Piano, Guitar, & Singing For Dummies® Bundle

This piano lessons software combines the For Dummies® attitude with eMedia Interactive Feedback technology to help you learn piano faster. Play easy piano songs in a multitude of styles, from Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” to Bach’s Minuet in G. eMedia’s learn to play piano software helps you learn piano basics with over 150 easy 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 lesson tutorial.

• See the correct notes & finger positions for each of the piano lessons w/ eMedia's Animated Keyboard
• Get interactive feedback w/ the Note & Finger Tracker technology
• Learn piano & music basics like tempo, rhythm, and music notations
• Learn piano w/ easy piano songs provided as audio & MIDI tracks
• Start building the list of piano songs you know w/ over 50 popular piano pieces
• Listen back to your playing w/ the integrated metronome for rhythm & a recorder

Reviews

• School Band and Orchestra Magazine: "2010 best tools for schools, the best intermediate teaching tool"

eMedia Piano For Dummies® Level 2 gives you everything you need to continue your journey toward being an accomplished piano or keyboard player. This module 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. It features 50 songs from classics to popular modern hits to make learning fun. Enhanced multi-track audio and colorful MIDI accompaniments enhance the learning experience.

• See the note you play as a music notation w/ the Note Tracker & Finger Tracker tools
• Learn triads, chords, the G Position, transposition, the F Position, extending the hand position, playing scales, G & F Major scales, arpeggios, and even the history of Western music
• See exactly how to play the song on a keyboard as you hear the music w/ the animated keyboard
• Get demonstrations of techniques from professional piano instructor Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music
• Get specific feedback on note & rhythm mistakes made while playing to help you get it right the next time

eMedia Singing For Dummies® is a fun way to learn how to sing or improve your singing. Professional singer and voice teacher Ory Brown, M.M., guides you through more than 80 step-by-step voice lessons. Interactive Feedback listens to you sing using the computer microphone and shows when you are singing a note in tune. Performance Evaluation evaluates both pitch and rhythm as you sing a piece and color-coded notes indicate where you sang flat, sharp or in tune. eMedia technology makes learning to sing easy, as you master over 35 songs including hits from Diana Ross and John Lennon.

• Get your vocals worked up w/ more than 80 step-by-step voice lessons
• See if you are singing in tune w/ the Interactive Feedback
• Get color-coded notes when you sing flat, sharp, or in tune w/ the Performance Evaluation tool
• Features multiple voice types for Male and Female singers to match their voice
• Master over 35 songs including hits from Diana Ross & John Lennon

Reviews

• 4.7 stars based on 82 reviews: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

eMedia Singing For Dummies® Level 2 builds on the lessons found in eMedia Singing For Dummies® by adding over 90 more singing lessons created by professional voice instructor, Ory Brown, M.M. These lessons take your singing to a new level by teaching you how to clearly enunciate lyrics, improve vocal tone, sustain notes longer, and sing more expressively. Interactive Feedback listens to you sing using the computer microphone and shows when you are singing a note in tune. Performance Evaluation evaluates both pitch and rhythm as you sing a piece and color-coded notes indicate where you sang flat, sharp or in tune.

• Understand additional singing topics such as consonants, proprioception, using the soft palate, onsets, offsets, sustained singing, vocal agility, the melisma, parts of the singing voice & vocal expression
• Practice over 40 songs including hit songs from John Lennon, Creedence Clearwater Revival & Harry Connick, Jr.
• Know if you're singing too high, too low, or right in tune w/ the Interactive Feedback
• Learn sight reading & train your ear w/ interactive flashcards and review quizzes
• Features multiple voice types for Male and Female singers to match their voice
• Sing along to professionally-arranged live piano accompaniments

eMedia Guitar For Dummies® provides beginner guitar lessons with a fun attitude and at a great price. The lessons include how to tune a guitar, play basic guitar chords, power chords, strumming patterns, and more to provide a solid understanding of guitar basics. Learn to play acoustic or electric guitar at your own pace with techniques demonstrated in full-motion videos. Have fun playing along with live-recorded songs or MIDI tracks that you can slow down or speed up.

• Practice playing hit songs popularized by artists such as "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan & "Downtown Train" by Rod Stewart
• Learn w/ over 80 step-by-step guitar lessons on strumming styles, power chords, plucking & more
• See exactly how to play the song on a guitar fretboard as you hear the music w/ the animated fretboard
• Set your own tempo & work on your picking speed, rhythm, & timing w/ the metronome tool

Reviews

• Mike Breed, MyMac.com: "A great start for new players... it will certainly get you playing in a fairly short period of time."

eMedia Guitar For Dummies® Level 2 gives you everything you need to continue your journey toward being an accomplished guitarist! It is perfect for anyone who already knows some open chords and is ready for more. Over 90 step-by-step lessons will take you through reading music notation, playing melodies, fingerpicking and different styles of play including rock, blues, folk, and country. The New Instant Feedback listens to your playing and highlights notes played correctly in melodies so you can learn faster.

• Learn from over 90 complete guitar lessons from award-winning guitarist & music professor Kevin Garry, Ph.D.
• Know when you play the correct notes on your guitar as you progress w/ the Instant Feedback
• See finger positions as the music plays w/ the Animated Fretboard
• Learn songs w/ new chords quickly using the chord dictionary

Reviews

• 4.3 stars based on 13 reviews: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★