Learn to Play PianoWhen we decided to review online piano sites, at first we couldn't find a reviewer who knew anything about piano playing. Then one of our team said she had been thinking of learning but would be a complete beginner, but she was willing to try it out. Within a week she was completely sold on the Rocket Piano course. She was already able to "tickle the ivories" and play two or three recognizable tunes, and even in a couple of different styles of music. She found the teaching method in Rocket Piano very easy to follow, particularly because of the video lessons. Audio files let you listen to a song first, and then you can pick it up and play it yourself. Anybody who starts learning to play any instrument can be quickly frustrated if they have to do long, boring hours of practice exercises, without hearing the results in playing actual music. The folks at Rocket Piano know this, so they focus right from the start on teaching you to play real music, so the payoff comes fast! There's also a wealth of information about the history and traditions of jazz, which fascinated our reviewer even though she had never been a jazz fan before. By the way, if you want to play electric keyboard rather than a traditional piano, Rocket Piano will teach you that too. Our reviewer also liked the quizzes that are scattered through the course because it helped her stay on track. If she got anything wrong, she knew what she had to review before moving on to the next step. Rocket Piano is a complete piano learning system, and our reviewer gives it a big thumbs up. Now this is something completely different! If you don't want to be bothered learning to read musical notes, but just want to play and even write your own tunes, Piano Pattern could be just what you're looking for. Scott Jordan, the creator of Piano by Pattern, made this program for the Information Age, where people want to master skills right away. His program is a video training course that produces lightning fast results. As he teaches, piano keyboards appear on the screen and you can actually see his cursor picking out the notes and hear the sound at the same time. All you need to do is copy what he does, and you're making music too. Amazing! This way of learning will let you pick up a tune after listening to someone hum a few bars, compose your own music as you actually play it, train your ear to pick up a tune from listening to other instruments, and more. If you've ever had a music teacher or a parent who told you playing by ear was bad, buy this course right away. After an amazingly short time, you'll be able to demonstrate to them they were wrong! We LOVE Piano by Pattern! |
