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- From: alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle)
- Subject: Re: Comments on Miracle Piano teaching system
- Message-ID: <1992Aug17.214853.17010@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us>
- Organization: College Park Software, Altadena, CA
- References: <56961@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <WRIGHT.92Aug16133202@aelle.cs.odu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 21:48:53 GMT
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- wright@aelle.cs.odu.edu (GENTLEMAN) writes:
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- >In article <56961@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> dckim@mentor.cc.purdue.edu writes:
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- > Hello everybody....
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- > 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!!!!
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- >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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