eMedia Music Corp. (http://www.emediamusic.com) has released the
eMedia My Guitar DVD and the eMedia My Piano DVD. They’re designed
for those ages five and up.

The DVDs are based on the interactive My Guitar and My Piano CD-ROMs.
They can be used on an television or portable DVD player. Or, of
course, a Mac.

My Guitar DVD stars an animated character named Gary the Guitar, who
guides children through over 50 lessons written by professional
instructor Kevin Garry, Ph.D. The eMedia My Guitar DVD begins with
the basics, such as holding and tuning the guitar, and moves on to
strumming chords, reading tablature, and playing songs. The eMedia My
Guitar DVD also includes a special bonus download tool kit with an
automatic tuner, metronome, chord dictionary, and digital recorder
that can be used on your computer.

The eMedia My Piano DVD stars Pam the Piano, who guides children
through lessons written by former Juilliard School of Music
instructor Irma Justicia, M.A. In over 100 lessons, children will
learn proper hand position, the names of notes, how to play
accompaniments, how to read music and much more. The eMedia My Piano
DVD also includes a special bonus download tool kit with a digital
metronome and a digital recorder that can be used on your computer.

The eMedia My Guitar DVD and eMedia My Piano DVD will be available at
retail stores and online nationwide on Jan. 26 at an estimated retail
price of US$19.95 each.