 An interesting multi media tool to support your learning |
| Review Date: August 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: something fishy, Cornwall, UK |
I've been trying to teach myself Guitar through books and CD's for some time with varying levels of success, so was most interested to learn of this product.
This introduced Guitar in a very organised and structured way, building up from the bare essentials to what seems a reasonable level of skill in bite size chucks.
I particularly like the mixed media approach on offer here, combing Video and Audio Tutorial with Songs and Music that you can listen to and then play along with as you learn the pieces.
Being able to move along at my own pace is very appealing , as is being able to pick out lessons based ony my own need (if a full step by step guide is not required).
I'd say the approach on offer is well suited to a variety of learning styles and, as long as you have the desire to learn some Guitar, should get be of benefit. |
A really good piece of software
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| Review Date: August 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Rob Smith, North Wales |
I started to learn to play the guitar when I was about 18, I had a guitar for about 4 years but was never very good, I could strum a few songs and even play about 3 minutes of stairway to heaven.
I sold my guitars and didn't pick one up for more than 20 years and I am now really rubbish, I used to be able to play Tab but can't now.
I want my son who is 5 to have an interest in music he will start piano lessons when he is 6 but I purchased him a guitar hoping we could play and learn together, not one of my better ideas, however he likes my Laptop so I hoped this would enhance our lessons and help with his interest.
Installations is easy auto runs no problem.
Me and my son sat down with our guitars and the laptop and started our eMedia lesson.
The software is easy to navigate and shows you everything you need from an animated fretboard to the cord layout, you can have the sound of the cord or song played which is brilliant.
The software has an automatic Tuner (your need a microphone), a cord dictionary with over 250 cords, It also has a Digital recorder which will help you compare (again a microphone is required).
I love the software It is very easy to follow and I actually feel it will help me finally learn how to play the guitar, or at least impress my son, he was less impressed, he sees the laptop as a way of playing on Cbeebies rather than learning the guitar, I think his learning the guitar will have to wait, hopefully when he starts his piano he may want to learn the guitar as well.
This is a really good piece of software which I recommend to any budding guitar players like myself. |
Very good - but not a substitute for a tutor!
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| Review Date: September 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: James B. Spink, Kent, UK |
eMedia Guitar Method 4 is a useful software package but does not fully replace a tutor for those starting out on the road to being a guitar hero. A few lessons with a professional will stop you picking up bad habits from the start, and make your playing a lot more enjoyable.
What this software will do is help you to improve your playing at home and help you master a good range of songs. It won't play the guitar for you and you need to put in the effort yourself to get the best out of the help it offers. You need to keep the CD-ROM in your computer to run a lot of the programme - you can't just put it all on your hard drive!
It is one of the better programmes of its type and runs on many platforms, including Macs. The illustrations provided by Amazon will give you an idea of the look of the interface, and the Product Description gives an idea of some of the songs featured and what reviews it has had. Good reports from the likes of Peter Frampton and Nancy Wilson can't be bad!
At around thirty quid it offers good value, probably the cost of a couple of lessons these days. It has some useful features Including automatic tuner, metronome, and 250-chord dictionary, amongst others, and I would recommend it as a learning aid - but not as a substitute for real lessons. Playing the guitar is a skill that can give you pleasure for life and this product can help - but won't give you the feedback and encouragement you may need in the early days.
Five stars for what it is at the price, and recommended for what it offers.
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Easy to use ~ from absolute beginner........
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| Review Date: September 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: L. mckay, scotland |
We have had this product for 2 weeks now. My daughter has had a few lessons and took off with this programme, my husband has never played before, but already he is starting to sound quite accomplished!
Both say the product is very simple to use, with many features.
We really like the song choices, although only my 15 year old is at this stage yet, but if hubby keeps up at the rate he is learning, we are going to have a very noisy home!
I would recommend this product to anyone starting off, or for those who are keen to learn and want an easy to use guide, which takes them step by step through the learning process......for those of you, like me, buy ear plugs as listening to the same lessons gets annoying after a while.
A great gift for all budding guitar players. |
It isn't Guitar Hero, thank the gods.
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| Review Date: September 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mr. J. D. Rose, Trelewis, South Wales, UK |
Not that there is anything wrong with Guitar Hero mind, but it won't teach you how to play the guitar. Unlike this bit of kit which makes learning easy, and, unlike lessons with a real person, isn't costing you more the slower you learn.
The interface and lessons are easy to understand and use, as is the installation of the programme itself. I'm not sure about sticking a plectrum into the box with the disc, because by the time somebody gets to the point of using this software they will have also obtained the two absolutely essential things you need to use it, a computer and a guitar and at least one of those will probably have a plectrum brought with it. Mind you, if the company that produced this software had bunged in a free guitar instead of the plectrum I probably would have been praising their generosity.
Would I recommend this for beginners and intermediates? Yes. Are you going to be playing like Hendrix at the end of it? Only in your mind I'm afraid, but at least at the end of the course people around you won't be actively seeking to garrotte you with your own E string and, at the end of the day, that's got to be a plus. |
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