I am a
15-year-old music GCSE student, and would be the
type of person this programme is aimed at. I
already play piano and have been doing so for as
long as I can remember, so having to try and put
myself in the mind of a beginner was hard but even
so, I instantly saw this programme was helpful.
It begins exactly as it should. ‘eMedia’ goes back to basics first, explaining exactly what a piano or keyboard is, and exactly how they work. This is important for any beginner. I really like how this programme uses a lot of pictures and diagrams to demonstrate what to do. Writing isn’t a helpful feature when you’re trying to learn an instrument because you need to visually see what to do. Also, I enjoyed the quizzes at the end of each topic to test knowledge and see what you’ve remembered. Improvisation and composition is an important part of instrument playing, especially piano & keyboard. ‘eMedia’ helps this by making the user practice improvisation to a rhythm right near the beginning which really gets you used to it.
If a user of this programme is heavily in to rock/heavy metal/rap etc, they might feel songs used like ‘Mary had a little lamb’ and, ‘Go tell Aunt Rhody’, are somewhat geeky! But even so, the method of teaching is still excellent whichever music type you prefer.
Teachers could benefit from this programme as well by putting some of the lessons into practice. I’m sure if I used this programme to learn I would be just as good, if not better! This is because it tells the learner exactly how they should use their fingers when playing, and how to sit which really makes a difference later on. ‘eMedia’ isn’t really the thing for someone who already can play piano or keyboard well, and wants to learn more. However, towards the end it does use harder pieces. I think this programme really is a good way to start a beginner’s piano or keyboard learning, and I would recommend this to anybody who wants to learn.
It begins exactly as it should. ‘eMedia’ goes back to basics first, explaining exactly what a piano or keyboard is, and exactly how they work. This is important for any beginner. I really like how this programme uses a lot of pictures and diagrams to demonstrate what to do. Writing isn’t a helpful feature when you’re trying to learn an instrument because you need to visually see what to do. Also, I enjoyed the quizzes at the end of each topic to test knowledge and see what you’ve remembered. Improvisation and composition is an important part of instrument playing, especially piano & keyboard. ‘eMedia’ helps this by making the user practice improvisation to a rhythm right near the beginning which really gets you used to it.
If a user of this programme is heavily in to rock/heavy metal/rap etc, they might feel songs used like ‘Mary had a little lamb’ and, ‘Go tell Aunt Rhody’, are somewhat geeky! But even so, the method of teaching is still excellent whichever music type you prefer.
Teachers could benefit from this programme as well by putting some of the lessons into practice. I’m sure if I used this programme to learn I would be just as good, if not better! This is because it tells the learner exactly how they should use their fingers when playing, and how to sit which really makes a difference later on. ‘eMedia’ isn’t really the thing for someone who already can play piano or keyboard well, and wants to learn more. However, towards the end it does use harder pieces. I think this programme really is a good way to start a beginner’s piano or keyboard learning, and I would recommend this to anybody who wants to learn.
EMedia Piano & Keyboard Method Review