eMedia My Electric Guitar [Old Version]

2.9 2.9 out of 5 stars | 9 ratings

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Last update: 06-29-2024


About this item

Full-motion videos guide kids through songs and playing techniques
Animated fretboard shows correct fingerings as the music plays
Automatic tuner allows you to play into your computer's microphone to tune your guitar
Sections of songs can be sped up or slowed down, so kids can learn at their own pace
Additional accessories include a chord dictionary, metronome, and digital recorder

Top reviews from the United States

Bret
5.0 out of 5 stars It's great for kids and adults who are new to the ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015
I'm over 50 and wanted to learn to play, this program teaches you the very basics which is what I wanted. It's great for kids and adults who are new to the guitar.
VibrantStar
1.0 out of 5 stars IT DOESN'T work!
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
Bought it for my 9 year old son.
It's not working. You can't click on the things you are supposed to be able to click on.
SO dissapointed. You made my son sad. You suck.
S. B.
2.0 out of 5 stars not what your paying for
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2014
I see a lot of similar complaints. Wrong box cover, doesn't work, etc.... If the seller lists an older item, it has the wrong box cover and won't work on windows 7. I purchased one and the seller listed it as the newer version, it arrived with the wrong box cover, and didn't work with windows 7. Checked it, and it was an old non windows7 compatable version......buyers be ware. I rated the product sent to me, not the one shown and described.
Amazon_2018
3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015
Bought this for my 10 year old who is trying to learn guitar. I have had great results with other EMedia software teaching programs in the past. This one was just OK. My son got bored with it pretty quickly. He learned a few things. He doesn't have a lot of motivation for learning so I have to factor that in, but I was hoping this program would get him exited and keep him interested, which it didn't. But it will teach kids how to play.
Steven Grahn
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014
fun way to learn guitar
Lisa A. Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars did not arrive in pictured packaging!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2012
This product performs reasonably well as for the software but I was very dissapointed when it arrived in a dull box with some dorky young teenage boy on the cover instead of the funky and fun cartoon my kid would have been impressed by, and I was too since I oredered the product.
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Lisa A. Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars did not arrive in pictured packaging!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2012
This product performs reasonably well as for the software but I was very dissapointed when it arrived in a dull box with some dorky young teenage boy on the cover instead of the funky and fun cartoon my kid would have been impressed by, and I was too since I oredered the product.
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Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent instruction for kids
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2013
I compared this to Hal Leonard and Alfred kid's guitar methods, and went with this one, since eMedia is more extensive. Of course, all of these packages starts our with the basics of how to set up, finger positions, and strumming. However, eMedia takes the lessons farthest, teaching how to read tabs, play complete AC/DC songs, string picking, palm muting, pull-offs, hammer-ons, and performing a few Led Zepplin riffs.

I got this for my eight year old son. I like the animated fret board, which my son is able to easily follow. There's a few other tools, like a tuner and metronome, to help along. My son really likes playing the guitar games in the package.

What this software does very well is making learning the guitar fun. Really, there's a lot of different options for teaching kids how to play electric guitar, but if learning guitar isn't entertaining, then it's work, and your kid will quickly give up. After making the purchase of my son's electric guitar, this software made it easy for him to keep up his promise of practicing, and not giving up. I'd say this software works best for children age 6-12. The kid should be old enough to read, while teenagers may find the animated guitar instructor corny.

The program isn't without possible improvements. I wish they had more videos, and I wish they also covered voice so you could sing along to the songs being learned, which would make learning more entertaining, but then again, singing is another course in itself. However, my son learned how to play his electric guitar through this CD, which is the real measure of success. One other thing I like about this (of learning music) is that it teaches the value of persistent practice. When video games give my son a five minute attention span, learning how to play electric guitar seems to be the antidote.

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