eMedia Intermediate Piano and Keyboard Method CD (Macintosh and Windows)

Over 150 lessons and 50 songs with a focus on blues, classics, conventional scales, chord progressions, improvisation and other techniques necessary f This CD-ROM is a comprehensive musical experience. It teaches you to improve your playing, gain control of the keyboard, and develop your musicianship Features Vadim Ghin, author of the innovative eMedia Intermediate Piano and Keyboard Method CD-ROM, holds a Masters Degree in Piano from the Julliard School of Over 150 lessons offer a comprehensive curriculum that will give the intermediate piano player the skills needed to take their playing to the next lev 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 p Full Motion Video: Professional piano instructor Vadim Ghin, M.A., guides you with over 50 full-motion videos demonstrating techniques. Many of the vi 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 Multi-track recorded audio: High-quality multi-track recorded audio is included for every song and exercise. Variable-Speed MIDI: Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Keyboard shows song fingering as the music plays. You can play along and le MIDI playback options let you select left or right hand only, or a tick metronome track to play along with. Orchestral Accompaniment: Selected pieces include orchestral accompaniment and even a jazz band to play along with. Interactive Feedback: For selected exercises, when using an electronic MIDI-compatible keyboard, you can get specific feedback on note and rhythm mist Reviews and Ear Training: Interactive review and ear training screens help reinforce new concepts and develop your ear. Digital 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 Digital Recorder: Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings to the instructor's version, fine tune your skills Over 50 Songs Including: Ecossaise -- Beethoven Hungarian Rhapsody -- Liszt Swan Lake -- Tchaikovsky The Sorcerer's Apprentice -- Dukas Fourth Ballade -- Chopin St. Louis Blues -- W. C. Handy The Schoolhouse Blues -- Irving Berlin Third Piano Concerto -- Rachmaninoff Twenty-First Piano Concerto -- Mozart Jelly Roll Blues -- "Jelly Roll" Morton  more