eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method

Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., a Juilliard School of Music instructor teaches with over 300 step-by-step lessons with over 70 video demonstrations. Learn over 100 popular songs, including hits from Billy Joel and Elton John, from the music notation and animated keyboard. When used with a MIDI keyboard, you receive specific feedback on playing mistakes. The Educational Edition of eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method tracks the progress of up to 250 users per computer and includes a printed teacher’s guide.

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Curriculum Contents Summary:

Introduction

I. Playing on Black Keys - Rhythm
The Piano and Keyboard; Direction of Sound; Counting and Time Signatures; Improvisation on Black Keys with Rhythmic Flashcards; Playing Songs on Black Keys.

II. Playing on White Keys - Notes
Introducing Note Reading; Playing Songs on White Keys in Middle C Position.

III. Tempo, Dynamics and Sight Reading
Tempo Markings; Dynamics Markings; More Songs in Middle C Position; Sight Reading with Twisted Melodies.

IV. Both Hands Playing Together
Playing Accompaniments: Songs with Both Hands Playing Together in Middle C Position; the Sharp, Flat and Natural Signs.

V. Legato and Staccato
More Songs in Middle C Position; Counting Dotted Quarter Notes; Playing Legato, Staccato and the Two-Note Slur.

VI. The C Position and Intervals
Introducing Melodic and Harmonic Intervals; Playing Songs in C Position; Creating Melodies and Harmonies.

VII. Chords and Triads
Introducing Chords and Triads; More Songs in C Position; The C and G7 Chords; How To Make Your Own Accompaniment Using the C and G7 Chords; Broken Chords.

VIII. The G Position and Transposition
The G Position: Melodic and Harmonic Intervals; The G and D7 Chords; Playing Songs in G Position; How to Transpose a Song.

IX. The F Position and Hanon
The F Position: Melodic and Harmonic Intervals; The F and C7 Chords; Playing Songs in F Position; Transposing from F to C; Hanon Study.

X. C Major Scale and I-IV-V7 Chord Progression
Extending the Hand Position, New Melodic and Harmonic Intervals; How to Play Scales; The C Major Scale; C Major Chord Progressions; Songs Using New Intervals, C Major Scale, and Chord Progressions.

XI. G and F Major Scales, Chords and Arpeggios
The G Major Scale and Chord Progressions; Songs in G Major; The F Major Scale and Chord Progressions; Songs in F Major; How to Use the Pedal; Hands Crossing Over with Arpeggio Songs in C, G, and F Major.

XII. A Short Trip into the History of Music
Famous Melodies from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic Periods, and 20th Century American Music: Ragtime, Blues, Rock; Patriotic and Holiday Songs.

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eMedia Intermediate Piano & Keyboard Method

Over 150 lessons offer a comprehensive curriculum that will give the intermediate piano player the skills needed to take their playing to the next level. Beginning with intervals and expanded hand positions, the lessons progress through building dexterity, advanced rhythms and transitions, interpretive expression marks and voicing, and finally to blues, improvisation based on the blues, and the piano in ensemble.

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eMedia Guitar Method

eMedia Guitar Method makes learning fun regardless of the type of guitar you own. 155 comprehensive lessons cover basics to chord strumming, playing melodies and fingerpicking. Learning guitar is made fun with over 70 songs including hits from artists such as Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead and Steve Miller. Complemented by over 30 videos and over 3 hours of audio from guitar instructor/national performer Kevin Garry, Ph.D., the title offers a better alternative to expensive lessons and hard-to-follow books. There’s simply no easier or faster way to learn guitar! Includes an animated fretboard, multi-track audio for hit songs, and variable-speed MIDI tracks so that you can slow down any song or exercise. You can learn songs in either guitar tablature or standard music notation as the notes on the screen highlight and fingering is displayed on the animated fretboard. A built-in automatic tuner allows you to interactively tune your guitar. In addition, a digital metronome, recorder with playback, Internet song guide and 250-chord dictionary round out the score!

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Introduction, Lessons i – x
Symbols; options and commands; fretboard; chord dictionary; metronome; recording.

I. About the Guitar, Lessons 1 – 12
Types of guitars, stringing, tuning, holding finger position, reading chord charts, Simple G chord.

II. Simple Chords and Strumming, Lessons 13 – 27
Songs introducing Simple C and G7; Full A7, C, and D chords; double strum.

III. More Chords and Adding Accents, Lessons 28 – 43
Songs with accents; shifting accents; 3/4 accented time; A Am, D7, E, Em, E7, Full G chords.

IV. Slash Chords and Chord Progressions, Lessons 44 – 60
Songs with slash chords G/B, A/C#; new chords Am7, Bm, B7,C7, Dm, F, Full G7.

V. Rock Strumming and Power Chords, Lessons 60 – 70
Folk rock; syncopation; power chords A5, D5, E5; palm muting; contemporary rock strumming.

VI. Playing the Blues, Lessons 71 – 79
Introducing the blues rhythm: “Corrina,” “Little Red Rooster” and others; the 12-bar blues.

VII. Reading Tablature and Playing Melodies, Lessons 80 – 94
Tablature, rhythmic notation, folk and classic melodies, boogie-woogie bass, blues shuffle.

VIII. Bass-Note Strum with Country Tunes, Lessons 95 – 103
Popular songs with bass-note strum, bass-note double strum, alternate bass-note strum.

IX. Fingerpicking – from Arpeggio to Travis, Lessons 104 – 114
Introduced in “Scarborough Fair,” “House of the Rising Sun,” “Romanza” and others.

X. Reading Standard Music Notation, Lessons 115 – 155
How to read music string by string; rhythm; time signature; accidentals; key signatures.

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eMedia Intermediate Guitar Method

Everything your students need to take their playing beyond basic chords and melodies. New techniques are demonstrated in over 175 lessons with full-motion video, variable-speed MIDI, recorded audio and an animated fretboard. You’ll learn to play solos like the ones Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix made famous, using newly acquired lead guitar skills. You’ll also find rhythm and fingerstyle chapters, plus lessons on the basics of improvisation. The new scale directory provides fingerings, recordings and variable-speed MIDI for over 200 scales. Additional accessories include an automatic tuner, digital metronome, recorder and 1000-chord dictionary with audio playback.

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Introduction i – xxi
Contents; button symbols; program commands, tuner; chord dictionary; recorder; metronome; guitar set-up; amplification; tablature; music notation; note values; rests; time signatures; fretboard notes.

I. Melodic Guitar – Left-Hand Techniques, Lessons 1 – 41
Hammer-ons, pull-offs, triplet slurs, trills, vibrato, slides and bends introduced in riffs and songs such as "Crawdad Hole", "Jesu", "Largo", "Scarborough Fair", "House of the Rising Sun" and "12-Bar Blues Solo"; the On-line Guitar Archive (OLGA).

II. Rhythm Guitar – Barre Chords, Lessons 42 – 62
E-shape and A-shape barre chords; chord progressions; interactive chord charts for all positions, barre-chord excerpts for "Midnight Special", "Watchtower" and "Touch of Grey"; chord charts; symbols; OLGA.

III. Strumming Styles – Folk, Country, Blues & Rock, Lessons 62 – 90
Bass-strum techniques; shuffle rhythm; palm muting. Songs including “All Along the Watchtower,” “Drive On,” “Touch of Grey,” “Jet Airliner,” “I’m Your Captain,” “Sloop John B”; OLGA.

IV. Using Scales and Building Chords, Lessons 91 – 137
Intervals; scales (major, minor, blues, country, rock and other); chord construction (triads, seventh, extended and altered chords); circle of fifths; improvisation basics.

V. Guitar Solos, Lessons 138 – 148
“Spoonful” (Dixon and Clapton-style); “Touch of Grey” (Garcia); “Too Much to Lose” (Beck); “All Along the Watchtower” (Hendrix-style); OLGA.

VI. Fingerstyle Guitar, Lessons 149 – 173
Travis and arpeggio style; picking variations; harmonics; songs including “Dreamboat Annie,” “Time in a Bottle,” "12-Bar Blues", “Greensleeves,” “Für Elise,” “Malagueña,” “Romanza”; OLGA.

Appendix – Scale Reference
Major, natural minor, blues, major pentatonic (country), minor pentatonic (rock) in open and closed (movable) fingerings.

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eMedia Bass Method

Bass has never been so easy as with this beginning level CD-ROM. Features 114 step-by-step lessons by renowned bass instructor John Arbo. Learn to play using full-motion video with multiple angles and close-ups. Over 200 songs and exercises teach all the skills you need to start playing, including triads, fills, syncopation, plus creating a bass line. Includes multi-track recorded audio, variable-speed MIDI, bass-only and no-bass options. Features songs by the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan and others. Includes an animated fretboard, automatic tuner, recorder and metronome.

Introduction, Lessons i – viii
Contents; introduction; button symbols; shortcuts for commands; animated fretboarsd; song highlighting and looping; using the metrnonome; recording and playing yourself back.

I. About the Bass, Lessons 1 – 13
Types of basses and their parts; amplifying the bass; bass set-up; stringing; tuning; holding the bass; string numbering; hand and finger position; musical alphabet and the fretboard; right-and left-hand exercises; first bass line.

II. Simple Bass Lines with Catchy Rhythms, Lessons 14 – 32
String dampening; right-and left –hand finger techniques; major scales; creating bass lines using major triads; rhythmic possibilities for bass lines; the “Intergalactic Bass Rhythm” with variations; first syncopated rhythms.

III. Developing More Bass Lines and Fills, Lessons 33 – 49
Shifting from triad to triad; building bass lines combining rhythms with triads; changing bass patterns within a song; fingering rule exceptions; minor scales; minor triads; creating bass lines for songs using major and minor triads; fills and how to use them; bass lines with slash chords.

IV. Walkups, Walkdowns and Syncopation, Lessons 50 – 73
Walkups and walkdowns; changing positions; connecting chords; fills within sections; eighth-note fills; understanding the blues or shuffle rhythms; learning new syncopated rhythms; using syncopation with chord notes; introducing the eighth-note groove and its rhythmic possibilities.

V. Reading Tablature, Lessons 74 – 83
Learning how to read TAB – a simple music notation common to all fretted sting instruments; rhythmic notation; time signatures; songs and licks written out in TAB

VI. Reading Standard Music Notation, Lessons 84 – 114
Introducing standard music notation – a universal music notation common to all instruments; note values; rests; time signatures; sharps, flats and naturals; key signatures; learning to read on every string and up the fretboard with songs and licks.

VII. Intervals, Scales and Triads Appendix – Scale Reference, Lessons A1 – A41
Learning the basics about intervals; how to recognize different intervals on the bass and in music notation; how to play major and minor scales in the nine most frequently used keys; how to play major triads; minor triads, diminished triads and augmented triads.

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EarMaster School 5

Music is really all about hearing. When you play or hear music, your ear recognizes melodies, but can also be trained to identify notes, intervals, chords, modes and all other important music elements. If you want your students to sing, improvise or jam with confidence, they need to recognize all of these elements. Ear training can make this possible. EarMaster is the perfect ear training solution for musicians and music students at all skill levels, whether instrumentalists or singers. EarMaster includes 651 ear training lessons for recognizing and transcribing intervals, chords, scales, rhythms and melodies. Your students can interact with EarMaster using the staff or the onscreen instruments: piano, guitar, bass, violin, cello, banjo and others. It provides detailed statistics on your progress and even allows you to create your own customized exercises. Learn to play, improvise and compose by ear.

EarMaster School includes all of the features and exercises found in EarMaster Pro and more. It allows you to create custom class lessons using the tutor editor and supports progress tracking with mulitple users across a network.

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Guitar Pro 5.1

Guitar Pro 5.1 is a complete workshop for guitarists at an affordable price. Guitar Pro 5.1 is known as the most powerful and intuitive tablature editor on the market. New advanced notation features add drum notation, vocal notation and tablature support for any stringed instruments with four to seven strings! You can create complete scores for a band in minutes. Guitar Pro 5.1 is your total solution for creating lead sheets, scores, or lesson sheets for your students. Guitar Pro features the newest in playback technology including RSE-Realistic Sound Engine. RSE gives you real time playback of your scores with realistic sound samples taken from high quality guitars and real time effects such as wah-wah. These new features make Guitar Pro the best choice for composing and transcribing for guitar, bass and banjo.

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SmartScore X Pro

Imagine the world’s fastest and most accurate music scanning technology. Now imagine a professional-grade scorewriter that is just as friendly as it is powerful. One with enough intelligence built in that no advanced degree is requred to use it. Then think of all the possible ways you'd like to experience your printed music... push-button scanning, realistic playback, key/clef transposition, part extraction, page reformattting, auto-drum grooves, karaoke, CD burning, integrated MIDI visualization and file conversion including support for PDF, Finale® and MusicXML formats. Welcome to SmartScore X. There is simply no faster way to get printed music into your computer and no simpler way to transform it for print, web or audio output. Band arrangements, operas, hymns, musicals, orchestral parts and scores appear on-screen in editable and playable form within seconds after scanning. Nearly all PDF files are accurately recognized, including those in low-resolution and color. With more accuracy on more symbols than any other music scanning software, SmartScore X is an indispensable tool for arrangers, performers, music educators and church ministries worldwide.

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eMedia Blues Guitar Legends

eMedia Blues Guitar Legends is the ultimate way to learn how to play classic blues songs, from the masters themselves! Music notation is highlighted as songs play, while an animated fretboard displays fingerings in real-time, so that you don't even have to read music. You’ll learn to play ten blues classics, including Stevie Ray Vaughan’s "Crossfire", Robert Cray’s "Smoking Gun" and B.B. King’s "The Thrill is Gone" from the original master recordings. Includes variable-speed MIDI tracks, simplified chord versions ideal for beginners, full note-for-note transcriptions and biographical material.

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eMedia Guitar Songs

Learn to play hit songs in all styles, including rock, blues, country, classical and folk genres. This new version now has variable-speed MIDI tracks for slowing down the music and separate audio tracks including no-guitar, guitar-only and bass-only. eMedia Guitar Songs presents over 20 songs made famous by artists such as Eric Clapton, Melissa Etheridge, Heart, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Santana, Talking Heads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Who and more! Song playing tips are included for both bass and guitar players. Includes a realistic animated fretboard which now even shows bends and vibrato in addition to fingering positions in real-time. Also includes an automatic tuner and metronome! Options for guitar tablature or standard notation available on each song.

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Making Music

Making Music is the first real (and totally cool) composing space for kids! A program that children of any age will enjoy, this software lets children experience what it is like to compose music - without any formal music training. Making Music presents all the components of music visually and aurally so kids can experience sound not only with their ears but also with their eyes. Composer Morton Subotnick, a pioneer in electronic and interactive computer music systems, built it from the ground up with the idea of making a completely interactive musical playroom. Kids will delight in their creations and learn tons along the way about what it is to make music.

The Central Composition Space: Enter notes by drawing on the screen. Then you can duplicate them, turn them upside down and backwards, or change the scale. Choose any of sixteen instruments the way real composers do.

Melody & Rhythm Maker: Create melodies and rhythms; hear how they sound separately and together.

Building Blocks: Listen to six sample tunes to learn about structure and repetition, then mix them up and make your own.

Flip Book: Combine three elements melody, rhythm, and instrumentation from a musical flipbook.

Games: From novice to maestro these games can even be played using your compositions!

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Making More Music

Making More Music is a one-of-a-kind CD-ROM that lets kids simultaneously become the composer, musician and audience. In Morton Subotnick’s Making More Music, children are given the opportunity to enhance their skills and to express creativity at a highly developed level. A gently structured palate encourages fine-tuning of children’s composing skills and ultimately leads to advanced compositions. Making More Music contains the tools needed to create new musical compositions while teaching about the elements of musical notation – from tempo to scale to musical notation.

Using your choice of sounds from over two dozen instruments, learn the basics of rhythm, theme, and variation; write and edit music with the easy-to-use interface. Mix and match to create a new twist on old favorites, or use them as the basis for an original score. Save your beats, rhythms and compositions for future playback or print them and play them later. Chamber Music Composition allows you to create four part pieces that can be easily played back, and an ingenious melody maker enhances the experience as you become the audience of your masterpiece. The chance to study and listen to music based on legendary composers is contained in a section of the program entitled Theme and Variation. Fun and challenging games reinforce all that you learn in the program.

Information and help are included on the disk to guide you through the program. Also, a web link to a constantly updated array of new lessons, games, and information is provided as well as a virtual encyclopedia covering everything related to musical composition. Write a piece for rhythm band or chamber ensemble, hear it played back, and then page through the user-friendly encyclopedia to learn about what you wrote.

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Hearing Music

Following Making Music and Making More Music, Morton Subotnick’s Hearing Music is a precursor to a formal music education. Hearing Music is an audible playground of rich sounds which explores the interpretation of music. Children are encouraged to recognize patterns in music notation before they are able to read music. Hearing the difference between two melodies and recognizing what is different, an integral aspect of hearing music, is gradually introduced through repetition and game play.

Designed to include hearing music as a step in the music learning process, this program breaks music down to patterns and levels, from beginner to advanced. Hearing Music gives children the opportunity to train their ears to identify different parts of music, encouraging them to hear the nuances in a melody, the change in a rhythm and the subtleties woven into pieces by famous composers. A computer-adaptive program makes the games progressively harder or easier as the child moves through four different levels per game. When a level is completed, children are treated to a rousing, animated rendition of the Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah.

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Playing Music

Playing Music empowers the child to explore the expressive elements of the musical experience. These expressive qualities are at the very highest level of the performance experience. Think for a moment about the symphony orchestra. The conductor doesn’t play a single note. The conductor leads the orchestral musicians through subtle changes of tempo and loudness. Hesitating for a moment here and rushing ahead there. Soloists and chamber groups, like string quartets, do the same. This expressive skill has always come after years of training, and probably always will. But, just as a child can build a play castle with blocks without having gone through the training of an architect, this CD-ROM allows children to play with expression in music and experience some of the joys and surprises these elements can bring.

Including over 20 musical scores by 11 of the world’s most famous composers, 9 videos, interactive animation, games, glossary and much, much more!

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