DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUXILIARY INFORMATION TO DISPLAYED MUSICAL NOTATIONS

1 . A system configured to provide a music learning session, comprising:

a memory for storing data and executable instructions; and

a processor that is configured to execute the execution instructions to result in the following:

presenting the at least one user with musical notations on a presentation device, the musical notation to be executed through the user,

receiving an audio signal relating to an instrument played and/or vocal output generated by the at least one user,

analyzing the received audio signal to obtain an analysis output, and

selecting a section of the musical notation, wherein the section contains a musical note coinciding with the received audio signal and which is descriptive of a temporal interval having a longer duration than the coinciding note played through the user.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further configured to provide the user with one or more indicators about the selected section of the musical notation.

3 . The system of claim 1 , further configured to:

predict, based on the analysis output, a subsequent section of the musical notations that will coincide with the user-generated audio signal the user will subsequently generate.

4 . The system of claim 1 , further configured to:

generate user-generated audio data, based on the received audio signal, and

processing the user-generated audio data.

5 . The system of claim 1 , further configured to present a first indicator highlighting a selected first section of longer duration, and a second indicator highlighting a selected second section of shorter duration than the first indicator.

6 . The system of claim 1 , further configured to present a first indicator highlighting a certain staff, and a second indicator highlighting a section that is part of the staff highlighted by the first indicator.

7 . The system of claim 1 , configured to present an indicator of a musical notation section containing one or more notes played by the user a second time differently to correct for errors than a musical notation section displayed to the user for playing in the chronological order.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a first indicator pertains to notes to be played and/or being played by the user's right hand, and a second indicator pertains to notes being and/played by the user's left hand.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a first indicator and a second indicator are presented in positional alignment relative to each other with respect to musical notations to be played.

10 . The system of claim 1 , configured to present an indicator to highlight a selected section of musical notation, wherein the indicator represents a constant duration.

11 . The system of claim 1 , configured to present an indicator to highlight a selected section of musical notation, wherein a duration represented by the indicator is an adaptive duration.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the duration represented by the indicator is adapted based on characteristics of audio data generated by the user.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the duration represented by the indicator is adapted based on one or more characteristics of a musical piece displayed to the user for playing thereby.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein a time interval of the indicator may be longer for a musical piece that is to be played at a first, greater speed or tempo, than the time interval of the indicator displayed for a musical piece to be played at a second, comparatively slower tempo.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein a time interval of an indicator may be shorter for a musical piece that is to be played at a first, greater speed or tempo, than the time interval of an indicator displayed for a musical piece to be played at a second, comparatively slower tempo.

16 . A method for indicating musical notations for at least one user to execute, comprising:

presenting the at least one user with musical notations on a presentation device, the musical notation to be executed through the user;

receiving an audio signal relating to an instrument played and/or vocal output generated by the at least one user;

analyzing the received audio signal to obtain an analysis output; and

selecting a section of the musical notation, wherein the section contains a musical note coinciding with the received audio signal and which is descriptive of a temporal interval having a longer duration than the coinciding note played through the user.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising providing the user with an indication about the selected section of the musical notation.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

predicting, based on the analysis output, a subsequent section of the musical notations that will coincide with the user-generated audio signal the user will subsequently generate.

19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

generating user-generated audio data, based on the received audio signal; and

processing the user-generated audio data.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein said predicting is based on at least one of:

a. determining, based on the processing of the user-generated audio data, a pace of progression of execution of the musical notations relative to the user-generated audio data,

b. identifying, based on the processing of the user-generated audio data, a current section of the musical notations which corresponds to the user-generated audio data currently generated, and

c. estimating said subsequent section of the musical notifications the user will execute, based at least on past behavior of the user.