eMedia Piano For Dummies Level 2 Software for Windows, Electronic Download

Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., a piano instructor who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, takes you through 150 lessons that extend keyboard hand positions beyond middle C, introduce new piano chords and piano scales and teach new piano techniques. eMedia Interactive Feedback, unavailable in video-only courses, makes learning easier so you learn piano faster. Great piano pieces are included to expand your repertoire and keep learning fun. Piano For Dummies Level 2 expands on the piano lessons learned in the original Piano For Dummies piano tutorial and helps you play the piano with confidence.Want to play piano better? Then "level up" to Piano For Dummies Level 2 and get started today.The Fast and Easy Way to Improve Your PlayingThe award-winning eMedia Piano For Dummies Level 2 is perfect for anyone who already knows some basic note reading, the middle C position and how to play some melodies. Learn to play at your own pace from easy-to-follow interactive lessons with full-motion videos. Enjoy playing along with live recorded songs or have fun playing with accompaniments that you can slow down or speed up. eMedia Piano For Dummies Level 2 features music from classics to popular modern hits to make learning fun! Enhanced multi-track audio and colorful MIDI accompaniments enhance the learning experience. Learn with over 50 classical, pop and folk songs such as:• Billy Joel ("Piano Man")• Elton John ("Candle In The Wind")• Bob Dylan ("Knockin' On Heaven's Door")• Scott Joplin ("The Entertainer")• Spencer Williams ("Tishomingo Blues")Also included are popular songs, including• Air (Mozart)• America the Beautiful• Aunt Hagar's Children Blues• Babylon's Fallin'• Barcarolle (Offenbach)• Busy Crab• Candle In the Wind• Chiapanecas• Choppy Sailing• Circus is Here!• Country Gardens• Cuckoo and the Donkey• Deck the Halls• Dreydel (with Chord Accompaniment)• Entertainer• For He's a Jolly Good Fellow• Gavotte (Lully)• Go Tell Aunt Rhody• Happy Scale• Harmonic Interval Song• Hot Cross Buns• Hot Day on the River Boat• Humoresque Theme (Tchaikovsky)• I'm Feelin' Blue• If You're Happy and You Know It• In the Clouds• Interval Song• Joy to the World• Knockin' on Heaven's Door• La Bamba• Lavender's Blue• Lightly Row• Love Somebody (with C and G7 Accompaniment)• Lullaby (Brahms)• March• Marines' Hymn• Melody (Diabelli)• Michael, Row the Boat Ashore• Minuet in G (Bach)• Molly Malone• Motion• My Park Carousel• Noble Duke of York• Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow• Ode to Joy (with C Chord Accompaniment)• Oh My Darling Clementine• Paris Waltz• Piano Man• Playful Little Waltz• Rockin' Scale• Romanze (Beethoven)• Round Dance (Bartk)• Row, Row, Row Your Boat• Scale Tune• Surfer• Swanee River• Symphony No. 89 (Excerpt) (Haydn)• Three Blind Mice• Tishomingo Blues (Excerpt)• Trio (Beethoven)• Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)• Turtle Waltz• Up and Down the Ladder• Winter, Goodbye!Instant Feedback on Your PlayingInstant Feedback shows you when you play the correct notes as you progress through a melody. Your computer will listen as you play and highlight correctly played notes in green. As you reach your goal of playing the melody correctly, you'll discover that reading music notation is easier than you ever thought possible!Note and Finger TrackerThe Note Tracker and Finger Tracker tools show you the note you play as music notation and on eMedia's Animated Keyboard. You'll be able to correct your playing and learn to read music faster!Over 150 Step-by-Step Piano LessonsArranged in six chapters, the lessons cover triads, chords, the G Position, transposition, the F Position, extending the hand position, playing scales, G and F Major scales, arpeggios and even steps you through a short trip into the history of Western music.Animated KeyboardDisplays color-coded fingerings as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a keyboard as you hear the music. Music tracking highlights the notes being played on the screen making it simple to follow along.Over 30 Piano Lesson VideosProfessional piano instructor Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, guides you with demonstrations of techniques - now larger, with enhanced quality and viewable at full-screen size!Interactive Evaluation FeedbackWhen using an electronic MIDI-compatible keyboard, you can get specific feedback on note and rhythm mistakes made while playing to help you get it right the next time! Clicking on an individual feedback balloon brings up a keyboard showing you exactly what mistake was made and what should have been played. Also, an overall percentage score summarizes how well you did on the song.Reviews and Ear TrainingInteractive review and ear training screens help reinforce new concepts and develop your ear.Piano Fingering and Guitar ChordsThe piano fingerings help teach you the correct fingering for each note. Guitar chords are included so a friend who is learning guitar can play along with you. Piano fingerings and guitar chords can be toggled on or off for any screen.Live Recorded AudioLive recorded audio is included for all songs and exercises. Audio playback options include piano only, voice only and full audio featuring both piano and vocal performances.Variable-speed MIDISlows down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Keyboard shows song fingerings as the music plays. You can play along and Learn at the pace best suited to you! MIDI playback options let you select left or right hand only or a metronome click track to play along with. Colorful variable-speed MIDI accompaniments are also available and can be fun to play along with!Progress TrackingPersonalized reports show your rate of progress, including scores for specific songs (when using a MIDI keyboard).Keyboard TipsWith the click of a button, you can get suggestions as to which "voice" to use on your MIDI keyboard to get the best sound for the song!Digital MetronomeAllows you to set your own tempo and work on your speed, rhythm and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to presto.Digital RecorderRecord and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor's version, fine tune your skills and share your recordings with friends and family.