CYBERMIDI MUSIC and MIDI Blog

Piano Wizard Academy never ceases to amaze us. What started out as a simple piano learning software game first evolved into a complete music learning system.

Now, Music Wizard Group, the makers of the 4 step learn how to play piano system has launched their brand new Virtual Campus - a new source for free music lessons online in a social network experience.

Head on over to the Virtual Campus and check it out. Although Piano Wizard Academy customers gain access to additional features and bonsues, basic silver membership is free.

Link: http://www.pianowizardacademy.com/blog/press-releases/an-amazing-real-life-example-how-music-particularly-piano-can-grow-the-brains-of-even-severely-challenged-special-needs-children

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Date: 03/16/2013

Contact: Chris Salter, 813-505-2995, Chris@MusicWizard.com

An amazing real life example how music, particularly piano, can grow the brains of even severely challenged special needs children.

This beautiful and moving story exemplifies the true potential of how playing piano can be a surprisingly effective (and now simple) therapy for all kinds of brain disorders and challenges. Newest brain research theories point to something called neuro—plasticity and even neuro-genesis, the amazing resilience, flexibility and even regenerative powers of the human brain.

“Wow is Me TV”’s Adryenn Ashley interviewed Music Wizard founder Chris Salter here, with video excerpts of Jed’s astounding progress on the Piano Wizard Academy over the years, and his mom’s personal story of the amazing auxiliary results.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnSW3L_6V7k

A shorter video overview of Jed’s amazing progress on the piano and what it unleashed is here.

http://www.pianowizardacademy.com/campus/piano-wizard/1-how-the-music-benefits-of-piano-wizard-academy-changed-the-life-of-my-special-needs-child/

More stories from other families and educators on the power of music on special needs children.

http://www.pianowizardacademy.com/accolades/testimonials/

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20425376

It’s 30 years since the development of technology that allowed synthesisers and drum machines to be connected to computers - and since then MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) has revolutionised the world of music recording.

The demand for jobs in every sector continues to rise, and the music industry is no exception. There are many musicians who have the talent but have no jobs. Others may have part-time jobs and are looking for something more. Freelance musicians are constantly looking for extra work or new opportunities. Those graduating from music school should realize that musician jobs are not easy to come by. Getting a steady job as a musician can take many years, and it helps to be patient.

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MIDI keyboards are a kind of missing link in the modern world of computer generated audio. A great many music hobbyists and professionals working in the field of electronic music are generating their sounds and music from inside their computers. The sounds themselves are synthesized by the computer in a virtual environment, and it is the job of a MIDI controller or MIDI keyboard to control these sounds and make them playable just like a traditional musical instrument.

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