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eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method Deluxe combines beginner piano lessons and intermediate piano lessons into one extra value package containing over 450 audio- and video-enhanced lessons and more than 150 songs in a variety of musical styles. Learn quickly with the carefully planned, step-by-step curriculum combined with eMedia technology designed to enhance learning.

eMedia’s Animated Keyboard displays correct fingerings for piano notes and chords as the music plays. When used with a MIDI controller the piano lesson software provides specific feedback on playing mistakes, including wrong notes and rhythms. The applications include a built-in metronome, audio recorder, and accompaniment tracks to make practice more fun and effective plus quizzes and ear training exercises.

eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method Deluxe is a complete beginner and intermediate piano tutorial. Even if other piano lessons seemed difficult, this piano software and its interactive approach will keep you engaged and quickly teach you how to play piano well!

Features include:

Instant Feedback on Your Playing
In eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method and for selected exercises in eMedia Intermediate Piano and Keyboard Method, Instant Feedback shows you when you play the correct notes as you progress through a melody. Your computer will listen as you play and highlight correctly played notes in green. As you reach your goal of playing the melody correctly, you’ll discover that reading music notation is easier than you ever thought possible!

Note and Finger Tracking
The Note Tracker and Finger Tracker tools show you the note you play as music notation and on eMedia’s Animated Keyboard. You’ll be able to correct your playing and learn to read music faster!

Over 450 Step-by-Step Piano Lessons
Arranged in thirty chapters on two methods, the lessons cover the basics such as hand position, rhythm and playing on black keys, then move on to more advanced concepts such as music notation, sight reading, intervals, chords, scales, developing manual dexterity, advanced rhythms and transitions, interpretive expression marks, the blues, improvisation and ensemble performance. On-screen teachers Irma Irene Justicia, M.A. and Vadim Ghin, M.M., provide clear and friendly instruction.

eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method Deluxe features over 150 songs ranging from Classical, Pop, Folk, Rock, Blues to Country – making learning fun! Enhanced multi-track audio and colorful MIDI accompaniments enhance the learning experience.

Includes hits popularized by artists such as:

• Billy Joel (“Piano Man”)
• Elton John (“Candle in the Wind”)
• Los Lobos (“La Bamba”)
• Bob Dylan (“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”)
• Scott Joplin (“The Entertainer”)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (“Ode to Joy”)
• Spencer Williams (“Tishomingo Blues”)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven ("Ecossaise")
• Franz Liszt ("Hungarian Rhapsody")
• Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ("Swan Lake")
• Paul Dukas ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
• and many more!

Intermediate Piano and Keyboard Method offers over 50 songs with a focus on blues, classics, conventional scales, chord progressions, improvisation, and other techniques necessary for mastering the piano:

• Beethoven (“Ecossaise”)
• Liszt (“Hungarian Rhapsody”)
• Tchaikovsky (“Swan Lake”)
• Dukas (“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”)
• Chopin (Ballade No. 4)
• W. C. Handy (“St. Louis Blues”)
• Irving Berlin (“The Schoolhouse Blues”)
• Rachmaninoff (Third Piano Concerto)
• Mozart (Twenty-First Piano Concerto)
• “Jelly Roll” Morton (“Jelly Roll Blues”)
• ... and many more!

Animated Keyboard
Displays color-coded fingerings as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a keyboard as you hear the music. Music tracking highlights the notes being played on the screen making it simple to follow along.

Over 120 Piano Lesson Videos
Professional piano instructors Irma Irene Justicia, M.A. and Vadim Ghin, M.M., who have taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, guide you with over 120 videos with demonstrations of techniques – now larger, with enhanced quality! Many of the videos include split-screen displays with close-ups for a clearer perspective. You can even view them in full-screen mode if you want to.

Interactive Evaluation Feedback
When using an electronic MIDI-compatible keyboard in eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method and for selected exercises in eMedia Intermediate Piano and Keyboard Method, you can get specific feedback on note and rhythm mistakes made while playing to help you get it right the next time! Clicking on an individual feedback balloon brings up a keyboard showing you exactly what mistake was made and what should have been played. Also, an overall percentage score summarizes how well you did on the song.

Reviews and Ear Training
Interactive review and ear training screens help reinforce new concepts and develop your ear.

Song Highlighting and Looping
Highlight an entire page, or just a portion of a song, and loop it for playback at whatever speed you are comfortable playing. Selected loops are now introduced with the MIDI tick count-off, so there’s enough time to get your hands back to the keyboard to play along; thus, you can follow along regardless of what section of the piece you’re working on.

Piano Fingering and Guitar Chords
The piano fingerings help teach you the correct fingering for each note. Guitar chords are included in eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method so a friend who is learning guitar can play along with you. Piano fingerings and guitar chords can be toggled on or off for any screen.

Live Recorded Audio
Live recorded audio is included for all songs and exercises. Audio playback options include piano only, voice only, and full audio featuring both piano and vocal performances.

Variable Speed MIDI
Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Keyboard shows song fingerings as the music plays. You can play along and learn at the pace best suited to you!

MIDI playback options let you select left or right hand only, or a metronome click track to play along with. Colorful variable-speed MIDI accompaniments are also available and can be fun to play along with!

Progress Tracking
In eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method, personalized reports show your rate of progress, including scores for specific songs (when using a MIDI keyboard).

Orchestral and Jazz Accompaniment Tracks
Selected pieces in eMedia Intermediate Piano and Keyboard Method include orchestral accompaniment and even a jazz band with which to play along.

Keyboard Tips
With the click of a button in eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method, you can get suggestions as to which “voice” to use on your MIDI keyboard to get the best sound for the song!

Metronome
Allows you to set your own tempo and work on your speed, rhythm, and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to presto.

Audio Recorder
Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor’s version, fine tune your skills and share your recordings with friends and family.