eMedia Music Announces New Version of Guitar Method CD-ROM
Now with Interactive Feedback on Melodies

Seattle, WA – October 20, 2009, eMedia Music Corp., publisher of the world’s best-selling series of guitar tutorial CD-ROMs, announces the release of Version 5.0 of eMedia Guitar Method. New advanced audio recognition software technology actually listens to the student playing melodies and shows whether the correct notes are played. It’s like having a teacher point out a mistake so the student can correct it and continue on. In addition, the new Finger Tracker shows the actual note being played on an on-screen fretboard, and the new Note Tracker shows that note in standard music notation. It makes learning to read music easy!

An expanded curriculum offers over 180 lessons that are now presented in full-screen resolution for easy viewing. The over 50 videos can also be viewed in full-screen mode. Lessons from Kevin Garry (Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder) cover everything from the basics to chord strumming, playing melodies and fingerpicking, and now include new interactive quizzes to speed up learning.

The material covers folk, blues, classical and rock styles and includes over 70 popular songs with hits from artists such as Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones and Steve Miller. eMedia Guitar Method Version 5.0 makes learning easy, interesting and exciting.

The original eMedia Guitar Method was a breakthrough in multimedia guitar instruction and was named a top 50 CD-ROM of the year by Newsweek and was critically acclaimed by more than 100 other sources. PC Magazine called it “One of the best programs in the music-teaching software category” and made eMedia Guitar Method an Editor’s Choice.

Bonus accessories, which include a digital metronome, chord dictionary, automatic tuner, and digital recorder, make eMedia Guitar Method a complete package. It’s everything you need in one box on one CD-ROM. eMedia Guitar Method is the ultimate way to learn how to play guitar!

Version 5.0 of eMedia Guitar Method will be available at computer and music retail stores nationwide in November at an estimated retail price of $59.95. The CD-ROM is a hybrid for both Windows (XP/Vista/Windows 7) and Macintosh (OS X 10.4+). For more information, please visit: www.emediamusic.com.