eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method

The newest version of the award-winning best-seller!
eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method CD-ROM offers over 300 step-by-step lessons starting from the basics; such as hand position, rhythm, and playing on black keys; followed by music notation, sight reading, scales, and much more! Piano teacher Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, guides you with video demonstrations of techniques. Songs and exercises are enhanced by live recorded audio, MIDI tracks you can slow down or speed up, and colorful MIDI accompaniments. Interactive review and ear training screens help reinforce new concepts and develop your ear. This new version includes larger easy-to-read screens, enhanced audio and video, progress tracking, and an updated curriculum. When used with an electronic MIDI keyboard, you can get specific feedback on playing mistakes, including wrong notes and rhythms. You’ll learn how to play and learn a lot about music as well!

"Well planned and effective"
- The Wall Street Journal

"Impressive and thorough"
- American Music Teacher Magazine

"The thought and effort put into this application are amazing. It is very usable, pedagogically sound and enjoyable to use."
- Douglas Matheson, Mac Smart

Minimum System Requirements:
Windows:
Windows 98/NT/2000/Me/XP/Vista (32-bit)
CD-ROM drive, sound card, 256+ color display
32 MB of free RAM, 31 MB of free disk space

Macintosh:
Power PC (or faster), Intel OK
Mac OS X 10.2+
CD-ROM drive, 256+ color display
32 MB of free RAM, 31 MB of free disk space

What reviewers are saying...

"The thought and effort put into this application are amazing.
It is very usable, pedagogically sound and enjoyable to use."

– Douglas Matheson, Mac Smart

"Piano and Keyboard Method is an impressive and thorough
piano teaching program."

– American Music Teacher Magazine

"This is the most comprehensive piano method we have ever seen anywhere... 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."

– Music News

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

– Jeanette Borzo, The Wall Street Journal

"4 Apples - We recommend it for a refresher or as an economical course for beginners."

– MacHome

"As a piano teacher, I am initially skeptical when looking at programs for self instruction, but with eMedia’s Piano & Keyboard Method I was pleasantly surprised. I recommend it for both youth and adults."

– Performing Songwriter

"The eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method is a computer program that helps make practice productive."

– Clavier Magazine