Friday, January 14, 2011

Framed Piano Chords POSTER Learn How To Play! Training Guide - 24x36

Framed Piano Chords POSTER Learn How To Play! Training Guide - 24x36Stir up the learning fun! The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn table features two interactive play modes -- music and learning. In the music mode, the table plays engaging music with fun phrases. In the learning mode, Baby will learn ABC's, numbers and counting, colors, and first words. The main feature is a bowl of "alphabet soup" that Baby stirs with the spoon to activate lights, sounds, and "The Alphabet Song." The table also teaches shapes with the help of a "pizza" and colors and textures with the help of three colorful "fruits." Opposites and manners are also explored.

15 sing-along songs and 10 fascinating activities combine entertainment with education, making this the perfect activity table for your little one. With adjustable volume control, it's perfect for parents, too. Detachable legs mean it can be used directly on the floor for younger babies. Requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included). Table measures approximately 21" x 16".

Price: $149.99


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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby's First Blocks

Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby's First BlocksTen bright blocks are ready for baby to drop into the open bucket or through the shape-sorting lid. Baby will love filling the bucket with blocks, dumping them out, then starting over again. Great for eye-hand coordination and other early skills. Then baby can move on to sorting and stacking and learning about identifying and matching shapes. Includes plastic shape-sorting box with take-anywhere handle and ten colorful blocks.

Price: $12.99


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Easy Piano DS

Easy Piano DSPlay and compose with a unique music game for the Nintendo DS! Easy Piano lets you play along with over 30 songs, compose your own music on the go, and learn about music from a digital coach. Master pop music, jazz, and classical using the included officially licensed keyboard or your stylus. Compatible with the Nintendo DS Lite. **Not compatible with the Nintendo DSi or DSi XL.** ESRB Rating: Everyone

Price: $39.99


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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Rhythm Heaven

Rhythm HeavenRhythm Heaven for Nintendo DS...Rhythm Heaven is a simple and infectious rhythm game that anyone can play. If you can tap your finger in time to music, you?ll get the hang of Rhythm Heaven in no time! PLAYERS HOLD the Nintendo DS system sideways like a book and tap their stylus on the touch screen to the rhythm of the music. Players tap, slide or flick the stylus to hit the right beat. RHYTHM HEAVEN features catchy tunes, charming characters and a wide variety of rhythm games. WELL-KNOWN Japanese music producer TSUNKU helped direct Rhythm Heaven and composed the music for it.

Price: $29.99


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M-Audio Keystation 61es 61-Key Keyboard

The Keystation 61es is a 61-note USB keyboard with velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted keys that is designed to easily integrate in any computer music environment. Class-compliancy with Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Vista (32 bit) delivers true plug-and-play setup. The Keystation 61es is also compatible with many music education and music creation software titles, making it ideal for classrooms and studios alike. More advanced users can control software synths, external sound devices, and more with the assignable slider, and pitch and mod wheels. This sleek, compact keyboard is USB bus-powered and requires no external power supply.

88-Key Semi-Weighted USB MIDI Controller

Pitch bend and modulation wheels are ideal for controlling synths, samplers, etc.

Easily assign the control slider to different parameters of sound modules or software.

61-note velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted action
61 keys means no constant hitting of an octave switch, an annoyance with smaller controllers. The semi-weighted action gives you a piano feel, and since it's velocity sensitive, your dynamic playing is accurately sent as data.

Pitch bend and modulation wheels
These are ideal for controlling synths, samplers, etc.

Volume/assignable control slider
Easily assign the control slider to different parameters of sound modules or software, for further control over your sound.

Advanced function button for programming
When the Advanced Functions button is pressed, the keyboard goes into "Edit Mode." In Edit Mode, the keys on the keyboard are used for selecting functions and entering data. Black keys are used for selecting functions, while the white keys are used for data entry and channel selection.

Sustain pedal input (pedal sold separately)
Add a sustain pedal, such as the M-Audio SP-1, for piano-like pedal control of your notes' duration.

Built-in USB MIDI interface
Easily interface with most MIDI software using the built-in USB MIDI interface. The standard MIDI "out" jack routes MIDI signals from the keyboard or computer to your external devices.

USB Powered
The 61es grabs power from the USB port on your computer. You can also purchase a 9VDC power adapter.

Mac OS X and Windows XP class compliant
Enjoy plug-and-play operation with both Mac OS X and Windows XP. Ableton Live Lite music production software is included, so you can make music right away on either platform.

What's in the Box
M-Audio Keystation 61es USB Keyboard, USB Cable, User's Manual, Ableton Live Lite Software

Price: $199.99


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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Teaching Little Fingers to Play: A Book for the Earliest Beginner (John Thompsons Modern Course for The Piano)

Teaching Little Fingers to Play: A Book for the Earliest Beginner (John Thompsons Modern Course for The Piano)A series for the early beginner combining rote and note approach. The melodies are written with careful thought and are kept as simple as possible, yet they are refreshingly delightful. All the music lies within the grasp of the child's small hands.

Price: $4.99


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Monday, January 10, 2011

Fisher Price - Laugh & Learn Learning Table

Fisher Price - Laugh & Learn Learning TableStir up the learning fun! The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn table features two interactive play modes -- music and learning. In the music mode, the table plays engaging music with fun phrases. In the learning mode, Baby will learn ABC's, numbers and counting, colors, and first words. The main feature is a bowl of "alphabet soup" that Baby stirs with the spoon to activate lights, sounds, and "The Alphabet Song." The table also teaches shapes with the help of a "pizza" and colors and textures with the help of three colorful "fruits." Opposites and manners are also explored.

15 sing-along songs and 10 fascinating activities combine entertainment with education, making this the perfect activity table for your little one. With adjustable volume control, it's perfect for parents, too. Detachable legs mean it can be used directly on the floor for younger babies. Requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included). Table measures approximately 21" x 16".

Price: $34.99


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Piano Lessons: Learning the Piano Keyboard, how to play piano instructional DVD

Piano Lessons: Learning the Piano Keyboard, how to play piano instructional DVDMulti-Platinum recording artist Pete Sears provides step-by-step instructions showing chords, scales, modes Progressions and music theory, providing users with a solid foundation for their journey into playing the piano. In Pete Sears 41 years as a professional musician, Pete has played Keyboards, Bass Guitar, or both with a large variety of artists including playing piano on the classic Rod Stewart albums, "Gasoline alley", "Every Picture Tells a Story", "Never a Dull Moment" and "Smiler", as well as the singles "Reason To Believe" and "Maggie May". Pete also played both Bass and Keyboards as a member of Jefferson Starship from 1974 to 1987.

Price: $19.95


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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Wii Music

When it comes to music and rhythm games, Wii Music stands in a class of its own. Unlike other music games, which penalize players if they don't play perfectly, Wii Music is a musical playground where there are no mistakes. Here anyone can pick up and master the huge array of instruments available, through simple motions like strumming and drumming. Musicians in your band jam by simply playing their instruments to the beat of a song or by improvising to their heart's content. Play faster. Play slower. Skip a beat, or throw in 10 more. No matter what you do, Wii Music automatically transforms your improv stylings into great music.

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Your music, your way
On-screen direction in 'Wii Music'
Simple pickup and playability.
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Drum set in 'Wii Music'
Easy controls and learning curve.
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Sitar and congas in 'Wii Music'
Huge array of diverse instruments.
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Singleplayer in 'Wii Music'
Make music by yourself.
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Multiplayer in 'Wii Music'
Or with up to 3 friends.
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Gameplay: Getting Your Band Together
In Wii Music every band has six members: Two play the main melody, two cover the percussion beats, one covers the bass groove and one uses the song's chords to support the melody. As a band, the six members often play their special parts at the same time, though each player can jam however and whenever he or she wants. Play all at once. Take turns in the spotlight. Pair up in creative ways throughout the song. You can bring the band to life by yourself, playing one part at a time-or with up to four players. See game mode below:
  • Solo Play: When you play by yourself, you can add one part at a time to arrange the whole song exactly how you want. The Tutes are on hand to back up your band in any parts you need filled.
  • Multiplayer: When in a band with friends, up to four people can be band members.
  • Wii Friends: Using WiiConnect24, you can send your jam videos to Wii Friends who own Wii Music. They can then watch your performance, modify it to their liking and send their jam videos back to you.
Tutes: Your Own Private Back-up Band
When not playing with friends, you can invite jam masters known as Tutes to play with you. They'll join a session playing an instrument that each thinks is strong for a specific song. You can simply enjoy the musical camaraderie, or pick up instrument tips by watching them jam. If you choose to watch, the Tutes will show you lots of techniques for many of these instruments, then ask you to follow their examples. They'll start with the simplest techniques, then as you master each one, show you even more nuanced ones.

Key Game Features:

  • Easy to Play Improv Jams - All members of your band jam by simply playing their instruments to the beat of a song or by improvising to their heart's content. Play faster. Play slower. Skip a beat, or throw in 10 more. Wii Music challenges you to transform your improv stylings into great music. There are no mistakes and no game scores-just playing for the pure joy of playing.
  • Wii Controls Immerse You in the Music - You can play most of the 60-plus instruments in Wii Music using simple motions with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. Strum to play guitar, banjo and sitar. Drum to play jazz drums, congas and snare drums. Hammer away to play piano, vibraphone and marimba. Unlike most music games, Wii Music doesn't make you use many complex buttons. You only need to imitate playing the instrument.
  • Virtually Endless Ways to Make Music - You choose the song and instruments and decide whether to blaze through a rock take on classical songs, put a jazzy spin on folk tunes or transform Nintendo classics like the Super Mario Bros. theme into Latin-flavored numbers. The song list is only a takeoff point-it's how you improvise with the songs that matters.
  • Share Your Band Jams With Friends - They'll see your Mii band members, your players' improv styles and your instrument selections. They can watch your recordings, or play over parts of your song, then send their modified recording back to you. So you can send improv jams back and forth over WiiConnect24, changing them again and again.
60+ Instruments
You can play most of the 60-plus instruments in Wii Music using simple motions with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. Strum to play guitar, banjo and sitar. Drum to play jazz drums, congas and marching drums. Hammer away to play piano, vibraphone and marimba. Unlike most music games, Wii Music doesn't make you use complex buttons. You only need to imitate playing the instrument. Wii Music offers virtually endless ways to make music.

Fun Beyond the Jam
Designed with classic Wii gameplay in mind, Wii Music includes many other modes and play options besides the main band jams, including several musical games and an enhanced video playback mode for recorded jams.

  • Videos Mode: Watch your jam videos in an enhanced playback mode that brings your jams to life with fun environmental effects and dramatic camera angles.
  • Mii Maestro: By waving the Wii Remote like a conductor's baton in this mini-game, you'll lead a Mii orchestra through orchestrated songs, such as The Legend of Zelda theme. Make them play quickly, slowly, strongly or gently-the orchestra is at your command.
  • Handbell Harmony: In this musical mini-game, you'll play in a handbell ensemble by swinging your Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Everyone on the team has a job to do: play one of your notes only when the tune demands it.
  • Pitch Perfect: How good is your musical ear? In this whimsical musical quiz, you'll have to solve challenges, like putting note-playing Miis in order from lowest to highest pitch.
  • Drum Mode: In the one mode that uses the Wii Balance Board accessory (sold with Wii Fit), you can feel what it's like to play a real-life drum set. You'll use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as drumsticks, and place both feet on the Wii Balance Board-which work as virtual pedals for the bass drum and hi-hat cymbal.

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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Play Piano in a Flash! Full Video Set VHS [VHS]

Play Piano in a Flash! Full Video Set VHS [VHS]For about the cost of 2 piano lessons, this video (both VHS and DVD formats are available) will provide readers with years of musical enjoyment. If truth be known, there is another way to learn how to play piano rather than going to weekly lessons and spending thousands of dollars in the process.

The secret is learning to play the way the pros play. Learning to play in that style is enormously simpler than traditional classical piano lessons. Even better, it takes an absolute minimum amount of note reading ability.

Best of all, your tour guide for this adventure, Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston, forces you to have fun along the way!

Is this video going to prepare the viewer for a career as a concert pianist? Absolutely not!

However, if you simply want to play some piano for the simple goal of enjoying yourself, then get ready to knock a lifelong dream from your "to-do" list. Have fun!

This is the same presentation as seen by millions of viewers on public television stations for their fund raising pledge drives. In addition there is another 80 minutes of bonus material never seen on TV! There is also a "Play Piano in a Flash!" book and a "Play Piano in a Flash!" book examples audio CD available from Amazon to help round out your instructional collection.

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Guitar Pro 6 (Bilingual Software)

Guitar Pro 6, a Win/Mac hybrid, is the ultimate toolbox for the guitarist! It includes all the tools you need to improve, compose and accompany yourself on the guitar. This simple and intuitive multitrack tablature editor is specifically designed for guitar, bass or other stringed instruments.

Guitar Pro 6 Main

The ultimate toolbox for the guitarist. Click to enlarge.

Guitar Pro 6 Tools

All the tools you need to improve, compose and accompany yourself on the guitar. Click to enlarge.

Guitar Pro 6 Scores

Switch from tablature view to standard notation for viewing or editing scores. Click to enlarge.

Guitar Pro 6 Tuning

Request any chord in any tuning, and Guitar pro will display all possible finger positions for you.

Guitar Pro 6 features the newest in playback technology including RSE - Realistic Sound Engine. RSE gives you real time playback of your scores with realistic sound samples taken from high quality guitars and real time effects such as wah-wah. Advanced notation features add drum notation, vocal notation and tablature support for any stringed instruments with four to seven strings. The newest version, Guitar Pro 6.0, includes over 40 new features while improving on those that have made it the most popular guitar tablature editor available.

Known for its ease of use, Guitar Pro allows you to enter notes by using keyboard keys, mouse clicks on an on-screen fretboard or directly through a connected MIDI device, all in just a few minutes. This revolutionary software can handle up to 256 tracks and you can switch from tablature view to standard notation for viewing or editing scores. With automatically calculated rhythms, Guitar Pro works out the note durations for you, and when you play the score, the music scrolls along with you, rendering guitar-specific effects like bends and slides.

Also included in Guitar Pro are a digital guitar tuner, a chord diagram engine, and a scales tool. You can easily import and export MIDI and ASCII tab formats allowing Guitar Pro to be used with a limitless number of songs. Tens of thousands of Guitar Pro format files are available on the Internet. The WAVE Export allows you to convert a Guitar Pro file into an audio file which is playable without Guitar Pro and can be burned onto an audio CD.

With its ease-of-use, versatility and variety of tools, Guitar Pro will have you creating music in no time!

Features:

  • Multitrack/monotrack display, horizontal or vertical scrolling, the screen display adjusts to your preferences and score types.
  • Chord Diagram editor allows you to easily add chord diagrams to your score. Ask for any chord in any tuning and Guitar Pro will show you every diagram possible.
  • Scales Tool allows you to view and listen to a large number of scales, from the most common to the most exotic.
  • Digital or MIDI Tuner allows you to tune your guitar for every tuning possible, from 4- to 7-strings.
  • Fretboard (or Keyboard) allows you to view and enter notes on the score. It is able to show the notes of the current beat, but also the notes for the next beat, the complete bar or the selected scale.
  • Metronome gives the tempo while playing a score or even without playing it.
  • Professional Quality Paper Printings can be monotrack or multitrack. This way you can print several views of the same score, perfect for a band.

New Features for Guitar Pro 6:

  • Over 50 pedal effects and numerous sound banks (guitar, bass, drums, piano, orchestral etc.)
  • A New MDI User Interface (including full screen mode)
  • Piano Grand Staff
  • Rhythm slash
  • Simile marks
  • Multi-rest
  • Concert tone
  • Parametric equalization on each track
  • Configurable tones
  • Tap tempo
  • Jazz fonts
  • Anacrusis

Guitarist Magazine:
Guitar Pro is an intelligent, simple, clear and precise tool â?¦ the standard of its field.”

Guitar Part:
“Complete and easy to use â?¦ for a very low price considering its possibilitiesâ?¦”

RIFF Magazine:
Guitar Pro is unquestionably the best that can be found in the field of tablature editing for the PC.”

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Friday, January 7, 2011

Jamey Aebersold: Jazz - Anyone Can Improvise

Jamey Aebersold: Jazz - Anyone Can ImproviseThis nearly two-hour-long DVD features Jamey Aebersold at the piano explaining and demonstrating the fundamental techniques used by all great jazz improvisors. Topics covered include chord/scale relationships, keeping your place, patterns, the blues and pentatonic scales and their application, what and how to practice, articulation, memorizing songs, and much more. This tutorial DVD not only provides the technical information essential to getting started on improvisation, but also serves as an overview of the entire creative process in terms that even a non-musician could understand. On Jazz: Anyone Can Improvise, Jamey also provides much needed motivational material and discusses the philosophy of man's need to be creative. A complete presentation! Basic/intermediate. The DVD is closely aligned with the world famous Volume 1 How To Play Jazz and Volume 24 Major and Minor play-alongs. The visual, hands-on demonstration makes their concepts easier to grasp. Jamey even plays along with tracks from those two play-along volumes, showing proper application of scales to chords and essential practice techniques..

Price: $19.99


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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Melissa & Doug Learn to Play Piano for Children

Melissa & Doug Learn to Play Piano for Children***NOTE: This item can not be shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, PO BOXES or APO's****With the Toy Upright Piano from Melissa & Doug, kids will be playing more than Chopsticks, that's for sure! This colorful, wooden toy piano from Melissa & Doug is a mini-replica of the real thing, featuring two full octaves of ivory and black keys. So whether kids enjoy practicing their scales or creating their own creative masterpieces, they will love the freedom of playing on the Toy Upright Piano from Melissa & Doug! Piano stands 13" tall.

Educational Value: Practice helps develop small motor skills, basic music skills, and creativity.

Price: $65.99


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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

How to Play Guitar: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Guitar

How to Play Guitar: Everything You Need to Know to Play the GuitarIn How to Play Guitar guitar players of all levels will find a wealth of instruction and inspiration. Whether you want to play pop, folk, country, rock, blues, jazz, classical, or any other style of music, you will pick up the basic techniques without tedious drills and exercises. Using real music and a step-by-step approach, How to Play Guitar will teach you about:

· Choosing and buying a guitar

· Tuning your instrument correctly

· Reading sheet music, guitar music, and tablature

· Playing melodies with chords

· Fingerpicking

· Mastering left-hand techniques, including sliding and bending notes

· Transposing melodies from one key to another and much more.

Price: $11.99


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Learn to Play Gospel Piano, Video One [VHS]

Learn to Play Gospel Piano, Video One [VHS]This inspirational course is perfect for novice and intermediate players who want to learn to play familiar spirituals and hymns in traditional gospel style. Ethel Caffie-Austin teaches the simple melody to each song, then adds harmony notes and chords in the right hand, and left hand bass lines complete with octaves, accents, "walking" and "stride"styles. Finally, by adding fill-ins, runs, turnarounds, arpeggios and other elements, you complete your gospel arrangement. Songs include "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Standing in the Need of Prayer," "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "Angels Keep Watching Over Me."

This entertaining and carefully-taught lesson, with special overhead camera angles for a clear view of the piano keyboard, will have you playing joyful and uplifting music in no time.

Price: $29.95


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Monday, January 3, 2011

The Visitor

The VisitorWALTER IS A DISAFFECTED COLLEGE PROFESSOR WHO HAS BEEN DRIFTING AIMLESSLY THROUGH HIS LIFE. WHEN, IN A CHANCE ENCOUNTER TO NYC, WALTER DISCOVERS A COUPLE HAS TAKEN UP RESIDENCE IN HIS APARTMENT IN THE CITY, HE DEVELOPS AN UNEXPECTED & PROFOUND CONNECTION THAT WILL CHANGE HIS LIFE FOREVER.

Price: $14.98


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Sunday, January 2, 2011

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical TableTen bright blocks are ready for baby to drop into the open bucket or through the shape-sorting lid. Baby will love filling the bucket with blocks, dumping them out, then starting over again. Great for eye-hand coordination and other early skills. Then baby can move on to sorting and stacking and learning about identifying and matching shapes. Includes plastic shape-sorting box with take-anywhere handle and ten colorful blocks.

Price: $39.99


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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Learn to Play Piano by Melissa and Doug - MSRP $49.99

Learn to Play Piano

by Melissa and Doug

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)A board book for babies or toddlers and their parents, featurig a well-known nursery rhyme and interactive text.

Price: $4.99


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