They are called Printable Music Theory Books and they are fully printable if a license is held for their printing.

This means that if you are teaching music you can print out as many copies as you need for the term of the licence. This is great news for private music teachers who may have up to a hundred or more students going through per year… previously they would have to make every student buy a book, or else illegally photocopy them!

Now there is a better option! With the Printable Music Theory Books you get a whole course of Music Theory Worksheets that give everything the teacher needs to get going with fundamental theory instruction.

What’s more they are fun!

Beginning Piano Lessons can be really daunting, especially if you’ve never played an instrument before at all!

Luckily, these days there is a computer game available that makes beginning Piano Lessons much more fun than they ever used to be!

Personally I don’t think that this game can actually be a replacement for music lessons, rather it is an excellent supplement to music lessons with a teacher, or it can be a great way for students to begin.

The game is called Piano Wizard – and it is the leader in the field of music games for the Piano. There are other music games which are based around the guitar, such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero, but Piano Wizard is structured all around the piano.

You have a MIDI Keyboard, and hook it up to your computer and away you go.

OK… this might be a bit challenging for the non-technically minded person – Whats a Midi Keyboard? and how do I attach it to my computer?

You can relax. The Piano Wizard company (Allegro Rainbow) have thought of everything and they include all the wires and things you need. You can even purchase a package that has the keyboard, the software and everything for under $200.

For under $200 this is the single best way that you can Begin Piano Lessons – You get the Keyboard, the software and the Midi connector and you’ll be able to get started straight away.

Often you can spend over $200 just on just a learning course, and this wouldn’t even get you the instrument!

Of course if you are really serious you are going to need a more comprehensive instrument that the Piano Wizard Keyboard, but it is still an excellent start to Beginning Piano Lessons.

So click here to visit the Piano Wizard Online Store to check it out »

Of course I have my own opinions on the value of these sort of games from a real education standpoint – but I’d love to hear from you about it.

I’d really love to hear from people who have learned from these games – people who started from scratch, not being able to play at all, and then graduated from the game into playing real instruments.

Personally I think they are awesome fun – I played the acade version of the drum game years ago – well before it was released like it is today.

If you havn’t seen it before click on the link below to check it out at Musicians Friend – Its available for Ps3 and XBox360 – and has the works – the guitar controller, the drum kit and microphones.