Method and apparatus for learning to play a stringed instrument

摘要

A method and apparatus for learning to play a musical instrument, such as a guitar, by incorporating a markable, erasable surface onto the neck of the instrument such that the student may apply, as needed, removable markings to the instrument that indicate the correct finger positions for playing the instrument. The incorporation of this markable, erasable surface onto the instrument is an improved method of learning because a student is better able to place his or her fingers in the correct positions on the instrument when learning how to play the instrument.

主权项

1. A musical instrument comprising:
(i) a markable surface; (ii) a body; (iii) a headstock; and (iv) a neck, wherein said neck further comprises a fretboard, said fretboard featuring a top layer comprising said markable surface, such that markings may be applied to said markable surface and removed from said markable surface as desired; and wherein said markable surface is made from a chalkboard material, such that chalk markings may be applied to said chalkboard material and removed from said chalkboard material as desired.