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Instant Play Piano Review

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Cost

• $29.99 (currently reduced to $6.55) on Amazon.com.  $9.99 (currently reduced to $3.85) for Jewel Case version.
• $29.99 on PCMag.com.

Features:.

• 50+ individual music lessons.
• Adjustable difficulty levels to develop and improve your skill over time.
• Interactive features, including:
  • Music composition, editing and printing.
  • Music recording.
  • Music playback
• Accompaniment tracks:
  • Both rhythmic and harmonic
  • Variable speed and looping
• Music theory and aural training with the Personal Ear Trainer.

Editor's Verdict:

Instant Play Piano is one of the better products available at the bottom price-range of the market (especially if you are able to pick it up for a discount price at Amazon).  It does not contain all the features of the Deluxe version of the software – the careful step-by-step approach of the Deluxe version is replaced by a slightly more sweeping guide and some of the extra bonuses are missing.  However, the basic principle of the program is the same, and many of the benefits are therefore identical.

What this program is particularly good at is developing the very basic levels of technique.  Some piano courses expect you to be able to intuit this for yourself, but Instant Play Piano helps you every step of the way.  The learner is helped with rhythm, fingering, and is given the opportunity to practice the intricacies in detail before being expected to play confidently. 

Another feature that you rarely see in products in this price range is the music composition, editing and printout facility.  Of course, the quality is not great, and if you really want specialist composition software you should buy it separately, but having the chance to at least experiment with this is a fantastic bonus.  The recording facility, too, is something that rarely comes with software of this price. 

If you are serious about learning to play piano, we might advise you to buy something a little more comprehensive.  You will need to buy a MIDI keyboard to fully utilize this software, and so the fact that it is a little cheaper than its competitors should not be a swaying factor.  However, possibly for a young learner, or an enthusiastic learner with a poor track record of committing to one project, this could be a great place to start.

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