I am a newbie and have been learning to play the piano for the past 3 months on my own, using the alfred's all in one adult course book and no teacher thus far. So far so good, and i decided that i needed to see if my tempo and count were correct, I decided to add this program to my learning tools. I have to say, this is a great program to see how much you have progressed on your own. I found the exercises helped to reinforce the beat, the sight reading of the left hand and music theory. Actually, I really recommend you learn from the text book and then come to this program, as you will get a lot more out of it than just using this program on its own:it does go a little fast.
The program offers music theory, sight reading, ear training tests, lots of little tests to see how much you have learnt thus far, video to explain the positioning of the hand, audio explanations; the finger tracker, which is the best part of the program as it tells at the end, the percentage accuracy of your playing. And if you get frustrated at not getting above 95%, for the perfectionist, you can hit a key that plays it back to you on how it should be played! Note that if you hit a wrong note that also counts against you as well as not hitting it or holding it for the right amount of time! You can go back to a previous lesson again and again, which helps to reinforce the point. There are so many little helpers on each lesson, like video or audio pointers.
There are over 300 lessons, so I am looking forward to plowing through them along with the Alfred's course, which compliments this program beautifully. You will need to have a MIDI cable to connect the computer/laptop to your digital piano, which Amazon also sells at a very good price. So worth the money in lieu of a teacher. I will update every couple of months to comment on this program.
eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method v3
3.3 | 154 ratings
Price: 39.48
Last update: 01-03-2025
About this item
Over 300 easy-to-follow piano lessons from distinguished Juilliard instructor including more than 70 video demonstrations.
Learn over 100 popular songs in a variety of genres: classical, blues, pop, and rock. Includes hit songs from artists such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, and Elton John!
eMedia’s Animated Keyboard shows fingerings as the music plays.
Select any section of a song or exercise and you can loop it, speed it up, or slow it down for focused practice. Select your own pace as you play along to color accompaniment tracks.
Instant Feedback shows when you play the correct notes in melodies. This works with both electronic keyboards and acoustic pianos.
Interactive Evaluation Feedback offers detailed feedback on your playing and scores your performance on songs and exercises. This type of feedback requires a MIDI-connected electronic keyboard.
Progress Tracking tracks your progress through the course including completed exercises and your best scores along the way.
Lesson screens are fully scalable and include the option for full-screen video.
Learn over 100 popular songs in a variety of genres: classical, blues, pop, and rock. Includes hit songs from artists such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, and Elton John!
eMedia’s Animated Keyboard shows fingerings as the music plays.
Select any section of a song or exercise and you can loop it, speed it up, or slow it down for focused practice. Select your own pace as you play along to color accompaniment tracks.
Instant Feedback shows when you play the correct notes in melodies. This works with both electronic keyboards and acoustic pianos.
Interactive Evaluation Feedback offers detailed feedback on your playing and scores your performance on songs and exercises. This type of feedback requires a MIDI-connected electronic keyboard.
Progress Tracking tracks your progress through the course including completed exercises and your best scores along the way.
Lesson screens are fully scalable and include the option for full-screen video.
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