2 results about "String instrument playing" patented technology

An apparatus to aid in playing a string musical instrument comprising a support member having a member body to receive a portion of a distal end of a limb of a user and a sleeve configured to receive a proximal end of the limb. The sleeve is connected to the member body through a first coupling. A first bow adapter affixed to a first end of a bow enables a coupling of the first end to the support member. A second bow adapter is affixed to the second end of the bow for coupling of the first end of a second biasing member to the distal end of the bow. Rotations at the first and second couplings enable the user to draw the bow between first and second positions across the strings while the biasing members urge the bow to return to the first position.

A music notation system for string instruments features a time signature indicator and measure sections with representations arranged in a single horizontal plane to eliminate spatial recognition requirements and avoid navigation across multiple information planes. Each representation includes colored numbers denoting fret positions and string colors, spatially arranged to eliminate the need for musicians to leap across different vertical positions when reading sequential notes. Graphical indicators positioned separately from and in proximity to the colored numbers specify note duration, with visual separation isolating rhythmic components from note identification. This reduces visual processing complexity, providing a method for string instrument players to interpret and perform musical compositions accurately without requiring spatial recognition skills.