It's Never Too Late to Learn Piano
November 9th, 2004
Are you one of those parents who constantly triy to persuade your child to take up piano because you regret not having listened to your own parents when they tried to persuade you? Well now there’s no need for regrets – this week sees the launch of Piano Coach, the latest edition to Charanga’s award winning range of Music Coach PC CD-ROM software, and with it, the chance to learn to play the piano in a convenient and flexible way.
As the popularity of learning the piano amongst adult’s sores, Charanga proves it is never too late to learn with a product that is fun to use, allows you to develop at your own pace in the convenience of your own home and, most importantly, means you can fit lessons in around a busy schedule.
Whether you are a complete beginner, brushing up on old skills or want to reinforce traditional lessons, Piano Coach will guide you through the important early piano skills, using innovative technology and proven teaching methods, to give you the chance to develop a lifelong skill for the price of a single lesson.
Written by Jane Sebba, one of the UK’s most respected music tutorial writers, Piano Coach guides users through the learning process with the help of its four easy to follow modules which together incorporate over 400 inspiring lessons.
The first module, ‘Play Piano’, provides beginners with all the elementary information - from music reading to early performance pieces, Play Piano’s interactive system allows you to explore your musical potential in a fun and easy way. Once you have mastered the fundamentals, move on to ‘Play Piano 2’ – develop fluency, touch and musical appreciation whilst playing music by some of the greatest classical composers in history, including: Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi and Chopin.
Expand your musical potential further with the outstanding collection of famous piano pieces in the ‘Enjoy Playing Piano’ module. Be guided through every note with the computer at your side or take advantage of the sheet music print out facility to enjoy playing away from the computer. There is something to suit every musical taste from Bach and Beethoven classics through to Blues.
Used for centuries as a tool for building virtuoso piano skills, (scales and exercises) are at the very heart of playing piano. Piano Coach’s final module, the ‘Virtuoso Piano Trainer’ provides an effective and fun method of learning with a mixer that allows you to practise each hand separately as the computer accompanies you until you have mastered playing with both hands together. And with scales and arpeggios from Grade 1 to 5, it provides an invaluable tool for anyone studying for piano exams.
Additional features include: ‘Piano and Roll’, which guides you through each note, showing you exactly what to play and what notes are coming up next, and ‘Practice Loop’, which helps you to progress at your own rate by choosing a speed which suits your own ability, going over the tricky bits in small sections repeatedly until you have mastered it.
Piano Coach is priced £29.99 and available from PC World, all good musical Instrument shops and direct from MusicCoach.com
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Note to Editors:
Charanga is a British company specialising in the development and publishing of interactive musical instrument software. They are passionate about music and passionate about learning. Its Music Coach software is the leading UK brand and with the company’s success in the USA, where its products are published under the Topics Instant Play brand, Charanga can confidently claim to be the world’s best-selling musical instrument software.
Other titles in the Charanga Music Coach range include: Guitar Coach; Electric Guitar Coach and Keyboard Coach.
Contacts Details:
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Tel: 020 8332 2644