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Editor's Choice 2008 - Children’s Technology Review

eMedia My Electric Guitar

Win/Mac CD-ROM

$29.95   

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

Rocky explains how, the videos show how, and the screens have the songs. Learn how to tune your guitar, play riffs, strum power chords, and more. Learn many cool tunes that you and your friends can jam 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 Electric Guitar, an animated character named Rocky the Guitar leads kids through lessons by Charles McCrone, graduate of the cutting-edge Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) and professional guitar instructor.

My Electric Guitar covers the basics, such as tuning your guitar and learning about your gear, and moves on to playing songs, learning riffs, 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. Additional features such as an automatic tuner, metronome, chord dictionary, and digital recorder are all included. My Electric Guitar is the perfect way to introduce children to playing the electric guitar!

Ages 7 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 7 and up to learn how to play electric guitar! An animated character named Rocky the Guitar guides kids through lessons by Charles McCrone, graduate of the cutting-edge Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT). Kids will learn chords, riffs, and lots of songs that they can share with friends!

Animated Fretboard
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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!

split screen video
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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.

Cool Interactive Games
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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!

Chord Dictionary
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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.

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.

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Contents

Contents summary

I. Introduction, About the Guitar, Preparing to Play
Welcome; using the electric guitar, about the electric guitar, amplifiers, electric guitar sizes, the guitar strings; tuning the guitar; holding the electric guitar; to stand or not to stand, right and left hand and finger positions; string, fret, and finger numbering; reading chord charts; Animated Fretboard

II. Power Chords, First Strum Patterns, Palm Muting
The musical alphabet, open position power chords, open position power chord song, The Power Chord Game, adding the double-strum, playing down and up strongs, AC/DC-style power chord song, adding accented strums, Rocky Be Goode, shifting the accented struyms, palm muting, Rock Steady with Palm Muting

III. Intro to TAB, Rock Riffs, Playing The Blues
Introducing TAB notation, picking an open string, picking on two strings, picking on three strings, fingering with the left hand, left hand exercises, minor rock riff, major rock riff, playing the blues scale, E blues scale riff, applying the E blues scale riff, alternate picking, the blues rhythm, the blues boogie, the 12-bar Blues

IV. Movable Power Chords, Power Chord Riffs, The “Chika”
Movable power chords, Led Zeppelin-Style power chords, The Movable Power Chord Game 1 & 2, power chord riffs, melodic power chord riffs, power chords on the 5th string, palm muting with power chords, the “chika”

IV. The “Yank”, Bends, Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, Blues Scales, Lead Licks
The “Yank”, classic rock riff with “yank”, introducing bent notes, bend lick, introducing hammer-ons, hammer-on riff, introducing pull-offs, pull-off exercises, the movable blues scale, lead licks with the A blues scale, additional lead licks, Your Turn to Lead!


Reviews

What reviewers are saying...

4 Stars "eMedia My Electric Guitar is an excellent value for any parent who wants to give their child a jump start at playing the electric guitar."

– Chad Criswell, MusicEdMagic.com

Editor's Choice - Children’s Technology Review

EDITOR’S CHOICE 2009

– Children’s Technology Review


From survey responses, our customers rate this product:

4.7 out of 5.0 stars 4.7 out of 5.0, based upon 27 survey responses.


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Requirements

System requirements

Windows®:
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
64 MB of free RAM, CD-ROM
Macintosh®:
Mac OS X 10.3 thru 10.6
64 MB of free RAM, CD-ROM

Questions about system requirements? Contact our technical support department.

Academic Version

Educational Edition

Please visit the Academic Product Page for more information on using this product in schools and for private or group instruction.