Teach Me Rock Guitar(TM) and Teach Me Blues Guitar(TM) Extend Voyetra's Music Edutainment Software Line.Business Editors/High Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Voyetra Technologies, a leading manufacturer of PC-based software for the consumer and professional music markets, has introduced Teach Me Rock Guitar(TM) and Teach Me Blues Guitar(TM). They are the latest titles in Voyetra's edutainment software line, and follow the highly successful Teach Me Guitar(TM) software. Teach Me Rock Guitar ($39.95 estimated street price) gives the user one-on-one guitar instruction. Guitar enthusiasts will learn how to play three classic rock songs, chord by chord: "Crossroads" by Cream, "Little Wings" by Jimi Hendrix Noun 1. Jimi Hendrix - United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) Hendrix, James Marshall Hendrix , and "Freeway Jam" by Jeff Beck. Scales, riffs, and phrasing are also covered. Teach Me Blues Guitar ($39.95 estimated street price) explains the phrasing, scales, and chord progressions (dominant 7ths, dominant 9ths, 6ths, 13ths, and minor chords) essential to playing most blues songs. Four classic blues styles are taught with step-by-step instructions: a 12-bar medium shuffle, a slow blues, a minor-key blues, and an 8-bar blues. All Teach Me Guitar software products begin with guitar basics (e.g., numbering systems, how to tune) before the software launches into actual playing methods. Hands-on instruction -- delivered in full-motion, split-screen video -- is accentuated by charts and diagrams that provide in-depth information. An animated fretboard fret·board n. A fingerboard that is fitted with frets. shows users where to place their fingers as a song plays, while the tempo can be adjusted and sections looped to aid learning at an individual pace. Once users have learned a particular song, they can "take the stage" and jam with a virtual backup band A backing band or backup band is a band which accompanies an artist at a live performance or on a recording. This can either be an established group or an ad hoc group assembled for the purpose. Such groups are often made up of session musicians. and video, replacing the lead guitar when they feel comfortable. Teach Me Rock Guitar and Teach Me Blues Guitar are available from major computer and electronics retailers, and direct from Voyetra via its Web site or toll-free order line. Both titles require Windows 3.1 or greater; a 486 processor or higher; CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. ; 4 MB system RAM; a sound card such as the Turtle Beach See Voyetra. Santa Cruz(TM); powered speakers; 256 color SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. graphics; and a mouse or other pointing device Voyetra is one of the world's leading PC audio solutions providers, working with more than 150 leading manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. In 2000, Deloitte & Touche named it the 26th fastest growing technology company in the metropolitan New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of region. In addition to its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and retail sales, Voyetra makes its entire line of products available directly to consumers via its e-commerce Web site (http://www.voyetra.com) and customer service center (1-800-233-9377 or 914-966-0600). For more information, write Voyetra Technologies, 5 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701; call 800-233-9377 or 914-966-0600; fax 914-966-1102; send e-mail to sales@voyetra.com; or visit http://www.voyetra.com. Teach Me Guitar, Teach Me Rock Guitar, Teach Me Blues Guitar, and Santa Cruz are trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged. |
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