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Why the “Video Game” Generation Needs Piano Marvel

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:21:28 +0000

There will never be a suitable substitute of a great piano teacher. But piano teachers are finding, more than ever, that kids lack the attention span necessary to practice sufficiently each week. It seems that our “sound-byte” society is becoming more and more accustomed to quick and entertaining doses of learning and favoring that over traditional (tedious) methods.

With that in mind, it seems appropriate for piano teachers to find tools that capitalize on this trend rather than fighting against it. As children become passionate about piano and more proficient their maturity and discipline will improve. But for those starting out, Piano Marvel can be an excellent shove in the right direction. Since it’s built with the ability to reflect the grace of music notation but coupled with the entertainment value of a typical scrolling video game, Piano Marvel can help to engage young minds and facilitate education. While most piano teachers eschew piano games or piano video games (as they should) Piano Marvel is high-quality educational software (used in universities and public schools in many states) which happens to make-use of the addictive qualities of video games.

Piano Marvel Technical Details

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:11:08 +0000

This may be more than what most will want to know about the development of the Piano Marvel software. But I think it does a great job of explaining the innovation that went into the creation of this new piano learning software.

One of the Piano Marvel developers explaining how it was created:

PianoMarvel Technical Video from Daniel Hatch on Vimeo.

The Latest Piano Buzz From Twitter

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:30:05 +0000

I like to follow anything piano-related on Twitter and it’s amazing to me how often people have been spreading this video around. In the last several weeks it is by far the most talked-about piece of piano news in the Twitterscape. And with good reason. It really is quite beautiful.

Piano Marvel: Piano Lesson Software

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:03:16 +0000

It’s alive!

Welcome to my new blog dedicated to promoting the single best solution for piano lesson software. The main thing I hope to accomplish here is to get the word out on how effective online piano lessons can be when you’ve got a good system.

As a beginning piano student myself I’m looking forward to learning how to play the piano with Piano Marvel and will be blogging my experiences. I’m hoping the end result will allow me to be a competent and decent piano player, succeeding to capture my attention where traditional piano teachers have failed: capturing my attention enough to keep me practicing.