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How Rock Prodigy Works

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Better than books and videos, Rock Prodigy:
· Listens to every note
· Provides immediate feedback
· Awards points for playing correctly
· Tracks your progress automatically
· You know exactly how well you are doing because you see realtime feedback while you are playing, like a video game, but you learn real-world skills like chords, scales, rhythm, technique and theory.

Your new life with guitar starts now
Learning guitar is easier and faster. Rock Prodigy transforms your PC, Mac, or iPad into the ultimate personal trainer for guitar - that works on your schedule. By hearing and seeing what you're supposed to sound like while you are learning, you will be playing faster and easier than with other methods.

Rock Prodigy is the new, faster way to learn essential skills
Best of all, you will know exactly what to practice each day so you can play guitar better for the rest of your life. Instead of randomly organized tips and tricks, our master teachers take the guesswork out of learning guitar in an immersive, interactive and meticulously guided environment that listens to you and tracks your progress.

You'll be playing guitar in minutes
Rock Prodigy is simple to use and follow: "Right note, right time." That's how simple it is. It shows you the note to play, and when to play it. You try to follow along and play. Rock Prodigy awards points for playing correctly. That's why students love it. Plus, they hear their progress faster than they ever imagined.

Works with any guitar, acoustic or electric
The best way to learn to play guitar is to learn on your own guitar. That's why Rock Prodigy's proprietary polyphonic pitch recognition is designed to use the standard Windows, Mac, or iPad/iPhone microphone for acoustic guitars, or the standard line-in, if you have an electric guitar and any one of many common adapters.

Rock Prodigy Course 1 is specifically designed and sequenced to get you playing faster than ever
With Rock Prodigy you will be learning from some of the world's best teachers. Our guitar teachers are professionals trained at Musicians Institute. Their lessons and songs are set within a teaching system developed by Dr. Richard Gard of Yale University. We utilize the best education science of the past 40 years so Rock Prodigy students learn quickly - even students who tried to play guitar before.
Rock Prodigy Learn Guitar Course 1 (Retail Box or Activation Code for PC/Mac/iOS) Course 1

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  • Learn from pro guitar players
  • Rhythm
    • Single Notes
    • Basic Rock
    • Counting Beats and Measures
    • 8th Note Variations
    • 8th Meets 16th
    Techniques
    • Basic Fretting 1
    • Basic Fretting 2
    • Basic Picking
    Scales
    • Chromatic 1
    • Chromatic 2
    • One String Major
    • One String Minor
    Theory
    • Whole Step And Half Step
    • Natural Notes
    • Accidentals
    • Major Scale
    Chords
    • Open Position Power Chord
    • Open Major C, A, G
    • Open Major E, D, F
    • Open Minor Em, Am, Dm

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    System Requirements
    • :
    • Windows: XP SP3, Vista SP2, Windows 7, or Windows 8
    • Mac (Intel-based only): OS X 10.6 or higher
    • Processor: 2GHz Dual Core
    • Memory: 2GB RAM
    • Hard Disk Space: 1GB
    • Internet connection
    • 1024 x 768 display resolution
    • USB or analog 44.1kHz audio in/out
    Guitar connection
    • For acoustic guitars:
    • An internal or external computer microphone and headphones
    For electric guitars:
    • 1/4" to 1/8" adapter for your guitar cable
    • OR guitar-to-USB adapter
    • OR small amplifier with "clean" channel, computer microphone and headphones

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    5

    14 Reviews

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    of respondents would recommend this to a friend

    • Great way to learn guitar

      5

      submitted12 years ago

      byNeil Taylor

      fromBath UK

      I have always wanted to play the guitar but never got round to learning. Then my wife bought me an electric guitar for my 40th so I though I had better give it a go. I have tried many books, and DVDs all with little success, the I found Rock Prodigy. It makes learning fun and with the instant feedback you know straight away what you're doing right or wrong. I am now learning at a faster pace than I thought I ever would. This is a great product and I whole heartedly recommend it.

    • Great Learning tool

      5

      submitted12 years ago

      byChris Ohno

      fromVenice CA

      Rock Prodigy is really helping me understand the fundamentals of playing guitar. I like how the lessons make me feel like I have a personal one on one session with a teacher. With my busy schedule I like that I can practice whenever I have the time. The milestone songs are really fun too!

    • Worth the money!

      5

      submitted12 years ago

      byevan gaudet

      fromAustin, TX

      Love this. It keeps me entertained and engaged and since it scores how well you do each time you run through a lesson you can come back to revisit some of the first lessons and see real improvement. I also have this on my iPhone and it allows me to download music tracks to play along with at different difficulty levels. For example when I first picked up my schecter damien elite 6 I played Nothing Else Matters and struggled to get over 15,000 points. I'm currently only 7 lessons in and am now hitting nearly every note on Nothing Else Matters (easy) and averaging around 80,000 points. It's nice to see that real improvement. The lessons are fun as well and teach you everything you need to know to play. Buy it you wont regret it!

    • Absolutely the coolest way to learn!

      5

      submitted12 years ago

      byNorbert Garbe

      fromMiller Place, NY

      So easy and so much fun. My wife got me a guitar for my 49th birthday and being brand new to the guitar I was looking for something that would easily get me going and keep me interested. Rock Prodigy does just thank. It's so cool, you feel like your part of the band. Set up was easy and within a few minutes I was playing along with the song. I never had so much fun building calluses. T

    • Best learn to play program out there

      5

      submitted12 years ago

      bySteve Johnston

      fromSan Jose, CA

      This is by far the easiest and best guitar instruction software out there. The program gives you immediate feedback and the tools to repeat, slow down, or loop the lessons so you can concentrate on areas that might be a little harder for you. It scores you each time you play so you know how you are doing. A tuner is integrated into the program. I still haven't gotten to a lesson to teach me chords yet and I already feel like I've learned more through this program than all of the lessons or other programs I've tried. Plus it portable on iOS devices so you can take it with you. I'm really having fun with it.

    • Best learning app period!

      5

      submitted12 years ago

      byJasin Obeshaw

      fromChugisk Alaska

      If you want to learn the guitar without all the hassles that revolve around a instructor. Travel, time and COST! Then this app is for you. You will learn faster and the best part is you will actually enjoy learning to play and not fighting the guitar. This app makes learning fun and is uniquely interactive, progressive and simple. When I first plugged into Rock Prodigy almost a 6 months ago now I can remember the feeling I had and knew right then that this is the way to learn. Soo much that I ditched my guitar lessons and went and bought a new iPad 4g and been loving it ever since. I was so amazed as to how fast I began to pick up learning the guitar. Right from the start your playing. Not dinkying around with books or trying to learn theory. It all comes natural as if your actually playing right there with the band because you feel the tempo and rhythm of the backing track that accompanys each lesson. Seriously if you want to learn the guitar and have fun learning you have to try this app! The built in tuner is alone half the cost of the app had you bought one. My only thoughts are buy a good quality guitar cable.. Don't go cheap! Same with you computer connect cables or you iDevice. Cheers from the AK Jasin

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    • asked byBob

      fromundisclosed

      Does this software work on the Android system as well as Apple?

      Does this software work on the Android system as well as Apple?

      Open Reply - Kenneth
      Yes it will be compatible