1. An electronic music instrument comprising an input configured for receiving at least one note event from an input device having a plurality of input elements configured for generating the at least one note event when activated, wherein the at least one note event includes at least one of a sounding note event or a non-sounding control event; a software module comprising: at least one instrument plugin configured for defining sounding note events and non-sounding control events, and at least one play assistant module, wherein the software module is further configured for using the at least one instrument plugin for at least one of the group comprising excluding the control events from being processed by play assistant functions and excluding play assistant functions generating control events.