Music training device

Claim 2

A musical training device, comprising: a first cylindrical member having an internal cavity for forming a guide track, said first cylindrical member having a first viewing window, a second viewing window and a third viewing window, said second and third viewing windows being offset vertically relative to one another; a second cylindrical member positioned within the first cylindrical member and forming a slide member adjacent said guide track, said slide member being movable along the guide track means relative to said first, second and third viewing windows and carrying a pair of musical staves positioned adjacent and parallel to one another, said staves extending about at least a segment of the circumferential surface of the second cylindrical member in substantial normal alignment to the viewing windows with said first viewing window spanning both of said musical staves and said second window being in substantial normal alignment with the path of travel of one of said musical staves and the third window being in substantial normal alignment with the path of travel of the other of said musical staves, and musical notes scored on said staves; and means for rotating said second cylindrical member relative to the first cylinder.

Claim 3

The musical training device of claim 1 in which the first viewing window is in substantial normal alignment with the path of travel of both of said musical staves and spans both of said staves.

Claim 4

A musical training device for improving an individual''s speed in reading music for keyboard and string instruments, said device comprising, in combination: a two-faced planar slide member with a first and second staff positioned adjacent to one another horizontally on one face of the slide member, and a third and fourth staff positioned adjacent to one another horizontally on the other face of the slide member, said first and third staves being back-to-back relative to one another and said second and fourth staves being back-to-back relative to one another; guide traCk means including a planar sleeve forming a track extending longitudinally end-to-end of the sleeve and encompassing the planar slide member, the sleeve establishing a first and second face with only one viewing window in the first face and only two viewing windows in the second face of the sleeve, the viewing window in the first face of the sleeve being positioned in vertical alignment with and adjacent to the travel path of the two staves on one of said faces of the slide member, said window of the first face of the sleeve extending vertically relative to said staves and spanning the width of the two staves on one face simultaneously, a treble clef and a bass clef scored on the first face of the sleeve vertically adjacent to one another immediately adjacent to said first viewing window, the treble clef and bass clef each positioned in alignment with an associated staff of the slide; and the two viewing windows in the second face of the sleeve being vertically and laterally offset relative to one another and each positioned adjacent to and vertically spanning one of the two staves on the other of said faces of the slide, a tenor clef and an alto clef being positioned adjacent to one of said second viewing windows in alignment with one staff of the slide and the alto clef being positioned adjacent to the other of said second viewing windows in alignment with the other staff of the slide.

Claim 5

A musical training device for improving an individual''s speed in reading music for keyboard and string instruments, said device comprising, in combination: a two-faced planar slide member with a first and second staff positioned adjacent to one another horizontally on one face of the slide member, and a third and fourth staff positioned adjacent to one another horizontally on the other face of the slide member, said first and third staves being back-to-back relative to one another and said second and fourth staves being back-to-back relative to one another; guide traCk means including a planar sleeve forming a track extending longitudinally end-to-end of the sleeve and encompassing the planar slide member, the sleeve establishing a first and second face with only one viewing window in the first face and only two viewing windows in the second face of the sleeve, the viewing window in the first face of the sleeve being positioned in vertical alignment with and adjacent to the travel path of the two staves on one of said faces of the slide member, said window of the first face of the sleeve extending vertically relative to said staves and spanning the width of the two staves on one face simultaneously, a treble clef and a bass clef scored on the first face of the sleeve vertically adjacent to one another immediately adjacent to said first viewing window, the treble clef and bass clef each positioned in alignment with an associated staff of the slide; and the two viewing windows in the second face of the sleeve being vertically and laterally offset relative to one another and each positioned adjacent to and vertically spanning one of the two staves on the other of said faces of the slide, a tenor clef and an alto clef being positioned adjacent to one of said second viewing windows in alignment with one staff of the slide and the alto clef being positioned adjacent to the other of said second viewing windows in alignment with the other staff of the slide.

Claim 6

The musical training device of claim 3 in which each of said first, second and third windows is of a width to expose a maximum of one note per staff of the slide member.