JPS6032677Y2 - sheet music sheet - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a musical score sheet suitable for use in an electronic musical instrument that reads performance data, and is intended to increase the amount of data recorded by providing data recording sections at multiple locations on the musical score sheet.
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As a musical score sheet of this kind that has been proposed in the past, there is one in which a magnetic tape on which performance data is recorded is attached to the lower part of the sheet body (for example, see Utility Model Application No. 108084/1984).

However, with such a musical score sheet, if the piece of music to be played is long or complex, the amount of data to be recorded increases, and there is a problem that the recording section at the bottom of the sheet body alone cannot record the entire amount of data.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a new musical score sheet that can record a large amount of data.

The musical score sheet according to this invention has performance data recording sections provided near each of the plurality of ends of the sheet main body, and these recording sections are arranged parallel to and equidistant from the corresponding ends. Hereinafter, embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a performance data reading type electronic musical instrument according to an embodiment of this invention.The main body 10 of the musical instrument has a keyboard 12 including a large number of keys. A corresponding key press indicator lamp 14 is provided.

At the top of the instrument body 10, the top plate 16 has a guide groove 16.
The a1 reading groove 16b and the music stand groove 16c are continuously formed in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the keyboard 12 in a straight line, and the reading device 18 is arranged below the reading groove 16b.

The reading device 18 includes a reading head 18a provided on a holder 20 as shown in FIGS. 2-5.

The holder 20 has a guide groove 20a, a reading groove 20b, and a music stand groove 20c corresponding to the above-mentioned 116a, 16b, and 16c, respectively, and the reading head 18a is provided with a reading groove 20c.
It is provided on one side wall of 0b.

In order to facilitate the insertion of the musical score sheet 22, the guide 120a has an opening that widens outward as shown in FIG.

Further, one side wall of the music stand groove 20c is inclined as shown in FIG. 4 in order to incline the score sheet 22 appropriately backward.

The musical score sheet 22 consists of a main body made of paper or plastic that is hard enough to stand on a music stand, and a central part of the surface (front side) of the main body of the sheet in accordance with musical symbology (generally, a staff notation, a row of musical notes, etc.) A music writing part in which the music is written (using the music writing part), and data recording parts 22A and 22B in which performance data (data such as pitch, note length, chord, timbre, effect, etc.) regarding the music in this music writing part are recorded. Prepared.

The data recording sections 22A and 22B are, for example, magnetic tapes attached to the sheet body.
If 8 is an optical reading device, it may be an optically readable device such as a bar code.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the data recording section 22A is arranged near the lower end of the front side of the musical score sheet 22, extending a distance d from the lower end and parallel to the lower end.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the data recording section 22B is arranged near the upper end of the back side of the musical score sheet 22, extending a distance d from the upper end and parallel to the upper end.

Here, when reading performance data from the score sheet 22, guide 1116 such that the back side of the score sheet 22 is facing you and the data recording section 22B is located below.
a and 20a.

In this inserted state, the musical score sheet 22 is passed through the reading grooves 16b and 20b to the music stand grooves 16c and 2.
Move it to 0c.

During this movement, the performance data in the data recording section 22B is read by the reading head 18a of the reading device 18.

Next, the music sheet 22 is inserted from the music stand grooves 16c and 20c.
By taking it out and inverting it, as shown in FIG. 1, it is inserted into the guide grooves 16a and 20a again with the front side facing you and the data recording section 22A facing down.

Then, the inserted musical score sheet is moved to the left in the same manner as described above, and the performance data is read.

In this case, the music sheet 22 is finally placed in the music stand groove 16c.
20c, the sheet music sheet 22 is supported by the sloped wall of the groove 20c, and when the hand is released from the sheet sheet 22, the sheet sheet 22 stands up slightly tilted backwards.
Maintained for easy viewing.

Therefore, the performer can begin playing while looking at the musical score sheet held in this way.

In addition to the arrangement described above, the arrangement of the data recording section may be as shown in FIG. 7 or 8.

That is, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, data recording sections 22A' and 22B' are provided on the front side of the musical score sheet 22' at a distance of d' from the lower end and the right end, respectively, and parallel to the respective ends. In this case, it is necessary to slightly modify the groove device shown in FIG. 1 so that data can be read from both data recording sections 22A' and 22B'.

In addition, the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is provided with data recording sections 22A'' and 22B'' parallel to each end at a distance of d' from the lower and upper ends of the front side of the musical score sheet 22''. be.

Next, the circuit configuration of the electronic musical instrument shown in FIG. 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 9.

The performance data read by the reading device 18 as described above from the data recording sections 22A and 22B of the musical score sheet 22 is transferred to a data memory 32 consisting of a RAM (random access memory) via a write control circuit 30. , will be remembered.

The performance data stored in the data memory 32 is sequentially read out by the action of the reading control circuit 34, and the performance data regarding pitch, note length, etc. is supplied to the automatic performance musical tone formation circuit 38 via the register 36, and the performance data regarding tone, note length, etc. Performance data regarding effects and the like is supplied to the tone forming circuit 38 via the register 40.

The musical tone forming circuit 38 electronically synthesizes musical tone signals based on the performance data from the register 36, and also synthesizes musical tone signals from the register 40.
The musical tone signal sent from the musical tone forming circuit 38 is guided to the speaker 44 via the power amplifier 42 and converted into sound. .

On the other hand, manual performance data detected from the keyboard 12 is supplied to a manual performance tone forming circuit 46.

The musical tone forming circuit 46 electronically synthesizes musical tone signals based on manual performance data from the keyboard 12, and controls characteristics such as tone and effects of the musical tone signals based on performance data from the register 40. The musical tone signal sent from the forming circuit 46 is also transmitted to the speaker 4 via the power amplifier 42.
4 and converted into sound.

The performance data regarding the pitch and note length read from the data memory 32 is sent to the key press display control circuit 5 via the register 48.
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The pressed key display control circuit 50 controls the display lamps 14 (
The key to be pressed is displayed by selectively lighting the key (FIG. 1).

Therefore, according to the electronic musical instrument, the musical tone forming circuit 38 can automatically produce musical tones based on the data read from the data memory 32, and the keys to be pressed on the keyboard 12 can be displayed. The operator can effectively practice playing while referring to the automatically played sounds and the key press display.

As described above, according to this invention, since the musical score sheet is provided with a plurality of performance data recording sections, the amount of data recorded can be increased to more than twice that of the conventional method.

Furthermore, since the installation position of each performance data recording section is limited to a specific position near the end of the sheet body, there is also the advantage that the data reading operation can be carried out smoothly.

Furthermore, as shown in the embodiment, if one of the plurality of performance data recording sections is provided at the bottom of the sheet main body, the number of times of reversing or rotating the sheet music sheet to stand it on the music stand can be reduced. , which is convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic musical instrument according to an embodiment of the invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a top view and a side view of a holder, respectively, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are a perspective view of a holder, respectively. rV-I
6A and B are the front and back views of the musical score sheet, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are cross-sectional views taken along the V line and the
9 is a front view of a musical score sheet according to another embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the electronic musical instrument shown in FIG. 1. 22.22', 22'... Music sheet, 22A
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...Data recording section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] ■ A sheet main body, a music writing section provided on the surface of the sheet main body and in which music is written according to musical symbology, and a music writing section provided near the plurality of ends of the sheet main body, respectively. and a plurality of data recording sections in which performance data related to the music piece are recorded, and these data recording sections are arranged parallel to the corresponding ends and at equal distances from the corresponding ends. A musical score sheet. 2. Utility Model Registration The musical score sheet according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the plurality of data recording sections is disposed near a lower end of the sheet main body.