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wright@aelle.cs.odu.edu (GENTLEMAN) writes:

>In article <56961@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> dckim@mentor.cc.purdue.edu writes:

>	   Hello everybody....

>	     Has anyone used Miracle, one of those piano teaching system, for
>	     Macintosh. I am thinking of getting one

>Sure!  Invest your money into a private piano teacher if you want to
>learn how to play the piano.  I love electronic music as much as
>the next guy, but it is absurd to believe that a simple music
>software program can answer a user's every need!!!!

>Electronic music should supplement musical activities, not supplant!!!

The man needs to borrow a handle and a hat--one to jump from, the other
to speak through.  Or at least a stress pill.  Calm, calm....

If you want to learn something about playing the piano, have a
not-embarrassingly-bad MIDI (yes, real MIDI) keyboard, and not spend a
big bundle, the Miracle system is well worth a look.  It'll teach very
patiently, isn't ever late for a lesson, and costs a darn sight less
than 6 months of piano rental or 2 months of piano lessons.

No one would accuse The Software Toolworks of attempting to remove
typing teachers from the workforce with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, or
de-employing music teachers with The Miracle.  They're just very good
products for learning without spending giant wads o' cash.

The "electronic music" aspect--no one would accuse The Miracle of
sounding like a Steinway & Sons, nor would you accuse the "foot pedal"
of having any touch.  But do you need those things to teach a kid (or
yourself) something about keyboards?

No one is trying to shut down the conservatories and music schools with
this thing: they're making piano teaching more available and affordable.

	Alex



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