PianoTeacher

Learning how to play a musical instrument requires not just dedication but also a lot of practice. It’s not just about spending hours playing and playing, but also finding the right exercises to train your hands and get used to the keyboard. Your own computer can give you a helping hand in this regard when using a piano software tutor such as PianoTeacher.

Designed to provide valuable advice and exercises to those who want to learn how to play this wonderful instrument, PianoTeacher comes with lessons, interesting exercises and songs. Not just that it delivers ready-made exercises, but it also allows you to create your own exercises to learn piano basics or target specific chords.

Looking at the piano basic lessons, you will notice that PianoTeacher explains even the most fundamental notions, which makes it suitable for both beginners and more advanced users who are seeking for computer-aided practice sessions. The first lessons include elementary finger exercises to get used to the keyboard and the note placement.

PianoTeacher helps you learn about major and minor chords and chord progressions, arpeggios, and advanced chords, each section having its own exercises and, sometimes, complete songs that can be played, some of them widely known. The sound quality can become unsatisfying and that is why PianoTeacher comes with a built-in 10-band equalizer.

You can view and print the music notation and record audio files and vocals with PianoTeacher, provided your computer is equipped with a microphone. PianoTeacher enables you to play your own songs and record them to the hard disk.

PianoTeacher features a music notation window that can be opened, if that is your wish. It comes with a MIDI virtual Keyboard, a sequencer and an equalizer to help you get started.

PianoTeacher aims to become a virtual friend that allows not just learning how to play the piano but also delivers recording and music playback capabilities. It really is a learning resource for piano students and teachers alike.