KR102433036B1 - Practice device for wind instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wind instrument practice device and, more specifically, to a wind instrument practice device not only enabling anyone regardless of his or her skill level in handling an instrument to easily practice the instrument but also enabling a user to practice wind instruments by universally applying one practice device to various wind instruments. To this end, the present invention comprises: a body part having a rod shape; a mouthpiece part provided at an upper part in the longitudinal direction of the body part; a plurality of button parts arranged below the mouthpiece part at intervals from each other to protrude out or retract for operation in a back and forth direction; a control part provided in the body part to control operations of the button parts; and a memory part provided in the body part so as to be connected to the control part.

Description

Wind instrument practice device {Practice device for wind instrument}

The present invention relates to a wind instrument practice device, and specifically, wind instrument practice made so that anyone can easily practice regardless of the skill level of handling an instrument, but also apply it universally to various wind instruments with one practice device to practice It's about the device.

In general, in order to learn to play a musical instrument, there is a method of receiving a lesson directly from a professional of the instrument or registering at a training school to receive a lesson.

In order to play these instruments well, continuous and repeated practice is important, but as mentioned above, private lessons or classroom lectures are always taught only at a set time and place, so there are time and space limitations and cost. will also cost a lot.

Accordingly, in most cases, those who want to learn to play an instrument practice playing alone at their home or practice room after the set training time is over. There was a problem that it was difficult to determine clearly whether or not it was.

Recently, with the advent of smartphones and the activation of application development, many applications are also appearing in the field of technology related to the field of musical instrument performance.

However, applications related to the existing performance field simply provide sheet music and provide only comprehensive evaluation information according to the performance results. There is no application that provides guide information in real time on whether or not it is possible to play an instrument correctly, so it was difficult to practice playing a musical instrument alone.

On the other hand, with a peace instrument such as trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, cornet or furgelhorn, a registered instrument such as flute, piccolo, tungso, daegeum or danso, and lead instruments such as clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, taepyeongso or saxophone In the same wind instruments, after touching the lips to the mouthpiece, breathing is blown by buzzing the lips, or it is played by blowing breath (wind) while maintaining the optimal shape and contact state of the player's lips in contact with the mouthpiece. It is the basis and core of the wind instrument playing method.

Unlike string instruments or percussion instruments, which are played only by hand, these wind instruments generate sound using breath, that is, breath, and use the mouthpiece of a wind instrument to perform various breathing methods such as abdominal breathing, long tone, or tounging. Repeated breathing exercises are important to master the method.

Moreover, the above-mentioned wind instruments are performed not only by mastery of the breathing method, but also by the manipulation of the user's fingers. During the practice process, it was difficult to determine whether the fingers were moving accurately and smoothly in accordance with the song, and there was a problem in that it was not easy to correct the finger manipulation according to the practice alone.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0107885 (published on October 14, 2009)

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and it is universally applied to a variety of wind instruments so that it can be practiced alone, as well as being used as a toy for children, while ensuring that anyone, regardless of age or sex, has skill in handling musical instruments and Its purpose is to provide a wind instrument practice device that allows you to practice regardless.

Wind instrument practice apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a rod-shaped body portion; a mouthpiece portion provided on an upper portion of the body portion in the longitudinal direction; a plurality of button units arranged to form an interval on the lower side of the mouthpiece and configured to drive protruding and retracting in the front and rear directions; a control unit provided inside the main body to control driving of the button unit; and a memory unit provided inside the main body to be connected to the control unit.

It may further include a performance auxiliary member for forcibly moving the finger integrally with the button unit by forcibly fixing the position of the user's finger on one side of the button unit.

For example, the button unit, the fitting groove is formed from the front to the rear.

And, the performance auxiliary member is formed in a shape corresponding to the fitting groove and includes a fitting pin that is detachably coupled to the fitting groove, and a fitting ring that is formed to protrude in front of the fitting pin and can fit a user's finger. make up

The mouthpiece portion is detachably coupled to the body portion.

If necessary, the mouthpiece may be detachably coupled to the main body and provided with a plurality of shapes corresponding to the mouthpiece shapes of various wind instruments.

The main body portion forms a movement guide groove to form a connection with the button portion in a longitudinal direction, a width direction or an oblique direction in a portion adjacent to each portion where the plurality of button portions are disposed, so that each of the plurality of button portions is the movement guide It may be possible to move the position along the groove.

The body portion includes a rod-shaped body member provided in the center of the width direction, and the button portion is disposed and surrounds the outer surface of the body member and a plurality of length adjustment members are coupled to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the body member. can do.

The button unit may have a light emitting or vibration generating function.

As such, the wind instrument practice apparatus according to the present invention is

First, as the button part automatically appears to match the performance of the selected song, anyone, regardless of age or gender, can practice the finger movements of the song and easily learn the movement of the fingers by following the button part that moves in and out regardless of the skill level of handling the instrument. have an effect

Second, as the mouthpiece part is provided in a replaceable structure and the position of a plurality of button parts can be individually adjusted as needed, it is universally applied to various wind instruments and can be sufficiently practiced alone, thereby maximizing the practice efficiency. .

Third, by adding a performance assisting member that forcibly moves the user's finger to the button part, it is possible not only to practice the finger movements of the song without being conscious, but also to use it as a toy for children, while increasing the convenience of use. have

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a wind instrument practice apparatus according to the present invention.
2 to 4 are views schematically showing a wind instrument practice apparatus according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a specific embodiment of the wind instrument practice apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Here, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that only the same components are marked with the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are displayed on different drawings.

And, in describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations will be omitted so as not to obscure the gist of the present invention.

In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

In addition, in describing the present invention, the upper and lower sides are based on the use state in which the mouthpiece part is provided above the plurality of button parts, and the width direction is described based on the horizontal direction perpendicular to the upper and lower directions. decide to do

At the same time, the front and rear are based on the installation state in which the button part protrudes forward in the process of use and then is driven backward in the installation state, and the expression of the inner side is each component or the inside direction divided by each component or its direction. It will be described by referring to the part in the , and the expression on the outside refers to the direction opposite to the expression on the inside or the part in the direction.

The present invention relates to a wind instrument practice device that anyone can practice by applying to a variety of wind instruments as a single practice device regardless of skill level in handling musical instruments, and which can also be used as a toy for children.

The configuration of the present invention for this purpose, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, is largely a body unit 10, a mouthpiece unit 20, a button unit 30, a control unit 40, a memory unit 50 and It is configured to include a power supply unit (60).

First, the main body 10 of the present invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, can be manufactured in a size already set in the shape of a rod having a set length, and is manufactured in a shape similar to that of a conventional wind instrument if necessary. It is also possible to induce aesthetic feeling.

Here, the body portion 10 is a movement guide groove to form a connection with the button portion 30 in the longitudinal direction, the width direction, or the oblique direction at a portion adjacent to each portion on which a plurality of button portions 30 to be described later are disposed. By forming (11), each of the plurality of button units 30 may be configured to be positionally movable along the movement guide groove 11 .

Of course, this movement guide groove 11 can be formed in various shapes of straight lines or curves so that the button unit 30 can be moved in all directions or in all directions as needed. By moving the button 30 before using the exercise device to set the position of the finger, the practice efficiency is maximized.

On the other hand, the main body 10 can be configured in the shape of a single-length bar of setting, but if necessary, it has a structure that can be adjusted in length so that it can have a similar or the same length corresponding to the length of the wind instrument that the user wants to practice. can

For example, the body part 10 includes a bar-shaped body member 12 provided in the center in the width direction, and a button part 30 to be described later, as well as wrapping the outer surface of the body member 12, the body member (12) It may be configured to include a length adjustment member 13 is coupled to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the plurality.

At this time, the length adjustment member 13 can implement movement in the longitudinal direction according to the rotation in a state coupled to the body member 12, and can be moved in the longitudinal direction in the same or similar manner as a conventional telescope. can

Of course, the length adjustment member 13 is not limited to the above, and can be applied in various ways as long as it has a known structure in which the length adjustment is possible.

On the other hand, when adjusting the length of the length adjustment member 13, the button portion 30 is moved separately or together with the length adjustment member 13, so that the user can use his/her finger according to the position of the button portion 30 to fit the wind instrument he or she wants to practice. movements can be practiced effectively.

And, the length adjustment member 13, as shown in Fig. 4, each of the length direction or width direction so that it is possible to apply differently the position of the button portion 30 to be described later by adjusting the movement guide groove 11 ) in the longitudinal direction, width direction, or diagonal direction can be changed and applied, so that the universal application effect of various wind instruments can be doubled.

Through this movement guide groove 11, the user can not only move the position of the button part 30 to be described later to correspond to the button position of the corresponding wind instrument, but also through the above-described length adjustment member 13, the button The position of the part 30 can be adjusted.

In this way, through the configuration of the movement guide groove 11 and the length adjustment member 13 coupled to the body member 12 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, different lengths, the number of buttons, or the position of the buttons for various wind instruments The length of the exercise device and the position adjustment in the longitudinal direction, the width direction, or the diagonal direction of the button part 30 to be described later can be adjusted so as to easily respond.

This advantage can be applied universally by easily responding to different arm lengths, hand or finger sizes, or finger spacings for each user, thereby increasing the use efficiency.

On the other hand, the mouthpiece 20 applied to the present invention has the same or similar shape as the mouthpiece including a reed configured in a typical wind instrument, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , and the length of the body portion 10 described above. It is provided in the upper direction.

Here, the mouthpiece 20 is preferably detachably coupled to the main body 10 to have a replaceable structure.

Accordingly, the user can easily respond to various wind instruments to be practiced and use it while replacing the mouthpiece unit 20, so that practice efficiency can be increased by practicing in a state similar to the instrument to be practiced as much as possible.

Meanwhile, if necessary, the mouthpiece unit 20 may be detachably coupled to the body unit 10 described above, and may be provided in plurality having a shape corresponding to the mouthpiece shape of various wind instruments.

For example, various types of mouthpieces are integrally formed in one replaceable mouthpiece unit 20, and thus, it is possible to increase the usability as a toy for children, and users can easily respond to various wind instruments. Thus, it becomes possible to implement a practice similar to the actual performance.

On the other hand, the button unit 30 of the present invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, is disposed at the lower side of the above-described mouthpiece unit 20 in the main body unit 10 at mutual intervals to drive the protruding and retracting in the front and rear directions. It is made up of a plurality of

At this time, the user's finger is placed and supported on the front side of the button unit 30 to be seated.

Therefore, it is preferable that the front of the button unit 30 has a shape that can be stably seated on the front side of the button unit 30 when the user puts his or her finger on it.

For example, the front surface of the button unit 30 may have a planar, concave or convex shape, and may have a waveform shape in which concave and convex intersect as necessary. And, if necessary, it may be in a form including one or a plurality of protrusions on the front surface to facilitate the user's position recognition.

This button unit 30 is connected to the control unit 40 to be described later so that as soon as the performance of the song selected by the user starts and at the same time, the button unit 30 is automatically individual for a preset time, as well as repeatedly appearing in the front and rear directions in accordance with the corresponding song. make the drive

For example, the above-described driving of the button unit 30 may be implemented by a cylinder or a computer bolt connected to a motor, and in this case, the control unit 40 to be described later may be connected to the motor.

On the other hand, the button unit 30 may include a function of generating light or vibration when protruding forward under the control of the control unit 40 to be described later, and through this, the user can visually control the motion of the finger while playing. You can also learn the performance process more efficiently.

By means of the button unit 30 configured as described above, the user simply places a finger on the button unit 30 during practice of the wind instrument and follows the button unit 30 that automatically and individually drives in and out to match the corresponding song. You will be able to learn your finger movements.

In addition, the button unit 30, as shown in Figure 2, the user's finger on one side of the button unit 30 is forcibly fixed in position to force the finger to move integrally with the button unit 30; may include more.

As an example for this, referring to FIG. 2 , the button unit 30 forms a fitting groove 31 from the front to the rear.

And, the above-mentioned performance auxiliary member 32 is made of a shape corresponding to the fitting groove 31, and a fitting pin 32a that is detachably coupled to the fitting groove 31, and the fitting pin 32a protrudes forward. It may be formed and configured to include a fitting ring (32b) capable of inserting a user's finger.

If necessary, such a performance auxiliary member 32 may be made of a rubber material, and through this, even beginners who are not skilled in playing wind instruments keep their fingers in the fitting ring 32b so that they do not come off. Even if there is no will to move a finger, it is possible to conveniently practice playing a wind instrument by realizing an effect such as pressing and pressing the button unit 30 together with the button unit 30 that automatically moves in and out.

In other words, the performance auxiliary member 32 makes it easier for beginners to practice the ganjanggi and forcibly learns the movement of their fingers. 32), the beginner can easily recognize and learn that the user's finger must also move and play according to the corresponding note played automatically.

In addition, the user can attach and detach the performance auxiliary member 32 as needed, so that the use of the performance auxiliary member 32 can be selected step by step according to the user's learning level. In addition, it is also possible to select and use a part or all of each finger of the user learning the performance assistance member 32 .

Of course, if necessary, the performance auxiliary member 32 may be made of a hard metal or synthetic resin material.

In addition, if necessary, the fitting ring 32b may include a cut portion (not shown) cut on the upper portion to allow the fitting ring 32b to be spread according to the thickness of the user's finger, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

In addition, as an example, the fitting ring (32b) is shown in the form of a circular ring, of course, it can be manufactured in the form of a square or polygonal ring if necessary.

On the other hand, the control unit 40 applied to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , is provided inside the above-described body unit 10 to make electrical connection with each of the button units 30 to form the button unit 30 . Controls the appearance and withdrawal drive.

This control unit 40 has a function of transmitting an electrical signal and establishes a connection with the user's smartphone through a normal Bluetooth, and the user practices playing while checking the score of the corresponding song through the smartphone, or practice playing Select a song you want to play or connect a separately provided earphone to the user's smartphone to practice playing while listening to the song.

At this time, the button unit 30 is driven to move forward and backward according to the score of the practice song to be played.

In addition, the control unit 40 makes an electrical connection with the memory unit 50 to be described later so as to control the appearance/distraction driving of the button unit 30 according to the song information stored in the memory unit 50 . .

On the other hand, the memory unit 50 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , may be provided inside the body unit 10 to make electrical connection with the above-described control unit 40 .

The memory unit 50 has information of various songs already set, and the music selection jog member 53 and the memory unit 50 installed in the body unit 10 described above so that the user can select music when practicing a wind instrument. It is also desirable to make an electrical connection.

As an example, the music selection jog member 53 is shown in the form of a jog dial, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied in various switch forms such as a push button form.

In addition, the memory unit 50 is an earphone provided in the main body unit 10 for connecting a USB port having various music embedded into the main body unit 10 for connection or a separately provided user's earphone. It is possible to make an electrical connection with the gastric device connector 51 such as a connector to enable convenient use.

In addition, the memory unit 50 is electrically connected to the speaker 52 provided in the body unit 10 as described above, so that the user can practice the operation of the finger while listening to the corresponding song selected by the user in the course of use. have.

In addition, the power supply unit 60 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , may be provided inside the body unit 10 to make electrical connection with the above-described control unit 40 .

It is preferable that the power supply unit 60 is electrically connected to the power switch 61 provided in the body unit 10 described above so that the user can turn ON/OFF the wind instrument practice apparatus according to the present invention.

In addition, the power supply unit 60 is electrically connected to the charging port 62 provided in the body unit 10 described above, and in a state in which power is supplied and charged, the user can conveniently use the wind instrument practice device wirelessly. and to double the convenience in the use process as it can be recharged.

As described above, when the user wants to use the wind instrument practice apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the user checks the charging state of the practice apparatus and then operates the power switch 61 to put the practice apparatus in the ON state. .

Or, of course, it can be used with the power cable directly connected as needed.

Then, after adjusting the position of the button unit 30 to match the wind instrument to be practiced, the song to be practiced among the songs built in the memory unit 50 is selected through the above-described music selection jog member 53. After that, it is possible to start playing practice by contacting the mouth with the mouthpiece unit 20 while holding the practice device while placing the finger on the button unit 30 .

At this time, as the button unit 30 automatically appears to match the performance of the song to be practiced, users of all ages and genders can perform the finger motion of the corresponding song along the button unit 30 that appears and drives regardless of the skill level of handling the instrument. You can practice and learn the movements of your fingers easily.

On the other hand, since the mouthpiece part 20 is provided in a replaceable structure and the position of a plurality of button parts 30 can be individually adjusted as needed, it can be universally applied to various wind instruments and can be sufficiently practiced alone. Maximize practice efficiency.

In addition, in the case of a beginner or a child, by adding the performance auxiliary member 32 for forcibly moving the user's finger to the button unit 30, it is possible to practice the finger motion of the corresponding song without being conscious of it.

After all, the wind instrument practice apparatus according to the present invention is universally applied to various wind instruments according to the user's choice, so that one can practice enough alone, as well as use it as a toy for children. can be practiced irrespective of

In the above, the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to specific specific embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

10: body part 11: moving guide groove
12: body member 13: length adjustment member
20: mouthpiece part 30: button part
31: fitting groove 32: performance auxiliary member
32a: fitting pin 32b: fitting ring
40: control unit 50: memory unit
51: external device connector 52: speaker
53: selection jog member 60: power supply
61: power switch 62: charging port

Claims (10)

a rod-shaped body; a mouthpiece portion provided on an upper portion of the body portion in the longitudinal direction; a plurality of button parts arranged at a distance from each other in the main body to the lower side of the mouthpiece to achieve driving to protrude and protrude in the front-rear direction, to support the user's fingers on the upper surface, and to form a fitting groove from the front to the rear; a control unit provided inside the main body to control driving of the button unit; and a memory unit provided inside the main body to form a connection with the control unit; but practice finger motion by a button unit that moves in and out according to the control of the control unit, including,
Comprising a performance auxiliary member for forcibly moving the finger integrally with the button unit by forcibly fixing the position of the user's finger on one side of the button unit;
The playing auxiliary member,
A wind instrument practice apparatus comprising: a fitting pin having a shape corresponding to the fitting groove and detachably coupled to the fitting groove; and a fitting ring protruding in front of the fitting pin to insert a user's finger .
delete delete delete delete a rod-shaped body; a mouthpiece portion provided on an upper portion of the body portion in the longitudinal direction; a plurality of button parts disposed at a distance from each other on the body part below the mouthpiece part to achieve driving to protrude and protrude in the front-rear direction, and to support the user's fingers on the upper surface; a control unit provided inside the main body to control driving of the button unit; and a memory unit provided inside the main body to form a connection with the control unit; but practice finger motion by a button unit that moves in and out according to the control of the control unit, including,
The body part,
A movement guide groove is formed in a portion adjacent to each portion where the plurality of button portions are disposed to be connected to the button portion in a longitudinal direction, a width direction, or an oblique direction, so that each of the plurality of button portions is positioned along the movement guide groove Wind instrument practice device, characterized in that it can be moved.
a rod-shaped body; a mouthpiece portion provided on an upper portion of the body portion in the longitudinal direction; a plurality of button parts disposed at a distance from each other on the body part below the mouthpiece part to achieve driving to protrude and protrude in the front-rear direction, and to support the user's fingers on the upper surface; a control unit provided inside the main body to control driving of the button unit; and a memory unit provided inside the main body to form a connection with the control unit; but practice finger motion by a button unit that moves in and out according to the control of the control unit, including,
The body part,
A rod-shaped body member provided at the center in the width direction,
The wind instrument practice apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the button portion is disposed, and it surrounds the outer surface of the body member and includes a length adjusting member coupled to a plurality of the body member so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the body member.
8. The method of any one of claims 1, 6 or 7,
Wind instrument practice device, characterized in that the button part emits light or vibrates.
8. The method of any one of claims 1, 6 or 7,
The mouthpiece part,
Wind instrument practice apparatus, characterized in that detachably coupled to the main body.
8. The method of any one of claims 1, 6 or 7,
The mouthpiece part,
Removably coupled to the body portion,
Wind instrument practice apparatus, characterized in that provided with a plurality of shapes corresponding to the shape of the mouthpiece of various wind instruments.

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