US 11,756,447 B1
System for teaching music notation and associated method of use
Christine Hoffman, The Villages, FL (US)
Filed by Christine Hoffman, The Villages, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/472,855.
Int. Cl. G09B 15/02 (2006.01); G10H 1/36 (2006.01); G10H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 15/023 (2013.01) [G10H 1/0016 (2013.01); G10H 1/0066 (2013.01); G10H 1/368 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of teaching music notation to a user, the method comprising:
displaying a musical instrument image and a musical staff image in a virtual environment provided on a visual display of an electronic device;
displaying a movable object on the visual display, wherein the movable object is associated with a musical note;
displaying a movement of the movable object to a location on the musical instrument image that is associated with the musical note;
transforming the movable object into an animated music note comprising the movable object;
displaying a movement of the animated music note to a location on the musical staff image that is associated with the musical note;
instructing a user to play, on a musical interface device coupled to the electronic device, the musical note indicated by the location of the movable object on the musical instrument image;
receiving, at the electronic device, input from the musical interface device in response to the user playing the musical note on the musical interface device; and
in response to the input received from the musical interface device, displaying the movement of the movable object to the location on the musical instrument image that is associated with the musical note.