Overview

A great way to learn to rock! With over 100 audio- and video-enhanced guitar lessons, you start learning to play rock hits from the ground up, including songs from Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Silverchair and more! The innovative teaching style presents rock songs, chords, riffs and gear tips in an exciting, fast-paced learning format that requires no previous music experience. You’ll quickly be playing your favorite hit songs! Instructor Charles McCrone, a graduate of the cutting-edge Guitar Institute of Technology, with over 25 years of playing and teaching experience, guides you through a variety of techniques needed to play rock, punk and metal. These include movable power chords, barre chords, effects pedals, yanks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, palm muting, distorted riffs, the blues scale, using feedback, the whammy bar and more!

Features

Learn Rock, Metal or Punk Guitar!

eMedia Rock Guitar Method's host Steve Rock of KISW's Metal Shop guides you through the rock guitar curriculum written by educator Charles McCrone, a graduate of the cutting-edge Guitar Institute of Technology with over 25 years of playing and teaching experience. Rock Guitar Method will teach you all the techniques you need to play ROCK, PUNK and METAL.

Techniques include: Movable Power Chords, Barre Chords, Effects Pedals, Yanks, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Palm Muting, Distorted Riffs, Using the Blues Scale, Using Feedback, Using the Whammy Bar, and more!

Table of Contents
Contents screen
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114 Step-by-Step Lessons

The eMedia Rock Guitar Method CD-ROM makes learning quick and easy with over 100 audio- and video-enhanced guitar lessons. Our revolutionary teaching style has you playing songs, chords and riffs within minutes — no previous experience required. The gear tips will help keep you playing all night long!

Animated Fretboard
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Animated Fretboard

Displays fingering positions as the music plays. Also shows fingering for any chord or note you double-click. Features right-handed, left-handed and mirror views.

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Video Instruction

In over 50 full-motion videos, host Steve Rock demonstrates techniques. Split-screen videos provide close-ups as needed.

Pop-Punk Progression Screen
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Audio Buttons

Audio Tracking

Highlighting of the music and lyrics as they're heard makes it easy to follow along on the bass.

Variable-speed MIDI

Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the animated fretboard shows song fingering as the music plays. Learn at the pace best suited to your skill level!

Tuner
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Automatic Tuner

Tune your guitar quickly and easily. A precision gauge allows you to play into your computer's microphone and immediately get feedback to see if you're too high or too low. Full audio reference notes also provided.

Chord Dictionary
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Chord Dictionary

Includes fingering charts and recorded sounds for over 250 chords. Easy access helps you learn songs with new chords quickly. An indispensable reference tool!

Metronome
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Digital Metronome

Allows you to set your own tempo and work on your picking speed, rhythm and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to presto.

Recorder

Digital Recorder

Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor's version, fine tune your skills and store musical ideas.

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Reviews

What reviewers are saying...

"This is one box it’s OK to get stuck inside"

– Guitar One Magazine

"Keeps any would-be rocker more interested and motivated than other teaching aids that, by comparison, come off as tedious."

– Barry Rudolph, Music Connection

"No wonder eMedia’s the world’s best-seller"

– Hit Parader

"Rock Guitar Method is a superior product that helps beginners and intermediates to become better rock guitarists. 5 out of 5 Rating"

– John Nemerovski, MyMac.com

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Requirements

System Requirements

Windows®:
Windows 98/NT/2000/Me/XP/Vista
16 MB of free RAM, 60 MB of free hard disk space
PC soundcard, CD-ROM

Macintosh®:
Power PC (or faster), Intel OK
Mac OS 9.0+ or Mac OS X 10.1 or later
16 MB of free RAM, 60 of free hard disk space
CD-ROM

Questions about system requirements? Contact our technical support department.

Demo

Product Demo

Buy it now! - only $39.95

eMedia’s Rock Guitar Method interactive/walkthrough demo thoroughly explores all the features of this breakthrough new CD-ROM. Along with the narrated slideshow, you can break into the demo and try out separate song lessons. Enjoy!

Regardless of platform, you will need Apple's QuickTime™ player to run the Rock Guitar Method demo, if it is not already installed on your system.

Download the Windows demo (10.4 MB)

To download the Windows Rock Guitar Method demo, click on the link above and follow the instructions given. After downloading, run "RGMDemo.exe", and follow the instructions of the Setup program.

Download the Mac OS X 10 version (11.3 MB)

To download the Macintosh OS X Rock Guitar Method demo, click on the link above and save it to your hard disk, then you will need to uncompress the file using Stuffit, and run the application.

Download the Mac OS 9 version (11.0 MB)

To download the Mac OS 9 Rock Guitar Method demo, click on the link above and save it to your hard disk, then expand the self-extracting "RGMDemo.Bin" archive by double-clicking on it. This demo is for Mac OS 9.X or Mac OS X Classic mode only.

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