eMedia Piano For Dummies v2 Software for Mac, Electronic Download

Piano For Dummies lets you take piano lessons at your own pace, in your own home. Learn piano the fun way! Piano For Dummies combines "For Dummies" attitude with eMedia Interactive Feedback piano software technologies to help you learn faster. Easy piano songs in a multitude of styles - from Billy Joel's "Piano Man" to Bach's Minuet in G - keep you interested. eMedia piano software helps you learn piano basics with over 150 easy-to-follow piano lessons by Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music. Learn piano today with this critically acclaimed beginner piano tutorial.Beginner piano lessons have never been easier than with Piano For Dummies. It's an infinitely patient, 24/7 personal tutor in piano software.The Fast and Easy Way to Learn PianoThe award-winning eMedia Piano For Dummies is a fun and easy way to learn piano or keyboard from the comfort of your home. 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 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:• Alouette• Amazing Grace• America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)• Au Clair de la Lune• Aura Lee• Blue Mood• Cathedral Bells• Cuckoo• Dreydel• Entr'acte from Rosamunde (Excerpt)• Entr'acte from Rosamunde (Schubert)• Galop from Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach)• Give My Regards to Broadway• Go Tell Aunt Rhody• Good Morning to You!• Harmonic Interval Study• Home on the Range• Humoresque Theme (Dvor k)• Humpty Dumpty• I'm a Little Teapot• In the Evening by the Moonlight• Jingle Bells• Jolly Old St. Nicholas• Kumbaya• La Donna Mobile (Verdi)• Li'l Liza Jane• Lightly Row• Long, Long Ago• Love Somebody• Marathon Runner• Mark Is Jumping• Mary Had a Little Lamb• Melancholy Flats• Melodic Interval Study• Minuet (Paderewski)• Minuet in G (Middle C Position) (Bach)• Musette (Bach)• New World Symphony (Dvor k)• O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)• Ode to Joy (Beethoven)• Oh, Susanna• Piano Man (Excerpt)• Pop! Goes the Weasel• Red River Valley• Rhythm, Rhythm• See Saw• Skip and Hop Tune• Skipping Tune• St. Anthony's Chorale (Haydn)• Surprise Symphony Theme (Haydn)• Swinging Up and Down• Treadmill• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star• Wedding March (Wagner)• When the Saints Go Marching InInstant 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 the basics such as hand position, rhythm and playing on black keys, then move on to more advanced concepts such as music notation, sight reading, intervals, melodies and harmonies. On-screen teacher Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., provides clear and friendly instruction.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 bes 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.