Learn to Play Piano - Interactive Reader Aspiring pianists now have a new way to take piano lessons. The Learn to Play Piano kit is designed to teach you how to play the musical instrument interactively, without being tied to a computer or CD player. The kit consists of an Interactive Reader (it looks like an oversized pen) and two books optimized for audio that is activated w... more »hen the Interactive Reader is touched to the book pages. Consider this your own private piano instructor.
The Interactive Reader is an optic pen that recognizes text and images, including musical notation, and provides audio to the user based on what it reads. Use the Interactive Reader with the Learn to Play Piano books to do the following:
Hear notes on the playable keyboards
Listen to chords and arpeggios as you learn them
Play new rhythms
Accompany yourself on introductory exercises and songs
Explore the circle of fifths
The Learn to Play Piano kit comes with two books, Playing Basics and the Chord Encyclopedia. Playing Basics provides comprehensive lessons for beginners. In addition to allowing you to hear notes, exercises and songs to play along with, the Interactive Reader interacts with the Playing Basics book to enhance your practicing. The Chord Encyclopedia explains basic notations and how to use a chord encyclopedia. It also provides information on 320 audio-enabled chords.
The books and the Interactive Reader are small enough that you can easily carry them with you. The battery-powered Interactive Reader can be used with headphones, includes volume control, and has an automatic shut-off feature to conserve battery life.« less