eMedia My Violin - Learn at Home

I just got my copie of My Violin today in the mail. After playing with the program for about 3-4 hours, I have to say I LOVE! it. I am 31 years old, and Im just now begining to learn the violin. I have had no priore contact with reading music or ever playing it before , which is why I picked this program. It was ment to be use for children 6 and up, and my only thought was, Hey if a 6 year old can learn to play violin off this, then maybe I can as well. The program is truly simple to follow, easy to understand, mixes video and visual componates at EVERY step, and passivly teaches you how to read music and learn rythm. The instructor obviously loves teaching and is very friendly and easy to understand. It is a bit childish in its content, how ever it was designed for children! as an adult beginner i realy recomend this program not only for kids, but anyone who may have a hard time learning. The use of games to help remember the lessons and the use of video help was ingeniouse. This program gets a full set of 5 stars from me. *****

Bought for my 6 year old she loves it!

My son got a violin for Christmas and this cd-rom with it. My 8 year old likes it,it is a good way to start learning at home.

Easy to use and a great teaching program.

i gave this and a violin to my daughter for her sixth birthday, we have just started it and I am blown away! It makes me want to go and by myself a violin to learn with her. It teaches care for you instrument as well as general maintenance. It does not start you out playing twinkle, twinkle or Mary had a little lamb, it genuinely shows you how to play your violin, how to hold your bow, and techniques to improve your ability. Teaching for enjoyment of music is the way we want to go and I think this is a wonderful way to start.

The software seems good so far. I bought this for my 9 year old with her first violin. The lessons are easy to follow, and it has feedback through the microphone which helps you tune the violin. You can tell it is an older software, windows dont expand to full screen and graphics are dated, but it is a good learning tool.

Ive always wanted to learn to play the violin so about a month ago I broke down and bought my instrument. The next step was to find lessons and I looked all over. Bottom line: Every instructor was in high demand and lessons were expensive, about $30 for a 1/2 hour.

contacted customer support and they told me that their techs are working on an option to work for Lion but it would not be out in the foreseeable future.

Im leaving this one up to my daughter she knows more about it. She thinks ithis tem is great, makes it easier then just teaching from what she remembers.

My daughter (5 1/2) is in love with this program. Though I sit with her for lessons, shes able to easily use the program and understands all of the functions with no confusion. The combination of videos, pictures, and sound clips make this very clear and the pace is good. We did over 2 hours our very first day! Every morning, she rushes out of her room wanting to do her violin lessons--were now looking at purchasing the piano course as well---I just wish that they had more titles!