Method and apparatus for providing sensory information related to music

1. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver for obtaining music being played;

an instruction generating component for generating at least one instruction based on at least one musical feature within the music, wherein each musical feature is a location within a musical phrase within the music being played, wherein each instruction, when delivered to a user, conveys information sufficient for the user to identify the location within the musical phrase within the music being played, wherein the at least one instruction is associated with at least one timestamp indicating a timing of delivery of the at least one instruction to the user; and

an instruction delivery component adapted to be attached to or be worn by the user for delivering the at least one instruction to the user;

a user movement capturing component for capturing at least one movement of the user or timing thereof, wherein the at least one movement corresponds to the at least one instruction;

a performance evaluation component for determining a performance measure based on a time difference between when the at least one instructions is delivered and when the user performed the at least one movement; and

an instruction enhancement component for modifying the at least one timestamp in accordance with the performance measure, wherein the modification is adapted to compensate for the reaction by the user to the at least one instruction so as to cause future delivery of the at least one instruction at a different timing.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one communication component for transferring the at least one instruction from the instruction generating component to the instruction delivery component.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the instruction generating component is co-located with the instruction delivery component.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the instruction delivery component is embedded within an item selected from the list consisting of: a sleeve, a vest, an arm strap, a wrist strap, a head band, eye glasses, and a headset.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one instruction is selected from the list consisting of: vibratory instruction and haptic instruction.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a driver for receiving the at least one instruction and sending activation commands to the instruction delivery component.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said instruction generating component is configured to analyze the music and to extract the at least one musical feature from the music.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one musical feature is a musical feature that is selected from the group consisting of: a beat within a phrase, and a strong beat within a phrase.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the location within a musical phrase within the music being played is selected from the group consisting of: a start of the musical phrase, a strong beat within the musical phrase, and a predetermined beat within the musical phrase.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one musical feature is a musical feature that is useful for performing a dancing routine with respect to the music, wherein the instruction is neutral to a type of a dance step to be made and is useful for timing the dance step.

11. A method comprising:

obtaining music being played;

generating at least one instruction based on at least one musical feature within the music, wherein each musical feature is a location within a musical phrase within the music being played, wherein each instruction, when delivered to a user, conveys information sufficient for the user to identify the location within the musical phrase within the music being played, wherein the at least one instruction is associated with at least one timestamp indicating a timing of delivery of the at least one instruction to the user;

delivering the at least one instruction to the user by a device attached to or worn by the user, in accordance with the music;

capturing at least one movement of the user or timing thereof, wherein the at least one movement corresponds to the at least one instruction;

determining a performance measure based on a time difference between when the at least one instructions is delivered and when the user performed the at least one movement; and

modifying the at least one time stamp in accordance with the performance measure, wherein the modification is adapted to compensate for the reaction by the user to the at least one instruction so as to cause future delivery of the at least one instruction at a different timing.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising transferring the at least one instruction to the device.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one musical feature is a musical feature that is useful for performing a dancing routine with respect to the music, wherein the instruction is neutral to a type of a dance step to be made and is useful for timing the dance step.

14. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium;

a third program instruction for obtaining music being played;

a first program instruction for generating at least one instruction based on at least one musical feature within a piece of the music, wherein each musical feature is a location within a musical phrase within the music being played, wherein each instruction, when delivered to a user, conveys information sufficient for the user to identify the location within the musical phrase within the music being played, wherein the at least one instruction is associated with at least one timestamp indicating a timing of delivery of the at least one instruction to the user; and

a second program instruction for delivering the at least one instruction to the user, using a device attached to or worn by the user, in accordance with the music;

a third program instruction for capturing at least one movement of the user or timing thereof, wherein the at least one movement corresponds to the at least one instruction;

a fourth program instruction for determining a performance measure based on a time difference between when the at least one instructions is delivered and when the user performed the at least one movement;

a fifth program instruction for modifying the at least one time stamp in accordance with the performance measure, wherein the modification is adapted to compensate for the reaction by the user to the at least one instruction so as to cause future delivery of the at least one instruction at a different timing;

wherein said first, second, third, fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on said non-transitory computer readable medium.