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eMedia My Guitar
DVD
$19.95 
It’s easy and fun to learn with Gary the Guitar!
Gary explains how, the videos show how, and the screens present 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!
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. eMedia’s Animated Fretboard shows you where to put your fingers as the live recorded audio plays. Special features such as our Automatic Tuner, Metronome, Chord Dictionary, and Digital Recorder are available as separate downloads to registered customers. eMedia My Guitar is the perfect way to introduce children to playing guitar!
Ages 5 and up.
Run time approx: 90 minutes
Features
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Now it’s easy for kids ages 5 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! |
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The Fun Way to Learn! It’s easy to play guitar with Gary the Guitar coaching you along the way! |
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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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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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Bonus! Downloadable Tools A bonus downloadable guitar toolkit is available to registered owners of the eMedia My Guitar DVD. Downloadable tools run on your computer, so please see our system requirements tab for more information. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Digital 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. |
Requirements
System Requirements
The eMedia My Series DVDs will play on most any consumer DVD player (computer NOT required).
Our Bonus Downloadable Toolkit (free with the DVD purchase) requires a Windows or Macintosh computer with the following system requirements:
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Windows®: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 128 MB of free RAM, CD-ROM |
Macintosh®: Mac OS X 10.4 or later 128 MB of free RAM, CD-ROM |
Questions about system requirements? Contact our technical support department.
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