| Company | Website | Rating | Skill Level | Price |
| Piano by Pattern | www.pianobypattern.com |  |
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$49.95 |
Piano by Pattern Review
Created for complete beginners, Piano by Pattern was authored by pianist Albert Edge. This course specializes in teaching piano students the basics of learning to play piano by ear. We found it did a decent job of doing this.
Having said that while we believe that piano by pattern works ok for those who only want to know the bare bones of learning the piano by ear, it didn't do too terribly well in our estimation as anything resembling a complete learning piano package. However, this is probably not what it set out to do in the first place.
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| * Bold denotes Editor's Choice |
Features
Piano by Pattern comes with the following material:
- 9 main Video Lessons
- 4 additional Training Video Lessons
- Free Video Bonus: Secrets to Explosive Songwriting
- Free eBook Bonus: Read Music Now
The Piano by Pattern basically consists of 14 flash video tutorials which will show you the basics of learning piano by ear. You are given the option to download all of the videos at once in the member's download area, which was a much appreciated touch. The videos were created using Camtasia's screen capturing software, which we thought was very innovative. With these tutorials you can clearly see what piano keys and chords he is playing at any given time.
In the first video in the set that we looked at, we were disappointed to see that after only a couple minutes, the audio and video got derailed and became very badly out of synch. There was also an annoying scratching sound playing constantly going of in the background. Fortunately, we were pleased to find that none of the other thirteen videos had these problems.
The extra bonuses are nice, but nothing extraordinary by any means.
Support
Piano by Pattern's support options are currently limited to email support. Their response time is average.
Ease of Use
The on screen video lesson format and methods that Piano by Pattern make following Albert Edge's instruction very easy. In the teaching videos, for instance, you can see exactly what notes he is playing as they light up on your screen.
Setup/Compatibility
Videos and documentation work with either PC or Mac.
Warranty
Piano by Pattern guarantees their product with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Price
Though Piano by Pattern recently reduced their selling price from $67 to $49, we still think it's a touch expensive for just learning basic piano chords.
Conclusion
Piano by Pattern is not for those looking to become a master pianists, but is mainly for those that just want to learn enough to have a little fun on the piano. For $10 less than what Piano by Pattern charges though, you can get a complete beginner to intermediate piano course by Rocket Piano, which is much better value.
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- - Unique Video Lesson Forma
- Teaching Many Basic Piano Chords
