eMedia Piano For Dummies v2

average

But this softwares presentation is a bit dated. Using Windows 7 so not sure if this affects display and distortion with full screen view. Content wise, much better than the lessons that come with the keyboard. Worth the price.

I have really enjoyed this course and got a lot out of it, especially in terms of working on rhythym and note reading.

I havent seen the full benefit of what is advertised. You have to have midi and other things in order to get full use of product.

For Christmas, I bought this to go along with the electronic keyboard we have. It was the smart move to do. Its very informative and it makes learning the keyboard seem like a breeze, not to mention a blast. The videos are a major plus and the program is very user friednly. It even includes showing guitar chords so anyone who plays guitar can play along. I have other titles by the For Dummies series (including Guitar for Dummies), so I knew I couldnt go wrong getting this one. The whole family is pleased with this one.

Time to update your dinosaur software to be compatible with todays devices. Didnt even take out of case once I read it wasnt compatible.

Purchased for my 8 yr. old. He has music lessons at school in which he is learning to read music and I wanted to expand on that basis. Setup took 1 minute and was ready to go! I walked through the chapters and they appear to have a very well thought out sequence (Chapter 1 - BLACK KEYS, using 2 and 3 row keys), Chapter 2 (WHITE KEYS). It has a virtual keyboard on the computer screen (click of the button) when want to see the virtual KB play back the lesson (it highlights the KB and the notes on in the lesson). It also has a video tutorial (click of the button) for each lesson/section/page of the chapter. I learned things in the 1st chapter that I never knew about playing the piano.

Nice looking box, but theres only a disc and a piece of paper in it. I thought thered be at least some sort of booklet to accompany the software, but no. Also youll need to purchase midi cables or a midi-to-usb adaptor if you want to utilise the interactive parts of the program. They also arent included in the box, but are not expensive to buy.

Its so easy to follow! I love the fact that it teaches you the actual notes. Ive always wanted to learn the piano/keyboard and never had the money/time for classes. This saved me time and money! I can do it whenever I want to!

I have not yet used this extensively but it was easy to instal and looks as if it will suit my needs as a beginner