Piano and Keyboard Method

Piano and Keyboard Method
by eMedia

Piano and Keyboard Method
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Software Summary

Manufacturer: eMedia
Brand: eMedia
Edition: CD-ROM
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD-ROM
Published: 2012-05-04
Release Date: 2010-06-11
Platform: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: EK02101
Publisher: eMedia
Studio: eMedia
Music Label: eMedia
Product features:
  • Over 300 easy-to-follow lessons from distinguished Juilliard instructor, including more than 70 video demonstrations
  • Interactive Instant Feedback works with both electronic keyboards and acoustic pianos, and shows you when you play the correct notes in a melody
  • Songs and exercises are enhanced by live recorded audio, variable-speed MIDI keyboard tracks, MIDI accompaniments, and an animated keyboard
  • Over 100 popular classical, blues, pop, and rock songs, including hit songs from artists such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, and Elton John
  • When using a MIDI keyboard, personalized reports show your rate of progress, including scores for specific songs
  • Interactive Evaluation Feedback - When Using A Midi Keyboard Gives Specific Feedback On Note And Rhythm Mistakes
  • Offers Everything Needed To Learn How To Play The Piano
  • Progress Tracking - Personalized Reports Show Rates Of Progress, Including Scores For Specific Songs
  • Provides Instant Feedback

Software Reviews of Piano and Keyboard Method

Customer Review: Great supplement to self learning (must have digital piano) and works with Mac
Summary: 5 Stars

I am a newbie and have been learning to play the piano for the past 3 months on my own, using the alfred's all in one adult course book and no teacher thus far. So far so good, and i decided that i needed to see if my tempo and count were correct, I decided to add this program to my learning tools. I have to say, this is a great program to see how much you have progressed on your own. I found the exercises helped to reinforce the beat, the sight reading of the left hand and music theory. Actually, I really recommend you learn from the text book and then come to this program, as you will get a lot more out of it than just using this program on its own:it does go a little fast.

The program offers music theory, sight reading, ear training tests, lots of little tests to see how much you have learnt thus far, video to explain the positioning of the hand, audio explanations; the finger tracker, which is the best part of the program as it tells at the end, the percentage accuracy of your playing. And if you get frustrated at not getting above 95%, for the perfectionist, you can hit a key that plays it back to you on how it should be played! Note that if you hit a wrong note that also counts against you as well as not hitting it or holding it for the right amount of time! You can go back to a previous lesson again and again, which helps to reinforce the point. There are so many little helpers on each lesson, like video or audio pointers.

There are over 300 lessons, so I am looking forward to plowing through them along with the Alfred's course, which compliments this program beautifully. You will need to have a MIDI cable to connect the computer/laptop to your digital piano, which Amazon also sells at a very good price. So worth the money in lieu of a teacher. I will update every couple of months to comment on this program.

Description of Piano and Keyboard Method

Piano and Keyboard Method v3 2010

This new version of eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method offers everything you need to learn how to play! Piano instructor, Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, guides you through over 300 step-by-step full-screen lessons. New Instant Feedback works with both electronic keyboards and acoustic pianos! It listens as you play melodies and shows whether you're playing correctly!

The lessons start with the basics, such as hand position, rhythm, and playing on black keys, and move on to reading music notation, sight reading, scales, and much more. Techniques are demonstrated with over 70 videos viewable in full-screen mode.

Learn songs and exercises from music notation as an animated keyboard guides you through fingerings. Songs and exercises are provided as both live-recorded audio and variable-speed MIDI tracks which let you slow the music down as needed. Colorful MIDI accompaniments help make practicing fun! You will learn over 100 popular classical, blues, pop, and rock songs, including hit songs from artists such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, and Elton John!

Interactive review and ear training quizzes help reinforce new concepts and develop your ear. When used with an electronic MIDI keyboard, you get Interactive Evaluation Feedback with detailed specifics on your playing, including which notes and rhythms were wrong and how to correct them. In addition, the new Note Tracker shows you what note you're playing and makes learning music notation easy. This latest version also offers fully scalable lesson screens and an option for full-screen video. Other accessories include a built-in digital metronome and a recorder. eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method is the ultimate way to learn how to play piano or keyboard!

eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method Features

eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method Features

eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method Accessories
Accessories include a built-in digital metronome and a recorder. Click here for a larger image
eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method Video
Techniques are demonstrated with over 70 videos viewable in full-screen mode.
Instant Feedback

Shows you whether you're playing the correct notes on melodies. Works with both electronic keyboards and acoustic pianos!

Interactive Evaluation Feedback

When using a MIDI keyboard you get specific feedback on note and rhythm mistakes to help you get it right the next time.

Progress Tracking

Personalized reports show your rate of progress, including scores for specific songs. The built-in recorder also helps you hear your progress.

Animated Keyboard

Displays correct fingerings as the music plays or for any note or chord that you double-click.

Audio Tracks

Features multi-track live recordings, colorful MIDI accompaniments and MIDI tracks that allow you to slow down or speed up the music.

Full-screen Lessons and Videos
Also features over 100 songs including:

"Piano Man" by Billy Joel
"Candle in the Wind" by Elton John
"Ode to Joy" by Ludwig van Beethoven
"America the Beautiful" by Samuel Ward
"La Bamba" made famous by Los Lobos
"Minuet in G" by J.S. Bach
"Tishomingo Blues" by Spencer Williams
"The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan

What Reviewers Are Saying...

Wall Street Journal

"We found the software well planned and effective -- progress was quick."

PC Magazine

4 ½ stars

American Music Teacher Magazine

"An impressive and thorough piano teaching program."

Music News

"We tried out the method and within no time we were actually playing songs, something that we had no idea we would be able to do so quickly. It is simply amazing."

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