Abstract: A rehabilitation feedback system is used during rehabilitation of one or more body appendages of a user. The system includes four finger tracking elements and a thumb tracking element supported for movement relative to one another so as to allow a user to performs a gripping motion when the elements are coupled to the fingers and thumb of a user. A biasing member provides a resistance force acting to urge each tracking element towards a starting position thereof. A visual barrier is adapted to hide the hand of the user at a first side of the visual barrier from direct visual sight by the user at a second side of the visual barrier. A sensor at the first side of the visual barrier detects movements of the tracking elements and communicates with an indicator element detectable by the user from a second side of the visual barrier.

Abstract: The purpose of my invention/method is to create good keyboard sight reading musicians. By marking skips between notes according to the method set forth in my detailed description and then playing them on the keyboard, the musician is able to develop good sight reading skills. The difference between my method and others is that my method uses letter names of notes only to find the beginning location of a piece of music and this is done through the use of a note/keyboard chart. All other reading is done by use of spacing and direction through recognition of skips on the staff. It is essential to the success of my method that letter names NOT be used because they interfere with the spatial and directional understanding of notes needed to sight read well. My method is useful at all levels because it is structured, concrete, and cumulative.

Abstract: A music playing movement display device includes CPU displaying a music playing movement image on a display unit based on music playing information, movement information, and structural data stored in RAM. the CPU determines whether to perform display of a music playing technique based on a music playing technique flag of the music playing information stored in the RAM, and, when determining to perform the display of the music playing technique, allows to change a display mode of the image corresponding to the music playing technique, compared to a display mode of a image corresponding to that of a case of not displaying the music playing technique.

Abstract: A music playing movement display control device 1 includes CPU 11 that creates a time list including respective times and a time in advance of the respective times during a musical performance, based on music playing information. The CPU 11 draws on the display unit 16 a movement image of a finger showing a pressed key position on a keyboard at the respective times and a movement image of a finger showing a pressed key position on a keyboard at the times in advance to the respective times for each of the respective times during a musical performance, based on music playing information, movement information, keyboard data, structure data, and a time list.

Abstract: A music playing movement display device includes CPU displaying a music playing movement image on a display unit based on music playing information, movement information, and structural data stored in RAM. the CPU determines whether to perform display of a music playing technique based on a music playing technique flag of the music playing information stored in the RAM, and, when determining to perform the display of the music playing technique, allows to change a display mode of the image corresponding to the music playing technique, compared to a display mode of a image corresponding to that of a case of not displaying the music playing technique.

Abstract: A musical teaching device has a carriage to be placed in juxtaposition with a piano keyboard. The carriage has a pair of gloves slidably attached to move along the length of the carriage. The fingers of the gloves include signaling devices to indicate proper movement. The carriage and gloves are connected to a controller that commands proper hand positioning and finger movement to play a musical score loaded in the controller. The controller is powered by a computer program.

Abstract: An exercise device for musicians is provided which effects the forcible spreading of the fingers and thumb of the hand by a series of rings mounted upon two track-like members, upon the first track being four finger rings, and upon the second track being a ring for the thumb, each ring being movable along its track and having locking device for the purpose of positioning the thumb and fingers into forcibly spread-apart positions, and locking that position such that the musician can increase the operable reach of the hand.

Abstract: An exercising device for pianists including a bar adapted to extend along the length of a piano keyboard to form an initial rest for the pianist's wrists and to ensure proper positioning of the wrists during playing. Finger guide units are adjustably mountable on the bar to guide movement of the fingers to ensure proper development of and prevent injury to finger muscles, as well as other muscles. Adjustable supports for the bar are provided to permit its positioning relative to the keyboard to accommodate the pianists's physical characteristics and to enable it to be used with any of various keyboards of different sizes and shapes.

Abstract: A primary exerciser and cooperating accessory for use by piano players. The primary execiser has an elongate base provided with an elbow stop designed to maintain the elbow of a user in position against rearward or significant sideways movement when the exerciser is in use, and a hand rest spaced ahead of the elbow stop along the elongate base. The hand rest is relatively thin and has a flat upper side sized to permit the forward part of the user's hand to rest on it palm down with the fingers stretched out ahead and the thumb tucked under its rear edge. This hand rest is mounted to slide back and forth from a rear stop position against the resistance of a spring that normally holds it at that position. It is also provided to rotate up and down around a transverse hinge axis near its front end. Additionally, the hand rest is mounted to permit swiveling movement to the right or left around a pivot point in its front portion.

Abstract: A piano type music instrument having playable keys provided in the front of the box, with a sound maker connecting to the keys to make a sound corresponding to the key pressed. A music scale is printed on the box, and in the scale holes are located in the positions corresponding to the music scale notes. A rod inserted in each hole is supported by a link or a pliable tongue member made of thin metal, hard paper of plastic material. The tail ends of the keys are located beneath the pliable tongue or the rod so as to push up and down on the rods smoothly. When a key is pressed down, a corresponding note rod is made to protrude up through a corresponding hole in the printed musical scale, to identify the musical note played and sounded.

Abstract: In construction of a keyboard device well suited for use on an electronic piano and a piano training device, a combination of a jack element corresponding to a jack on an actual action assembly, an abutment whose force acting on the jack element corresponds to the weight of an actual hammer, and a releaser corresponding to actual regulating button provides key touch very close to that obtained on an actual piano equipped with action assemblies.

Abstract: A keyboard shield adapted to be attached to a piano of the type having a laterally extending gap, or slot in a vertical section located at the rear of the keyboard. The shield includes a rear section engageable within the slot for attaching the shield to the piano, and a cover portion adapted to interrupt a player's line of vision to at least a portion of the keyboard when the shield is so attached.

Abstract: A guitar having strings to be played in conjunction with a manually-held slide bar has an indicator for the proper position of the slide bar along the length of the strings. This position indicator is located between two adjacent strings, the strings on one side of the indicator being tuned to a first major chord and certain of the strings on the other side of the indicator being tuned to a different major chord. The position indicator includes a carrier resiliently mounted at opposite ends and carrying upstanding longitudinally spaced projections, each projection forming a pair of opposed longitudinally spaced abutments engageable by the slide bar at the correct positions along the strings.

Abstract: A unitary keyboard shield adapted to be attached to a piano of the type having a laterally extending gap, or slot in a vertical section located at the rear of the keyboard. The shield includes a rear section engageable within the slot for attaching the shield to the piano, and a cover portion adapted to interrupt a player's line of vision to at least a portion of the keyboard when the shield is so attached.

Abstract: A piano action is provided for an electronic piano. Tones are generated electronically, but the action retains the feel of a conventional piano action without the necessity of a hammer or hammer-like member. The piano key is provided with a rounded, convex shoulder which presses against a rounded, convex surface on a lever. The two convex surfaces are configured and positioned so that one slides over the other to provide the feel of let-off of a conventional piano action. The lever is spring-biased by means of two different springs to rest position, and acts to move a spring wire contact from a first bus to a second bus.