Music teaching aid

摘要

A music teaching aid may incorporate a pinball-like game. The music teaching aid may comprise a playing field depicting a musical staff and a keyboard. Lines and spaces on the staff may contain pockets into which a ball may fall and be contained. The pockets may correspond to notes on a staff, which may correspond to notes on the keyboard. A ball launched into the playing field may fall into a pocket. A user may select a note on the keyboard. If the selected note matches the note corresponding to the pocket having the ball, the ball may be released from the pocket. The note may be audibly rendered. The ball may be released into or out of the playing field. The music teaching aid may be implemented mechanically, electrically, or any appropriate combination thereof.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a playing field comprising a plurality of portions and a ball, each portion of the plurality of portions configured to: receive the ball; and upon receipt of the ball, retain the received ball at a location proximate to the portion that received the ball, wherein each portion of the plurality of portions corresponds to a respective playing field musical note; and a keyboard coupled to the playing field, the keyboard comprising a plurality of keys, each key of the plurality of keys corresponding to a respective keyboard musical note, wherein upon selection of a key of the plurality of keys, a portion of the plurality of portions having a playing field musical note matching a keyboard musical note corresponding to the selected key is caused to release the ball.