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Apex Teaching-you Music Theory Skills, Retail Box, No Warranty on Software Product Overview With Teaching-you Music Theory Skills, the rules and reasons behind musical theory are no longer a mystery. Whether you play a string, woodwind, brass or percussion instrument, you need to understand music theory to be able to effectively play and write music. As most examination boards require you to pass Grade 5 theory in order to enter for the higher practical grade examinations, Teaching-you Music Theory Skills will get you well on your way. Even if you've never played a note before, the essential building blocks of music are explained in an accessible and engaging way that will appeal to children and adults alike. Covering material up to Grade 5, this PC CD-ROM contains just about everything you need to know for each of the 5 grades, and is ideal for GCSE Music students. The extensive wealth of information is presented in sensible stages, enabling you to take the lessons at your own pace. To aid your understanding of the various topics, Teaching-you Music Theory Skills uses the full multimedia capabilities of your computer to provide you with video clips and interactive music examples. The fun and exciting environment makes it easier than ever before to learn how to read and write music. Develop your understanding of scales, chords, time signatures and much more, and really get to grips with what all the symbols and terms mean. With interactive tests, you can check your progress as you proceed through the course, comparing your answers to those provided. Features ¿Ideal for GCSE Music students ¿Fun, simple and easy to use ¿Helpful tips and clear explanations ¿Covers material up to Grade 5 ¿Video clips and real music examples ¿Help with aural practise ¿Demonstrations using an illuminating piano keyboard ¿Extensive glossary of terms and symbols ¿Option to print manuscripts ¿Interactive tests to check your progress System Requirements ¿ Windows 98/Me//XP ¿ Pentium II 450 or equivalent ¿ 1MB Hard Drive Space ¿ 128MB RAM ¿ 800x600 at 16 bit colour ¿ CD-ROM Speed 4x or faster ¿ Any 100% Windows compatible soundcard with MIDI capability ¿ Printer required to print the manuscript paper

Apex Teaching you Recorder Skills, Retail Box, No Warranty on Software Product Overview Teaching-you Recorder Skills is the ultimate beginners CD-ROM for anyone who wants to learn to play the descant recorder. Starting from the basics of assembling your recorder through to and including all the knowledge required for Grade 1, this program will teach you all you need to know in a clear and friendly way. As you progressively learn the key fingering positions and how to read music, you can play along to backing tracks or have a go at performing a solo. Practice your newly learnt skills with real audio accompaniments. Speed up, slow down or mute other instruments, or select certain bars to loop, allowing you to practice tricky areas. Other features include a metronome facility for all MIDI tracks and a recording facility so that you can record yourself playing and record your progress - you can even write your tunes to a CD*! On completion of Teaching-you Recorder Skills, you'll have mastered all the practical skills needed for the Royal College of Music Grade 1. Features 100 lessons in ten chapters each with a printable score and PDF ¿100 supporting tutorial videos so you can see exactly how to play ¿Starts from beginners level through to and including Royal College of Music Grade 1 ¿MIDI backing tracks with variable speed ¿Real audio accompaniments with volume and pan controls ¿Looped practice allows you to focus on any tricky areas ¿Fingering chart facility for all notes covered in the program ¿Recording facility records your performance so you can review your progress ¿Teaches you how to read music System Requirements Windows 98, Windows Millennium, Windows XP, Windows 95, Windows 98 SE ¿Windows /Me/XP ¿Pentium 300 or above ¿64MB RAM ¿800 x 600 screen display ¿16 bit sound card

Apex Teaching you Recorder Skills, Retail Box, No Warranty on Software Product Overview Teaching-you Recorder Skills is the ultimate beginners CD-ROM for anyone who wants to learn to play the descant recorder. Starting from the basics of assembling your recorder through to and including all the knowledge required for Grade 1, this program will teach you all you need to know in a clear and friendly way. As you progressively learn the key fingering positions and how to read music, you can play along to backing tracks or have a go at performing a solo. Practice your newly learnt skills with real audio accompaniments. Speed up, slow down or mute other instruments, or select certain bars to loop, allowing you to practice tricky areas. Other features include a metronome facility for all MIDI tracks and a recording facility so that you can record yourself playing and record your progress - you can even write your tunes to a CD*! On completion of Teaching-you Recorder Skills, you'll have mastered all the practical skills needed for the Royal College of Music Grade 1. Features 100 lessons in ten chapters each with a printable score and PDF •100 supporting tutorial videos so you can see exactly how to play •Starts from beginners level through to and including Royal College of Music Grade 1 •MIDI backing tracks with variable speed •Real audio accompaniments with volume and pan controls •Looped practice allows you to focus on any tricky areas •Fingering chart facility for all notes covered in the program •Recording facility records your performance so you can review your progress •Teaches you how to read music System Requirements Windows 98, Windows Millennium, Windows XP, Windows 95, Windows 98 SE •Windows 95/98/Me/XP •Pentium 300 or above •64MB RAM •800 x 600 screen display •16 bit sound card

Apex: -Teaching-you Electric Guitar Skills Retail Box No Warranty on Software Product Overview Strike the right chord with Teaching-you Electric Guitar Skills. Who didn't dream of playing the guitar when they were growing up? Perhaps you even managed to spend a few years learning. But then real life caught up, and it's hard to fit in music lessons in a busy lifestyle. Now you can have the best of both worlds. Learn to play the guitar in your own time and at your own pace with Teaching-you Electric Guitar Skills. Instantly sound like your rock heroes and master classic guitar chords with Teaching-you Electric Guitar Skills, an easy and enjoyable way of learning to play the electric guitar. Learn at your own pace following the animated fretboard and picking hand and experience for yourself the thrill of playing with a band that really rocks. Whether you are a complete beginner or have played before this program will teach you everything about classic rock chords, and how to sound like a pro. Teaching-you Electric Guitar Skills contains over 40 inspiring lessons, divided into two easy to follow Music Coach modules: Master Rock Power Chords Over 40 lessons covering open and closed power chords, rhythm and strumming, how to hold a pick, technique, and reading. Learn at your own pace following the animated fretboard and strum hand, and access friendly help and tips every step of the way. Practise using the looping features to tackle any tricky bits, then perform and record yourself with the real audio backing tracks. Chord Miner 100 An exceptional software tool that contains over 100 chords that you can see, hear, arrange and print out. You can put together your own chord progressions for your favourite songs or use the unique Chord Mine feature to show you all the songs that you can play with the chords that you like. Features ¿Step-by-step help so you get exactly the help you need at the time you need it most. ¿Variable speed practice tracks choose a speed that suits you and learn at your own pace. ¿Looped practice to help with working on any tricky bits. ¿Music print out print out the songs and play and perform away from the computer. ¿Over 100 chords that you can see, hear, arrange and print out. ¿Expert teaching and cutting edge multimedia ¿Play 15 rock tracks in the style of some of the worlds greatest rock artists. ¿Real audio accompaniments and full band backing tracks to help you experience what its like to play with other musicians and to help build performance skills. ¿Recording feature to listen to how youre sounding, keep a track of your progress and play to your friends and family. System requirements: PC operating system: Windows Me / / XP / Vista PC CPU Type and Speed: Pentium 233 or equivalent Hard Drive Space (MB): 80MB Memory: 64MB Graphics: 800 x 600 pixels, 16 bit colour Audio: Any 100% Windows compatible soundcard Printer: Optional (recommended) Internet: Required for activation, additional information and updates

Apex Teaching-you Guitar Skills, Retail Box, No Warranty on Software Product Overview Teaching-you Guitar Skills is an easy and enjoyable way of learning to play the guitar. Learn at your own pace following the comprehensive videos and animated guitar and access friendly help and tips every step of the way. Whether you are a complete beginner or have played before this program will teach you chords, tunes and strumming, hand positions, technique, and music reading. Highlights ¿ Expert teaching and cutting edge multimedia. ¿ Over 80 lessons and 100 video tutorials. ¿ Covers vital playing skills including chords, strumming and technique. ¿ Step-by-step help throughout. ¿ Apply your skills and perform songs made famous by great artists! Features ¿ Over 100 videos with full screen and slow motion viewing options ¿ so you can see exactly what to play. ¿ MIDI backing tracks ¿ so you can slow things down and practise at your own pace. ¿ Real audio accompaniments and full band backing tracks ¿ Help you experience what its like to play with other musicians and to help build performance skills. ¿ Recording feature ¿ to listen to how you're sounding, ¿ Keep a track of your progress and play to your friends and family. ¿ Step-by-step help ¿ so you get exactly the help you need at the time you need it most. ¿ Variable speed practice tracks ¿ choose a speed that suits you and learn at your own pace. ¿ Looped practice ¿ to help with working on any tricky bits. ¿ Music print out ¿ print out the songs and play and perform away from the computer. Minimum Requirements ¿ Windows® 98 / Me / / XP ¿ Pentium® 233 or equivalent ¿ 110MB Hard Drive Space ¿ 64MB RAM ¿ 800x600 at 16bit colour ¿ CD-ROM Speed 8x or faster ¿ Any 100% Windows® compatible soundcard ¿ Optional (recommended) ¿ Required for activation and updates ¿ Category: Educational ¿ Publisher: Focus ¿ Stock Code-

Apex: -Teaching-you Keyboard Skills Retail Box No Warranty on Software Product Overview Hit the right note with Teaching-you Keyboard Skills Teaching-you Keyboard Skills is an easy and enjoyable way of learning to play the keyboard. Learn at your own pace following the comprehensive videos and animated keyboard and access friendly help and tips every step of the way. Whether you are a complete beginner or have played before this program will teach you music reading, technique, tunes, chords, and solos. * Midi Cable and keyboard required. Teaching-you Keyboard Skills contains over 60 inspiring lessons, divided into two easy to follow Music Coach modules: Keyboard Foundation: Over 40 lessons covering the basic skills needed to play the keyboard. Learn to read music notation, rhythms, signs, and symbols, and learn to play tunes, chords, and attractive solos. Find out how to get the most from your keyboard and master all its on-board features. Contemporary Keyboard:Play Band Tracks - discover how to play with other musicians. Play string pads and lead lines and explore the different roles the keyboard can play in a band. Practise and perform 5 contemporary band tracks in Soul, RnB, and Euro Dance styles that provide lots of scope for easy improvisation. Features ¿ Expertly shot videos with full screen and slow motion viewing options see exactly what to play ¿ 5 contemporary band tracks in Soul, RnB, and Euro Dance styles ¿ Variable Speed MIDI Practice Tracks let you slow down songs so you can learn at your own pace ¿ Looped Practice to help with working on any tricky bits ¿ Animated Piano and Roll show exactly what to play and what notes are coming up next ¿ Interactive feedback* tells you whether what you're playing is correct or not, so you can play and perform with total confidence ¿ Print out facility enables you to enjoy playing away from the computer ¿ Step-by-Step help so you get exactly the help you need at the time you need it most.

Apex: -Teaching-you Keyboard Skills Retail Box No Warranty on Software Product Overview Hit the right note with Teaching-you Keyboard Skills Teaching-you Keyboard Skills is an easy and enjoyable way of learning to play the keyboard. Learn at your own pace following the comprehensive videos and animated keyboard and access friendly help and tips every step of the way. Whether you are a complete beginner or have played before this program will teach you music reading, technique, tunes, chords, and solos. * Midi Cable and keyboard required. Teaching-you Keyboard Skills contains over 60 inspiring lessons, divided into two easy to follow Music Coach modules: Keyboard Foundation: Over 40 lessons covering the basic skills needed to play the keyboard. Learn to read music notation, rhythms, signs, and symbols, and learn to play tunes, chords, and attractive solos. Find out how to get the most from your keyboard and master all its on-board features. Contemporary Keyboard:Play Band Tracks - discover how to play with other musicians. Play string pads and lead lines and explore the different roles the keyboard can play in a band. Practise and perform 5 contemporary band tracks in Soul, RnB, and Euro Dance styles that provide lots of scope for easy improvisation. Features • Expertly shot videos with full screen and slow motion viewing options see exactly what to play • 5 contemporary band tracks in Soul, RnB, and Euro Dance styles • Variable Speed MIDI Practice Tracks let you slow down songs so you can learn at your own pace • Looped Practice to help with working on any tricky bits • Animated Piano and Roll show exactly what to play and what notes are coming up next • Interactive feedback* tells you whether what you're playing is correct or not, so you can play and perform with total confidence • Print out facility enables you to enjoy playing away from the computer • Step-by-Step help so you get exactly the help you need at the time you need it most.

Apex: -Musicalis Interactive Bass Guitar Course Retail Box No Warranty on Software Product Overview The Musicalis Interactive Bass Guitar Course with 14 chapters of practical and technical exercises, recording studio and digital tuner. Unique technology – The software uses a unique music teaching system which puts the student in charge of their own evolution. An “edutainment” method which helps you progress rapidly. Equivalent to a two year bass playing course. Features First Steps - Learn everything you need to know about your instrument before beginning your exercises. Discover how to hold the guitar, find out what tablatures are and what a rhythm is. Music Theory - ‘Interactive Bass course” can be practised without previous music theory knowledge. However with 25 exercises, newly learnt theory will help your progression. Learn at your own pace - Listen, train, record, slow down the tempo, focus on areas you need to work on (loop exercises) and ask for help Playing for fun – Catchy melodies to play and listen to right from the beginning. On screen help – the score and dynamic keyboard fingering are displayed simultaneously on-screen Assistance – At any time you can ask for advice from the studio, about fingering, style or performing a particular piece. Specifications Minimum Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/XP/Win 7 Pentium 300 or above 64MB RAM 800 x 600 screen display 16 bit sound card