Editor's Choice 2008 - Children's Technology Review

eMedia My Guitar – New!

Win/Mac CD-ROM

$29.95

It’s easy and fun to learn with Gary the Guitar!

Gary explains how, the videos show how, and the screens have the songs. Learn how to tune your guitar, strum chords, play tunes, and more. Learn many fun songs that you and your friends can sing along with!

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Overview

Research has proven that children who play an instrument do better in school, make friends more easily, are more creative, learn self-discipline and gain self-confidence. In eMedia My Guitar, an animated character named Gary the Guitar leads kids through 60 lessons by Kevin Garry, Ph.D. My Guitar covers the basics, such as tuning your guitar and learning chords, and moves on to reading music, playing songs, and much more. An animated fretboard shows you where to put your fingers as the live recorded audio plays. With MIDI tracks, the speed of the music can be adjusted so you can learn at your own pace. Special features such as an automatic tuner, metronome, chord dictionary, and digital recorder are all included. My Guitar is the perfect way to introduce children to playing guitar!

Ages 6 and up.

Features

Easy to use interface - music tracking highlights notes or chords as they are played - watch the instruction with full-motion videos - enjoy live recorded audio - slow the music down as desired with MIDI - song loop lets kids highlight and repeat parts

The Fun Way to Learn!

Now it’s easy for kids ages 6 and up to learn how to play acoustic guitar! An animated character named Gary the Guitar guides kids through 60 lessons by professional instructor Kevin Garry, Ph.D. (University of Colorado at Boulder), who has over 25 years of teaching experience. Games make learning fun, and kids will learn lots of songs that they can share with their friends!

View List of Lessons

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Animated Fretboard

The animated fretboard shows the correct fingerings as the music plays. Double-clicking on any chord or note will also show kids where to put their fingers. Choose from right-handed, left-handed, and mirror views!

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Full-motion videos

The lessons are easy to follow with our large-format videos, featuring split-screens and close-ups that guide kids through songs and playing techniques.

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Interactive Games

Games help children learn chords and songs by reviewing what they learned in the lessons. By interacting with the playful characters and scenes, kids will have fun while learning music!

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Automatic Tuner

Using either the computer’s built-in microphone or an external one, your child can get tuned up quickly and easily with the built-in interactive tuner. They can just line up the arrow with the right string and be in tune!

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Chord Dictionary

The chord dictionary is an extremely helpful tool, displaying over 250 chord charts! Simply click on a chord and your child will hear what it sounds like and see the right fingerings.

Metronome

Kids can set their own tempo and get audio and/or visual cues for staying on beat so they can play in time with the music.

Recorder

The digital recorder allows kids to play into the computer’s built-in microphone (or an external one), record their performance, and save it to the computer. This handy tool lets them listen to what they played and share it with their family and friends.

Reviews

What reviewers are saying...

EDITOR’S CHOICE 2008
"Easy-to-use and learn from"

– Warren Buckleitner, Children's Technology Review

"Terrific new introductory instructional CD for children... we didn’t leave our seats until we completed every tutorial."

– John Nemerovski, MyMac.com

"My Guitar is one of the best that this reviewer has seen in terms of commercial 'learn to play guitar' software packages... highly recommended."

– Chad Criswell, musicedmagic.com

"Perfect for an introduction to guitar. I enjoyed this quick primer and definitely recommend the program."

– Becky Berenbon, cyber-reviews.com

Requirements

System Requirements

Windows:
Pentium II PC
Windows 98/2000/NT/Me/XP/Vista
64 MB of free RAM, CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive, sound card, 256+ color display
speakers or headphones

Macintosh:
Power PC G3 or better (Intel OK)
Mac OS X 10.1+
64 MB of free RAM, CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive, 256+ color display
speakers or headphones

Questions about system requirements? Contact our technical support department.

Academic Lab Packs

Educator Lab Packs

My Guitar is also available in discounted multi-station lab packs and site licenses for schools. For more information, please contact the eMedia Educational Sales Department.