. On the other hand, when displaying a musical score, the CPU 11 creates a musical score by combining note rest symbols based on the musical score data stored in the RAM 14, and displays the musical score on the screen of the display 21 via the display control unit 16.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing an outline of learning contents in the present apparatus. This music learning device enables two types of learning in solfege learning: listening sound and singing new songs. The hearing test can be roughly classified into a melody listening sound and a harmony listening sound. The melody listening sound includes a single melody listening sound for listening to the performance of only the main melody and a two-voice melody listening sound for listening to the main melody and the sub melody played simultaneously. There are three-harmonic chords and four-harmonic chords in the chord hearing, and the performance of the three- or four-harmonic chords played simultaneously is heard.

On the other hand, in the new song perusal test, a new melody perusal, which is performed immediately after seeing only the melody score, and a beat music score, which includes only a rhythm without a pitch, in addition to the melody score, are presented and sung according to the melody score. At the same time, there is a new song with time signature that is played in clapping according to the time signature.

Further, in the present apparatus, in order to set a question having a complexity adapted to the ability of the learner, nine levels of classes are set for each type of test. That is,
"A + class" is the highest level and "A class""A-
Class "B + Class". . . , And the “C-class” is set as the lowest level. And
A question corresponding to the level is prepared for each of the classes "A", "B", and "C", and the questions are asked from among the questions corresponding to the class that the learner has reached at the time of learning. I have to.

Hereinafter, the processing operation in the learning using the music learning apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 to 14 are views showing the display state of the screen of the display 21 in each processing operation. In the following description, the mouse 2 is displayed on the display 21 screen.
A display location that can be selected by a click operation of 0 is referred to as a box, and a display location that is merely displayed and whose selection function is not activated or is not originally selectable is referred to as a column. 7 to 14, the box is indicated by a particularly thick line.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of the learning procedure. When the learner turns on the power of the apparatus (step S10), the CPU 11 executes a predetermined activation process,
As a result, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display 21 (step S11). On the menu screen, click the mouse 20 on any of the seven types of boxes: “single melody”, “two-tone melody”, “three-tone harmony”, “four-tone harmony”, “with time signature”, “melody” and “end”. Can be selected.

When any one of the boxes of "single melody", "two melody", "three harmony" and "four harmony" is clicked on the menu screen by operating the mouse 20, the CPU 11 starts the listening test. Is determined (step S12),
The question of the hearing test is executed (step S18). In the listening sound test, a predetermined melody is played as described later, and questions are given to the learner through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23. When the test for the hearing test is completed, the learner
By performing the 0 operation, the result of listening to the performance is input in the form of a musical score (step S19). The CPU 11 judges whether the input musical score is correct or not, and scores 100 points as a perfect score (step S20). When grading is completed, CP
U11 changes the class based on the score as described later (step S21). When an operation for continuing the same test is performed, the process returns from step 22 to S18, and the next question of the same type of hearing test is set. When the operation for ending the test or performing another test is performed, the process returns to step S11,
A menu screen is displayed on the display 21.

When the box of "beat" or "melody" is clicked by operating the mouse 20 on the menu screen, the CPU 11 determines that a new song inspection test has started (step S13), and the new song inspection test is started. (Step S23). In the new song perusal test, a question is given by displaying a predetermined score on the screen of the display 21 as described later. When the test for the new song test is completed and the learner finishes singing (step S24), the learner performs scoring by his / her own judgment and inputs a score by operating the mouse 20 (step S25). When the scoring result is input, the CPU 11 changes the class based on the input score (step S26). When an operation for continuing the same test is performed, step 2 is performed.
The process returns from S7 to S23, in which the next question of the same type of vocal test is set. When the operation for ending the test or performing another test is performed, the process returns to step S11, and the menu screen is displayed on the display 21.

On the menu screen, when the learner operates the mouse 20 and clicks the "end" box (step S14), the CPU 11 displays the screen of the display 21 as shown in FIG.
(Step S15)
Make sure that learners can turn off the power. When the box "not end" in the end screen is clicked (step S16), the process returns to step S11, and CPU 11 causes display 21 to display the menu screen again. When the power of the apparatus is shut off while the end screen is displayed (step S17), all the operations are ended.

Next, the processing operation of the hearing sound test in steps S18 to S22 will be described in detail. Here, the "single melody" listening test is described, but the other three types of "two melody"
Basically, the same processing is performed for “three-tone harmony” and “four-tone harmony”.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the sound test. When the "single tune" box is clicked on the menu screen as shown in FIG. 7 by operating the mouse 20, the CPU 11 causes the display 21 to display a test start screen as shown in FIG.
30). On this test start screen, a display 30 for urging the learner to prepare for transcription and a score 31 of the past five tests of the same type up to that time are displayed. Note that the above nine classes vary depending on the scores of the five tests. The learner initially belongs to the lowest class, C-class, and is automatically changed to an upper class when the score is increased by repeating learning. The class to which the learner belongs at that time is displayed in the class display field 34 of the test start screen ("C-class" in this example). In the test start screen, only two boxes, a “menu” box 32 for forcibly stopping the test and returning to the menu screen, and a “test start” box 33 for starting the test can be selected. Has become.

[Test start] box 3 on the test start screen
When 3 is clicked by operating the mouse 20 (step S31), the CPU 11 reads out the musical score data corresponding to the level of the class (in this example, the C-1 class) from the HDD 13 and stores it in the RAM 14. Then, the display 21 is switched to a question screen as shown in FIG. 10 (step S32). FIG. 10 is an example of a question screen,
Information on the melody to be set is displayed in each of the columns of "tone,""beat," and "number of measures." Below that, a performance procedure of the melody to be set is displayed. For example, “consecutive, first half, third, third half, continuous” in FIG. 10 means that after performing once, repeating the first half three times, and then performing again,
This means that the second half is repeated three times, and finally the continuo is performed again. These displays are performed based on the contents of additional data accompanying the musical score data stored in the RAM 14.

The CPU 11 displays the question screen on the display 21.
Is displayed, it is determined whether or not the test type is melody (single melody or two-voice melody) (step S33). If the test is a melody test, the sound source unit is based on the additional data indicating the tempo of the melody to be set. 12 is driven. Thereby, a plurality of sounds of the same pitch corresponding to the tempo are emitted through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23 (step S34). On the other hand, when the test type is not melody, the sound source section 12 is driven based on the additional data indicating the main chord of the harmony to be set, because the test should be a harmony (three harmony or four harmony). As a result, a plurality of overlapping tones corresponding to the main chord are output from the speaker 2.
2 or through the headphones 23 (step S
35).

A pause period of a predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds) is provided before the start of the performance and between each performance (for example, between the first continuance and the performance of the next first half). To prepare for transcription and write down the melody that you hear. That is, after generating the tempo sound or the main chord, the CPU 11 sets the internal timer to a predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds) and starts down-counting (step S37). The timing of this timer before the performance is displayed in the remaining time display column 37 in the question screen.

Next, it is determined whether or not the "stop" box 35 has been clicked (step S38). When the "stop" box 35 is clicked, a warning display at the time of the stop is displayed below the question screen (step S43). ), The counting of the timer is temporarily stopped (step S44). The warning display at the time of this stop includes "test stopped" or "test continued".
There is a box that allows you to select one of
When the learner selects "stop test" by operating the mouse 20 (step S45), the score of this test is set to 0 (step S48), the listening test is ended, and the screen returns to the menu screen of step S11. . On the other hand, if the learner selects "continue test" by operating the mouse 20 during the warning display at the time of suspension (step S46), the count of the timer is restarted (step S47), and the process proceeds to step S39 to continue the test. That is, this “stop” can be used to temporarily stop the test.

Next, it is determined whether or not the “answer has been completed!” Box 39 indicating that transcription of the question has been completed is clicked (step S39).
When the "answer has been completed!" Box 39 is clicked, the CPU 11 switches the display 21 to the answer input screen (step S50). That is, the performance is forcibly stopped even before the performance or when all the performances have not been completed.

In step S39, if the "answer has been completed!" Box is not clicked,
It is determined whether or not the "Please next!" Box 38 for passing the remaining time of the suspension period is clicked (step S40). When the "Please next!" Is forcibly reset (step S49). Then, it is determined whether or not all the performances in the preset performance procedure have been completed and the questions have been completed (step S42). Here, for example, when all the performances of “continuous, first half, third half, third half, continuous” are completed, the display 21 is switched to the answer input screen (step S50).

If the "Please next!" Box has not been clicked in step S40, it is determined whether or not the timer has reached 0 second (step S41). Proceeding to S42, it is determined whether or not the question has been completed. If the timer has not reached 0 seconds in step S41, the process returns to step S38, and the processes in steps S38 to S41 are repeated while continuing the countdown of the timer during the suspension period.

If it is during the pause period before the performance, it is determined in step S42 that the question has not been completed, so the process proceeds to step S36, and the performance of the question is started. That is, based on the musical score data stored in the RAM 14,
2 is performed, and a melody performance is performed in accordance with the previous performance procedure. Thereby, the melody in question is reproduced through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23. The learner listens to this,
Write down the score on the staff paper at hand. Which part of the performance procedure is being performed is displayed in the performance display field 36. For example, “first half 2/3” in FIG.
Means that this is the second performance out of the three repetitions of the first half.

When the first performance is completed, the process proceeds to a pause period between performances, and the process again proceeds to step S37, where the internal timer is set to a predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds) and a down count is started. Then, the processing after step S38 is executed again. Until it is determined in S42 that the question has been completed, the process returns to step S36, and the next performance is executed according to the determined performance procedure.

The learner finishes the transcription of the melody that was set,
When the display 21 is switched to the answer input screen in step S50, the screen becomes as shown in FIG. On this answer input screen, a box group 40 for selecting various note rest symbols by operating the mouse 20 and a staff 41 for arranging the selected note rest symbols to create a score.
Is displayed. Although only three lines of the staff 41 are displayed, by clicking the “↑” box 42 or the “↓” box 43, the staff 41 can be scrolled up and down so that more lines can be input. ing.

The learner repeats the operation of selecting the desired note rest symbol in the box group 40 by operating the mouse 20 and arranging it at the desired position of the staff 41 while looking at the answer input screen, thereby First, the musical score written on the staff paper is input to the present apparatus (step S51). When the learner completes all the inputs and completes the score, he or she clicks on the "scoring" box 44 (step S52). When the "scoring" box 44 is clicked, the CPU 11 determines that the input of the score has been completed, and switches the display 21 to a scoring screen as shown in FIG. 12 (step S53). Then, a scoring process is executed.

In the scoring process, first, the CPU 11 sequentially compares the note rests of the musical score input by the learner with the musical note rests of the previously played musical score data, and determines the error location of the musical score input according to a predetermined standard. Is extracted (step S54). When the extraction of the erroneous portion of the entire input score is completed, the total number b of the erroneous note rests is counted, and the total number a of the note rests a in the correct score is set to 100 points by the following formula, and 100 points are set as a perfect score. The score S is calculated (step S55). S = {(ab) / a} × 100 The predetermined criterion for extracting this error can be based on various methods. For example, the criterion of Solfege in the entrance examination of a music college may be followed.

When the grading process is completed, the CPU 11 displays the musical score input by the learner, the erroneous note rest symbol in red, and the correct portion in black on the staff notation of the grading screen. Further, the calculated score S is displayed in the score column 45 (step S56). When the "example answer" box 46 is clicked by the learner (step S57), C
The PU 11 displays a correct musical score based on the musical score data stored in the RAM 14 instead of the previously displayed musical score (corrected musical score) (step S58). When the "replay" box 47 is clicked by the learner (step S59), the CPU 11 executes once based on the musical score data stored in the RAM 14. Thereby, the melody is reproduced once through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23 (step S60). As a result, the correct answer can be confirmed by the learner's visual and auditory senses.

Further, a "print" box 48 is provided by the learner.
Is clicked (step S61), the CPU 11
The musical score currently displayed on the staff of the display 21 screen at that time is output to the printer 25 via the printer control unit 17.
Send to. Thereby, the score or the score of the model answer that has been corrected and displayed by the printer 25 is printed (step S62). When the "model answer" box 46 is clicked in step S57, the score input by the learner disappears. However, the learner prints the score before clicking the "model answer" box 46 to correct it. The displayed score can be kept at hand.

When the "next problem" box 49 is clicked by the learner (step S63), step S63 is performed.
32, the CPU 11 switches the display 21 to the question screen, reads out music data of a predetermined single melody different from that previously read from the HDD 13, and reads out the RA.
The result is stored in M14, and the question based on the score data is executed. As a result, the single melody listening sound test can be repeated until the learner is satisfied. As described above, the class change processing is performed as necessary each time one test is completed and a score is obtained. Therefore, when the class is changed, the next test is performed according to the level of the class to be changed. The problem is selected.

Regardless of the screen on which the display 21 is located, when the "menu" box 32 is clicked, the display returns to the initial menu screen forcibly. Alternatively, the learning can be ended.

The processing procedure for the other listening tests other than the single melody listening sound is the same as that of the single melody listening test.
However, in a listening test other than a monophonic listening sound, it may be better to divide into treble clefs and f clefs depending on the content of the question. Such information is included in the additional data of the question, and the CPU 11 displays the staff 41 as a set of two upper and lower lines when opening the answer input screen according to the additional data.

In the notation divided into the treble clef and the treble clef, for the sake of simplicity of the later scoring process, for example, in the tritone harmony, two tones that occur simultaneously are put on the treble clef side, and A special rule for music input is defined such that one note is written on the clef side, and in the case of four-tone harmony, two notes that occur simultaneously are written on the G clef side and the other two notes are written on the F clef side. It is convenient to keep it.

Next, the processing operation of the new song visual test in steps S23 to S27 will be described in detail. Here, a new song viewing test for “melody” will be described, but basically the same processing is performed for other “with beats”.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the new song performance test. When the "melody" box is clicked on the menu screen shown in FIG. 7 by operating the mouse 20, the CPU 11 displays a test start screen on the display 21 (step S70. The test display screen is the same as that of the hearing test shown in FIG. 9). The display 30 is almost the same as the test start screen, and the display 30 for prompting the preparation of the transcription is omitted.

[Test start] box 3 on the test start screen
3 is clicked (step S71), the CPU 11
Reads out the musical score data corresponding to the class from the HDD 13 and stores it in the RAM 14. Then, the display 21 is switched to a question screen as shown in FIG. 13 (step S72). On this question screen, the score of the new song based on the score data stored in the RAM 14 is displayed in a staff notation.

When the "first sound" box 50 is clicked by the learner (step S73), the CPU 11 plays only the first sound of the new song, thereby reproducing the single sound through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23. Is performed (step S74). The learner confirms the pitch with this single note, reads and sings a new song displayed on the display 21 screen (step S75).

On the other hand, when the "last sound" box 51 is clicked (step S76), the CPU 11 plays only the last sound of the new song, whereby the one sound is reproduced through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23. (Step S77). Accordingly, by listening to the last sound immediately after the learner sings, the learner can confirm the deviation of the pitch of his or her singing.

Further, when the "answer" box 52 is clicked (step S78), the CPU 11 executes the continuation of the new song once. Thereby, the melody is reproduced through the speaker 22 or the headphones 23 (step S7).
9). The learner listens to the melody that he or she singed earlier and the reproduced melody, and scores the singing with 100 points as a perfect score (step S80).

When the "scoring" box 53 is clicked (step S81), the CPU 11 displays "score" and "↑" or "↓" for inputting the score at almost the center of the question screen as shown in FIG. The score input display 54 including a box or the like is opened (step S82). The learner inputs the result of the self-scoring by operating the mouse 20 while watching this display (step S83), and clicks the "OK" box 55 when the input is completed. This operation means determining the score. When the "decision" box 55 is clicked (step S84), the CPU 11 deletes the previously displayed score input display 54 from the question screen and displays the determined score in the score column 56 (step S85).

When the "next problem" box 57 is clicked by the learner (step S86), step S72 is performed.
Then, the CPU 11 reads out the musical score data of a predetermined melody different from that previously read from the HDD 13, stores the musical score data in the RAM 14, and executes a question based on the musical score data. As a result, the melody reading test can be repeated until the learner is satisfied.

When the "menu" box 32 is clicked (step S87), the screen is forcibly returned to the first menu screen as in the case of the hearing test (step S1).
1). Therefore, this operation makes it possible to shift to learning other than the melody new song viewing test or to terminate the learning.

In the “tuned” new song test,
The processing procedure is the same as the above-mentioned melody new song singing. However,
In the “tuned” new song viewing test, a beat score not accompanied by a pitch is displayed on the question screen in addition to a musical score of a staff notation indicating melody. Therefore, the learner reads this,
The melody is sung and the performance is performed according to the clapping score using a clapping instrument or a percussion instrument such as castanets.

The above is the operation and processing procedure at the time of learning in the present apparatus. In this solfege learning, the learning effect is weakened once the learner has memorized the content once set and answered. For this reason, it is preferable to store as many questions as possible in the HDD 13 in advance, and to sequentially select different questions from among the classes to which the learners belong, and give the questions. However, depending on the actual progress of the learning, the questions prepared in advance in the HDD 13 may be queried once, and the same question may be repeated. In such a case, the problem may be added as follows.

The learner prepares a floppy disk storing a new question, attaches the floppy disk to the FDD 24 with the power supply of the present apparatus turned off, and then turns on the power. When the power is turned on, the floppy disk
When mounted on the DD 24, the CPU 11
Before reading the control program, the FDD 24 is controlled so as to read a predetermined area of the floppy disk. When the data in the specified area of this floppy disk is read,
The CPU 11 executes a data write operation of the HDD 13 instead of a normal start operation.

That is, the CPU 11 controls the FDD 24 to read out the new musical score data (strictly speaking, a file composed of the musical score data) from the floppy disk, and sequentially writes the musical score data into the unused area of the HDD 13. Here, when the unused area of the HDD 13 is not sufficiently left, the old data in the music score data stored in the HDD 13 is deleted and replaced with a new question. Then, when all the new questions in the floppy disk are written in the HDD 13, the additional writing operation is completed. In such an operation, a predetermined display may be performed on the display 21 to prevent the learner from turning off the power during the additional recording.

In addition, the addition of the new problem as described above may be achieved by using a floppy disk, another external storage element such as a CD-ROM or a memory card, or via a communication line such as a telephone line. The received data may be received by a modem, and the received data may be added to the HDD 13.

The above description is an embodiment of the present invention, and it is apparent that changes and modifications can be made within the spirit of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a music learning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing an outline of learning contents in the present apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of a learning procedure in the present apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a listening sound test of the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a listening sound test of the apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a new song performance test of the present apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a menu screen on a display of the present apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an end screen on a display of the apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a test start screen on a display of the apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a question screen for a listening test on a display of the apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an answer input screen of a listening test on a display of the apparatus.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a scoring screen for a hearing test on a display of the apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a question screen for a new song performance test on a display of the apparatus.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen when a score input display is opened on a question screen of a new song perusal test.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Body 11 ... CPU 12 ... Sound source part 13 ... Hard disk drive (HDD) 14 ... RAM 15 ... Input interface (IF) part 16 ... Display control part 17 ... Printer control part 18 ... FDD control part 19 ... Amplifier circuit 20 ... Mouse DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Display 22 ... Speaker 23 ... Headphones 24 ... Floppy disk drive (FDD) 25 ... Printer

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] September 25, 1996

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0023

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Further, in the fifth music learning apparatus and the fifth music learning method, learning of new song singing can be performed in addition to learning of the listening sound. That is, first, the question display means reads out the score data from the storage means and displays it as a score on the screen of the display means. The learner looks at the displayed score and immediately casts it. Next, when the learner performs a predetermined operation, the answering and playing means performs in accordance with the score data, and emits the melody to the outside through the output means. The learner listens to the melody, judges the difference from the melody sung by himself, and inputs the judgment result as a score by the score input means.

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. a) storage means for storing musical score data corresponding to a plurality of melodies; b) question performance means for playing a melody based on musical score data selected and read from the storage means; c. ) Output means for outputting the sound played by the question playing means to the outside; d) score input means for a learner who has listened to the melody through the output means to input an answer as a score; e) the score input Extracting means for comparing the score input by the operation of the means with the score based on the score data played by the question playing means to extract a different portion; f) the score input by the score input means or the And a display unit for displaying a musical score clearly indicating a different portion extracted by the extraction unit. 2. The music learning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a scoring unit for scoring an answer based on the difference extracted by the extracting unit, and displaying the scoring result on the display unit. . 3. A musical score data having different levels of complexity corresponding to a plurality of levels, the level determining means determining a level indicating a proficiency level of a learner based on a scoring result of the scoring means. 3. The music learning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the question performance section selects and plays music score data corresponding to the level determined by the level determination section. 4. A reading means for mounting an external storage element and reading data of the external storage element, a receiving means for taking in data from outside, and data read by the reading means or data received by the receiving means. 4. A music learning device according to claim 1, further comprising: a writing unit that writes the music data into the storage unit. 5. A question display means for giving a question by displaying the score data stored in the storage means as a score on the display means, and a score displayed on the display means in response to a learner's instruction. Answer play means for playing the corresponding melody, and the learner determines the difference between the melody played by the answer play means and emitted from the output means and the melody sung by the learner himself in accordance with the score displayed on the display means. Score input means for inputting a result of the determination as a score,
The music learning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 6. The music learning apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a single-tone playing means for playing a first sound and a last sound of a melody based on a musical score displayed on said display means by a predetermined operation. 7. A music learning method using a music learning apparatus including an input means for a learner to operate, an output means for outputting sound to the outside, a display means, and a storage means, wherein: a) storage means A) performing a melody based on the score data selected and read out from the score data corresponding to a plurality of melody stored in the melody, and outputting a sound to the outside via output means; An answer accepting step of accepting as an answer a score input by operating the input means as a result of the learner listening to the melody played, and c) comparing the score of the answer with the score based on the score data of the question to determine the difference. An answer processing step of extracting and displaying a score indicating the extracted difference on a display means. 8. The music learning method according to claim 7, further comprising a scoring processing step of scoring the answer based on the extracted difference portions and displaying the scoring result on the display means. 9. A level determining step of determining a level indicating a proficiency level of a learner based on a result of the scoring, wherein the storage means stores score data having different complexity corresponding to a plurality of levels. 9. The music learning method according to claim 8, wherein in the question performance step, music data having a complexity corresponding to the determined level is selected and played. 10. A data receiving step of reading data from an external storage element or taking in data from outside,
10. The music learning method according to claim 6, further comprising a data registration step of registering the received data as new musical score data in the storage unit. 11. An input means for a learner to operate,
In a music learning method using a music learning device including an output unit that outputs a sound to the outside, a display unit, and a storage unit, a) selecting music score data corresponding to a plurality of melodies stored in the storage unit; A question display step of displaying the score on the display means based on the selected and read score data; b) playing the melody corresponding to the score of the question according to the instruction of the learner and outputting the sound to the outside via the output means. A model answer answer playing step to be output; andc) accepting a score input by operating the input means as a result of the learner's judgment of the difference between the melody of the model answer and the melody sung by the learner himself in accordance with the displayed score. A music learning method, comprising: a score receiving step; 12. The music learning method according to claim 11, further comprising a single-note playing step of playing the first sound and the last sound of the melody based on the score set according to a predetermined operation.