eMedia Piano For Dummies v2

This certainly is for dummies, this isnt even a piano! Im ready to kick their A Majors

These classes went from 0 to 100 real quick. Hopefully after going threw them a couple times i can tell the difference in my skill... Im sure i will

This software is very recommended for those who have absolutely no idea how to start playing the the piano/keyboard. It starts with a very detailed background about position, notes and other essential information and followed by videos, recorded playbacks and other features, which are explained in the easiest possible way.

Love it!!!

Did not work even once after a successful installation (Windows 7 x64) with Script Error.

Nice looking box, but theres only a disc and a piece of paper in it. I thought thered be at least some sort of booklet to accompany the software, but no. Also youll need to purchase midi cables or a midi-to-usb adaptor if you want to utilise the interactive parts of the program. They also arent included in the box, but are not expensive to buy.

To try to get the full multi media experience, I loaded the disc onto my Mac laptop, and connected it to the electric piano. But the interactive section - where it is supposed to pick up on what you are playing, still didnt work. So I was left with the music, the audio, and able to follow both through the lessons.

Its so easy to follow! I love the fact that it teaches you the actual notes. Ive always wanted to learn the piano/keyboard and never had the money/time for classes. This saved me time and money! I can do it whenever I want to!

The trouble with this is that it sounds horrible. One of the best things about learning piano - as opposed to say violin - is that you can make a lovely sound almost immediately. But the simpified fingerings leave out the notes that everyone remembers in say mary had a little lamb so that the tune jars on unfamilar notes and the tinny electroonic piano sounds are just horrid. I got this to suppplement learning with the suzuki method (which is wonderful) and this was so depressing by comparison. I see it could be useful as a reminder on all the technical details but the audio lets it down. AND you need a midi keyboard - walking away and trying it on the real piano will sound nicer but doesnt really work,...

Piano for Dummies is an interesting way to get into learning the piano. It contains a single CD ROM that will play in both a PC and Mac. The Mac installation was very easy and was ready in a couple of minutes from installing.