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Musical keyboard pattern card

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  • Patent Application
  • 20080000343
  • Publication Number
    20080000343
  • Date Filed
    June 30, 2006
    18 years ago
  • Date Published
    January 03, 2008
    16 years ago
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Abstract
Musical Keyboard Pattern Cards designed to train musical keyboard students to learn the major/minor tonal system of scales and chords upon which Western music is based.
Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a top view of one implementation of the invention for the Dominant 7th Chord.



FIG. 2 is a top view of one implementation of the invention for the Major Five Finger Pattern.



FIG. 3 is a top view of one implementation of the invention for the Plagal Cadence.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION


FIG. 1 is a top view looking down on one embodiment of the invention. The invention is composed of a base [1] with a flat surface [2], upon which have been placed first indicia [3] marking a fingering pattern for use on a musical keyboard. The number of indicia and their spacing are determined such that the indicia always point to the correct keys to play for the selected scale, five-finger pattern, chord, inversion of chord, or first chord of a cadence, no matter where on the keyboard the invention is placed. The indicium farthest to the left [4] indicates the lead key for the scale, five-finger pattern, chord, or inversion of chord that is being played with the invention in its current placement on the keyboard. The label [5] specifies which musical pattern is being indicated, in the present embodiment a Dominant 7th Chord.



FIG. 2 is a top view looking down on another embodiment of the invention, with the same elements as depicted in FIG. 1. The number of and spacing of the first indicia [3] have been changed to comprise the fingering pattern for a Major Five Finger Pattern, and the label [5] has been changed accordingly.



FIG. 3 is a top view looking down on another embodiment of the invention with the same elements as depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2, plus an additional element applicable only to cadences. This embodiment shows cadences, wherein the first indicia [3] show the initial finger positions for the first chord to be played, and the second indicia [6] show the changed finger positions for the second chord to be played.


While several embodiments of the invention have been described, variations and modifications would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. The invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims
  • 1. A musical keyboard pattern indicator comprising: a base having a first flat surface, said first flat surface having a first indicia placed thereon indicating fingering patterns for playing a pre-selected musical pattern in a non-pre-selected musical key, and a label specifying the pre-selected musical pattern.
  • 2. The musical keyboard pattern indicator of claim 1, wherein said base is capable of being non-permanently affixed above or behind the keys on a keyboard musical instrument.
  • 3. The musical keyboard pattern indicator of claim 1, wherein said indicia is colored differently for each musical pattern.
  • 4. The musical keyboard pattern indicator of claim 2, wherein said indicia is colored differently for each musical pattern.
  • 5. A musical keyboard pattern indicator comprising: a base having a first flat surface, said first flat surface having a first indicia placed thereon indicating fingering patterns for playing a pre-selected musical pattern in a non-pre-selected musical key, a second indicia placed thereon indicating fingering patterns for playing a second related pre-selected musical pattern in the same non-pre-selected musical key, and a label specifying the pre-selected musical pattern.
  • 6. The musical keyboard pattern indicator of claim 5, wherein said base is capable of being non-permanently affixed above or behind the keys on a keyboard musical instrument.
  • 7. The musical keyboard pattern indicator of claim 5, wherein said indicia is colored differently for each musical pattern.
  • 8. The musical keyboard pattern indicator of claim 6, wherein said indicia is colored differently for each musical pattern.