Exciting gaming programs which is also truly educational is a rare commodity, at best -- especially in the realm of music instruction. Computer software games are a huge and burgeoning industry because kids are completely enthralled by them. Wouldn't the ideal music-learning process integrate piano instruction software with a fun, interactive gaming environment?
Software applications that provides consumers with a non-violent alternative to conventional video games, which are at the same time fun, compelling, and challenging, could also educate one in musical literacy very efficiently. Such a blending would have the unrivaled ability to alter the normally tedious and repetitive piano practice into an exciting, very rewarding video game experience – finally taking the distastefulness out of each piano practice -- forever.
Using computer games to make piano practice fun would solve several problems. Fathers and mothers wouldn't feel the need to nag their kids to practice (they are more likely to have the opposite challenge – they may have to badger their kids to STOP practicing). Piano teachers wouldn't need to worry whether their students will actually practice before their next lesson. On the students' side of things, the shear numbers of people to which learning the piano could be made attainable would greatly increase. And, perhaps first and foremost, piano students will associate fun and fulfillment with the piano instead of anguish and struggle.
Allegro Rainbow, makers of Piano Wizard and the soon-to-be-released Guitar Wizard, seems to have found that magical combination. They are ardently determined to deliver FUN piano practice software to the market -- thanks to a great product idea and design environment.
Chris Salter, the genius behind Allegro Rainbow, says, "Piano Wizard represents a significant shift in the way we introduce music to kids as well as adults, with many people thinking that it simply can't be done, or conversely, that they have seen this before. Because of these perceptions, we knew we [had to] let people see for themselves that the gateways to music are now wide open for everyone.”
You should know that Piano Wizard isn't the only piano practice software in the marketplace. There are at least ten or so titles to choose from including Teach Me Piano, Piano Suite Premier, and Instant Play Piano. Notwithstanding, none of these are truly computer games, but are educational software focussed on imparting skills – not so much of the keep-them-glued magic of Piano Wizard. Teach Me Piano includes some games "on the side", but they are not a central part of their program. So, indeed Allegro Rainbow has broken new ground by joining piano instruction with gaming software.
Jesse Fisher, likes to write about interesting new developments in the musical software world. Browse over to <a href=”www.piano-wizard.net”>Piano Wizard</a> to learn more about this milestone in educational software.
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