eMedia

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The eMedia Piano For Dummies software 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.

Your instructor is professional pianist and teacher Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music. The excellent teaching you receive in the over 150 lessons is an exceptional value. When using eMedia Piano For Dummies with a MIDI keyboard it will tell you when you make mistakes, including an overall score for the song and even shows you what you should have played.

Discover How To:
Master the basics of piano
Read music notation
Play melodies
Create harmonies
Play hit songs

Learn songs and exercises from both the music notation and the animated keyboard that displays fingerings in time with the music. Songs and exercises are enhanced by live recorded audio, variable-speed MIDI keyboard tracks, and colorful MIDI accompaniments. You will learn over 50 popular songs including Billy Joel's "Piano Man".

Over 50 songs
"Piano Man" - Billy Joel
"Give My Regards to Broadway" - George M. Cohan
"Minuet in G" - J.S. Bach
"When the Saints Go Marching In" - Spiritual
... and many more

Interactive review and ear-training screens help reinforce new concepts and develop your ear. Other accessories include a built-in digital metronome and a recorder. Piano For Dummies includes large easy-to-read screens, enhanced audio and video, and progress tracking.

It has everything you need to get started:
Metronome
Recorder
Reviews and ear training
Accompaniments
Live recorded songs

System Requirements


Windows:

Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10

Macintosh:

macOS 10.5 to 10.14

(Internet connection recommended for online activation.)

Attention Mac users: As you may be aware, Apple has decided to discontinue support for 32-bit applications starting in macOS 10.15 (Catalina). If you wish to use eMedia software which requires 32-bit support, do not upgrade past macOS 10.14 (Mojave). eMedia is working on a new version that will support Catalina and future versions of macOS, but they do not yet have a release date for it.

For more information regarding macOS 10.15, please visit: https://support.emediamusic.com/kb/faq.php?id=88
eMedia Piano For Dummies - Digital Download Windows Version

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  • Interactive Educational Software
  • Over 150 step-by-step video-enhanced lessons
  • Over 50 songs with recorded audio and variable-speed MIDI tracks
  • Interactive feedback on playing mistakes (with MIDI keyboard)
  • Animated keyboard displays fingerings as the music plays