eMedia Guitar Method, Vol.1 (Ver. 2)

by eMedia

Product Features

• Watch the full-motion video of over 70 classic guitar songs from the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and the Steve Miller Band
• Understand the theory and practice behind rock, blues, country, folk and classical guitar playing
• Begin your practice sessions with warm-up exercises and limber up your fingers for better playing
• Play along with classic songs as you follow the animated fretboard
• It even comes with a guitar pick!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00009XUL6
• Item model number: eg11018
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 4, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,310 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Newest version to the world's best-selling beginning guitar CD-ROM! 150 comprehensive lessons cover everything from the basics through chord strumming, playing melodies and fingerpicking. Includes over 30 videos and over three hours of audio from guitar instructor Kevin Garry, Ph.D. Learning guitar is made fun through familiar hit songs by artists like Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead and Steve Miller. This new version includes additional lessons including lessons on instrument care, chord progressions and blues songs. eMedia Guitar Method 1 includes an animated fretboard, which displays the fingering for each song and exercise in real-time adjustable in four separate viewing angles. Multi-track audio gives full band accompaniment on many of the hit songs. New to this version is a variable-speed MIDI track option allowing students to practice any song or exercises at whatever tempo they want. There is also the option to learn using either tablature or standard music notation. Additional features include a built-in automatic tuner, digital metronome, recorder and 250-chord dictionary.

Awards

Newsweek Magazine: Top 50 CD-ROM of the Year! TORONTO SUN: ***** (5 STAR RATING) PC Magazine: 4 Picks (highest rating given) Family PC Magazine: Top 25 Products of the Year! Learning Magazine: Winner of the Teacher’s Choice Award

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE for the beginner, December 23, 2003

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Canay (Hillsboro, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: eMedia Guitar Method, Vol.1 (Ver. 2) (CD-ROM)

This is THE tool to get over the inital frustration of learning to play guitar.

I have tried books, and on-line resources after picking up the guitar for the first time and none did it for me until i came across this software. There were two and only two things that got me to keep playing the guitar instead of chucking it away from frustration. This software was the most important one (and the other was enrolling in a guitar class).

The software starts from how to hold the guitar/the pick, how to pluck a string etc and then teaches you basic 2-chord songs that you can play along with the program. There are tips in the form of video clips as you go along also. It shows clearly how to press the chords and which fingers to use for which frets etc, and keeps showing you as you play along. You can also set the speed with which you play by chosing the midi option of playback. There is a metronome feature included also.

By the end of the first month, some of the tunes you will be playing will be green sleeves, house of the rising sun, scarborough fair, la bamba etc.

The different chapters are:
Simple chords, adding accents to your strums, slash chords, rock strumming and poewer strumming, playing the blues, reading tablature, bass-note strum, fingerpicking/arpeggio

Well worth the money

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a version that works on OS X., September 15, 2003

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Sammy Rogers (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: eMedia Guitar Method, Vol.1 (Ver. 2) (CD-ROM)

I was happily on my way to becoming a great guitarist with Emedia Guitar Method until I upgraded to OS X. Booting in classic mode is a hassle, so I wasn't playing as much. Fortunately, they have put out an OS X version.

This program offers a very comprehensive approach to learning guitar. A typical lesson includes a close up video of a guitar skill followed by a song or two to practice. The progression is very logical and easy to follow. As the songs get more challenging, there are some great features like the ability to slow the song down or loop sections of the song.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Program for the Beginner, October 25, 2003

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Matthew Daniel (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eMedia Guitar Method, Vol.1 (Ver. 2) (CD-ROM)

This program has everything you need as a beginner to begin playing the guitar right away. I've completed all the lessons on the disk and now feel comfortable calling myself a guitar player. I'm still a 'beginner', but I met my goal of being able to play and entertain myself and others. Like any good learning program it starts off very easy and builds on what you learn from one exercise to the next. It's very easy to jump around from one lesson to the next so you can easily revisit a previous lesson. The guitar tuner feature makes tuning the guitar completely foolproof, but the consequence is that I can't tune the guitar without my computer or a specialized guitar tuning device. I would like to see a complete install option so I don't have to have the CD-ROM in all the time. I have a work-around for this problem on the mac by imaging the disk and having OS X mount the disk image on start up. This program works well on my OS X Macintosh and has never crashed. I will be buying the intermmediate course very soon.