ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,073, issued on Feb. 24.

"System and method for learning to play a musical instrument" was invented by Keith Grafman (Lyndhurst, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for teaching oneself to learn to play a string instrument and master it by analyzing ones real-time hand/finger movement/technique/form, enabling oneself to progress and correct ones own mistakes simultaneously. In one aspect, a system for learning to play a string instrument is provided that includes a simulation instrument that includes a plurality of strings, wherein at least one of the strings includes at least one-touch sensing sensor thereon in co...