Sound Indicator

Abstract

To provide a sound indicator that allows the user to instantly know pitch and "push and pull" of a bellows in a bellows musical instrument that produces abnormal push and pull noises. [Solution] For bellows instruments that produce "push and pull noises," such as the Anglo concertina, this sound display device is characterized by consistently displaying the so-called "push sound" that is produced when the bellows are compressed and the "pull sound" that is produced when the bellows are expanded, in which "push sounds" are consistently displayed in "uppercase English letters," while "pull sounds" are consistently displayed in "lowercase English letters."

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This invention relates to a sound indicator for bellows instruments that produce "push-pull abnormal noises," such as the Anglo concertina. [Background technology]

[0002] In the case of bellows instruments that produce "extraordinary push-pull noises," such as the Anglo concertina, a sound indicator, for example a 40-button instrument, comes with a drawing like the one shown in attached Figure 1 when the instrument is purchased. If you look there, the pitch (pitch) of each button is written in capital English letters inside each circle, and the upper character inside the circle is a "press note" and the lower character inside the circle is a "pull note." So, by comparing it with the five-line staff that is written on it, you can understand the difference between the pitch and whether it is a press note or a pull note. Then, based on that understanding, you can find the button and start playing.

[0003] However, in a song, if there is a note, for example, "Mi" in "Doremi Fa Sora Shi", before starting to play it, 1) <Step 1> Find out which button the letter "E" that corresponds to "mi" is on from among about 40 (letters). 2) <Step 2> And if it is on the lower side of the circle, it is recognized as a "pull sound." 3) <Step 3> Then, you decide in your head whether to play with a "push sound" or a "pull sound," and then select the "button" you want to use. The result of your selection is then sent from your head to your hands as a command.

[0004] The problem is that there are "pressing sounds" and "pulling sounds," which require more complicated steps than playing the keys on a piano. In other words, it places a tedious burden on the brain. So, when using it as a musical score, this is an example of a 30-button score, A number is assigned to each button, and when it is used as a "press sound," there is no special notation to indicate which button to use, but when it is used as a "pull sound," a "bar" (horizontal line) is added above the button number; in this form, it becomes musical notation; someone introduced an example in Europe of such button number notation being used as a textbook.

[0005] However, in this case, it is cumbersome because you have to force your brain to understand the pitch by looking at the "numbers" and also at the presence or absence of a "bar." In Japan, there are no instruction books, but there are "kana music sheets" introduced on the Internet, and here, "(Right push) Dodo (Right push) Mimi (Right pull) Fafa (Right push) Mii" As shown, the child is required to know whether to use the right-hand side (button) or the left-hand side, and which button for which sound to use by using the characters "push" and "pull." In this case, it seems that a table with kana names for each button has been prepared, but it would be very difficult to find the correct sound among the 40 or so on the right side alone. [Prior art documents] I can't find anything in particular. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention] The object of the present invention is to provide a representation of a sound that does not require the addition of a special "sign" to indicate it as a "backsound." [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The invention of claim 1 is a sound display device that is characterized by the fact that, for a bellows instrument that produces "push and pull noises" such as the Anglo concertina, the so-called "push sound" that is produced when the bellows are compressed and the "pull sound" that is produced when the bellows are expanded are consistently displayed in "uppercase English letters" while the "pull sound" is displayed in "lowercase English letters." Here, the bellows instrument has roughly plate-like bodies on both sides (the right hand side and the left hand side) of the bellows that are structured to seal the bellows, and the left and right plate-like bodies are provided with multiple buttons that are linked to sound-generating bodies.

[0007] The bellows instrument of this invention produces one sound when the bellows is compressed with one button pressed (called a "push sound"), and another sound when the bellows is expanded (called a "pull sound"). In other words, it produces "push and pull" abnormal sounds. There are usually about 10, 15, or 20 buttons on one side on the market.

[0008] In the present invention, for the sounds assigned to each button, the "press sound" is consistently displayed in capital letters, and the "pull sound" is consistently displayed in lowercase letters. Here, capital letters specifically refer to "C, D, E, F, G, A, B," and lower case letters specifically refer to "c, d, e, f, g, a, b." It is optional to distinguish between notes in the next octave above the note in the octave under consideration by placing a "+" before the note, and to distinguish between notes in the next octave below by placing a "-" before the note.

[0009] The invention of claim 2 is the display of sounds as described in claim 1, characterized in that a sharp (#) is represented by roughly solid blocks, and a flat (b) is represented by a solid block with a smaller area than that of a sharp. On the piano, black keys are assigned to notes that are a semitone higher or lower than the white keys, and a sharp (#) or flat (b) is added, respectively.

[0010] Furthermore, the invention of claim 3 is the sound indicator described in claim 2, characterized in that a "circle" is used as the shape of the solid block instead of a sharp, and a "triangle" is used as the shape of the solid block instead of a flat. Here, the "circle" part could be a diamond, a square, etc., but we chose "circle" because it does not have sharp corners and is easy to distinguish from a triangle.

[0011] Furthermore, the invention of claim 4 is a display of sound as described in claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, when written horizontally as musical score, "pull notes" are written one level lower than "press notes." Here, "lowering by one level" means that it is enough if you can tell when you look at it that it is lowered by one level. Usually, this is about half a character or one character. Effect of the Invention

[0012] In the invention of claim 1, "press sounds" are consistently written in uppercase English letters and "pull sounds" in lowercase English letters, so that in the case of a "pull sound," once you know the pitch and go to look for the button and find which button it corresponds to, you do not have to go through the step of recognizing that "that sound is written below the button, so it's a 'pull sound,'" but the fingering can be immediately conveyed to the brain as a "pull sound," making fingering for performance that much easier.

[0013] In the device of claim 2, the sharp (#) is roughly substituted with a solid block, and the flat (b) is roughly substituted with a solid block with a smaller area than the sharp. 1) The solid typeface is more noticeable than the sharp (#) and flat (b) types, which are made up of lines only. 2) Also, the size of the filled-in portion of the flat (b) is made smaller than that of the sharp (#), so there is no confusion between the two.

[0014] In the invention of claim 3, a circle is used as the block-filled shape in place of a sharp, and a triangle is used as the block-filled shape in place of a flat, so that it can be easily written using a word processor, etc.

[0015] Furthermore, in the invention of claim 4, when the musical score is written horizontally, the "pull notes" (lowercase English letters) are written one level lower than the "pull notes" (uppercase English letters), so that the "lowercase English letters" themselves are recognizable as pull notes, but because the letters are written one level lower than the "pull notes" (uppercase English letters), the recognition of the "pull notes" is conveyed to the brain more quickly, making fingering that much easier. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] indicates the button arrangement, etc., that is, it shows the button arrangement and the sound each button makes (the markings above the button indicate "press sound" and below indicate "pull sound"), and also shows the five-line staff for each sound and the "pitch." In this diagram, the instrument enclosed in a square frame has 30 buttons (left and right) (a concertina), which is indicated by the code 1. All sound indications are in uppercase English letters.

[0017] [Diagram 2] shows examples of its use as musical notation. First, (1)(A) is where button numbers have been assigned to the buttons (there are 15) on the right hand side of a 30-button concertina, and (1)(B) is where the numbers have been assigned as above and a portion (several measures) of the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" has been used as musical notation. This should be called button number notation. A five-line staff is also included. Furthermore, (2) is the song in (1)(B) written in kana as musical notation. "Oshi" and "hiki" are written before each character (sound), so that for each sound, "push sound" and "hiki sound" are clearly indicated (written).

[0018] [Diagram 3] The figure shows an embodiment of the present invention. In it, (1) shows the notation of the notes on the buttons in [Figure 1], and the capital English letters (back notes) on the bottom of each button are consistently written as lowercase English letters. Note that the five-line staff is not shown.

[0019] Also, (2) is a representation (display) of the musical score part below the five-line staff in (b) of [Figure 2](1) written in English capital letters and English lowercase letters. Also, (3) is a score of the song "Red Shoes" written on a five-line staff with a few measures written horizontally below it in uppercase and lowercase English letters. Here, the upper line of the horizontal writing indicates the right hand side (mainly the melody), and the lower line indicates the left hand side (mainly the accompaniment). The accompaniment part is limited to chord symbols here. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS EXAMPLES

[0020] FIG. 3(1) shows an embodiment for displaying the sound generated by the button to which claims 1 and 3 relate. Since capital letters are pressed (a press sound) and lowercase letters are used as pull sounds, it is instantly clear which button will produce which pull sound. Also, by substituting a solid "circle" for the sharp (#) and a solid "triangle" for the flat (b), it becomes easier to see that the note is a "black key". The "circle" can also be changed to a "square" or other symbol at your discretion. EXAMPLES

[0021] FIG. 3(2) shows an embodiment in which the musical score is in English. Here we give an example that only covers the right hand side, which is dominated by the melody. The lowercase English letters make it clear that it is a "pull sound," but compared to the capital letters (pressed sounds), they are written one level lower, making it even clearer that it is a "pull sound" at first glance. EXAMPLES

[0022] (3) in [Figure 3] is an example in which the present invention is used to write a few bars of the song "Red Shoes" as musical notation, with the English notation written alongside the five-line staff. The top two lines of the English staff indicate the right hand side (mainly the melody), and the bottom two lines indicate the left hand side (mainly the accompaniment). The left hand side is limited to the accompaniment chords only. Furthermore, since it would be cumbersome to write down the length of each note, they are written on five-line staff. [Industrial Applicability]

[0023] The present invention is extremely useful in increasing the convenience of using bellows instruments that make abnormal pushing and pulling noises. [Explanation of symbols] 1...Frame

Claims

1. Regarding bellows instruments that produce "push and pull noises" such as the Anglo concertina, a display system for sounds characterized by consistently displaying the so-called "push sound" that occurs when the bellows are compressed and the "pull sound" that occurs when the bellows are expanded, in which "push sounds" are displayed in "uppercase English letters" and "pull sounds" are displayed in "lowercase English letters"

2. 2. The note indicator according to claim 1, wherein a sharp (#) is represented by a roughly filled block, and a flat (b) is represented by a smaller filled block than that of a sharp.

3. 3. The sound indicator according to claim 2, wherein a "circle" is used as the shape of the solid block instead of a sharp, and a "triangle" is used as the shape of the solid block instead of a flat.

4. 4. The display of sounds according to claim 1, wherein, when the musical score is written horizontally, the "pull notes" are written lower than the "press notes".

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