eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method

eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method

Learn How to Play Piano Easily at Home at Your Own Pace.

The best-selling eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method features piano lessons for beginners from Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music. This learn-at-home course is complete piano instruction that runs on your Windows or Mac computer with interactive technology to make understanding the lessons easier. You can even get eMedia Instant Feedback and Performance Evaluation as you play your first, easy piano songs and exercises.

Learn to play piano quickly with over 300 easy-to-follow piano lessons that take you from basics such as proper hand position to playing in C position, playing piano scales, learning how to read standard music notation for piano, and much more. Learning to play piano is made more fun with popular songs made famous by Billy Joel, Elton John, Scott Joplin, J.S. Bach, and others.

Instant Feedback on Your Playing

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 Tracker

Note and Finger Tracker

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!
Table of Contents
Contents screen
Contents screen

Over 300 Step-by-Step Piano Lessons

Arranged in twelve chapters, 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 and scales. On-screen teacher Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., provides clear and friendly instruction.

eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method features over 100 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”)

… and many others!

Animated Keyboard

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.
Video Instruction

Over 70 Piano Lesson Videos

Professional piano instructor Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, guides you with over 70 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

Interactive Evaluation Feedback

When using an electronic MIDI-compatible keyboard, 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
Ear Training

Reviews and Ear Training

Interactive review and ear training screens help reinforce new concepts and develop your ear.
“The Entertainer”
Piano Fingerings
and Guitar Chords:
Sample Song

Piano Fingering and Guitar Chords

The piano fingerings help teach you the correct fingering for each note. Guitar chords are included 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.
Multi-track audio

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.
audio playback options
music tempo slider

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

Progress Tracking

Personalized reports show your rate of progress, including scores for specific songs (when using a MIDI keyboard). See our Keyboard Pack option.
Keyboard Tips

Keyboard Tips

With the click of a button, you can get suggestions as to which “voice” to use on your MIDI keyboard to get the best sound for the song!
Metronome

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.
Recorder

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.

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