eMedia Piano For Dummies v2

I really liked this. It has midi connect ability and as you work through the songs, the tutor informs of how you are progressing. Which wrong notes you played, notes you played too fast or too slow. Mind blowing.

I have really enjoyed this course and got a lot out of it, especially in terms of working on rhythym and note reading.

Really good programming on this, but have to warn the consumer that you need a MIDI keyboard to fully appreciate everything this has to offer. That said, I would highly recommend.

This is a product aimed squarely at beginners: it all starts off from the very beginning, which is no bad thing, and takes things slowly so that you become competent and fluent, and it will boost confidence. Naturally, if youre after a refresher course, this is not for you.

Whilst the clever people at Dummies (something of a contradiction!) have provided us with hundreds of books, their software library has always been limited. What youll find in many instances is that their software can operate on numerous levels; as a standalone product, to be combined with printed material, or to offer an alternative experience from a text book.

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.

This is great if you are about 5 years old, its just the emedia version with a piano for dummies badge, I was very disapointed, it looks old and still has bugs.

I never learned to play the piano but that wasnt the books fault.

After receiving an organ as a gift I bought this. Its a great start especially if you have no musical background.

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,...