Rocket Piano Review

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In this Rocket Piano review we’ll go over what the online piano lesson is all about and how effective it is in helping people learn how to play the piano better.

After that we’ll delve into what’s all included in the program

Be sure to check out our full online piano lessons buyers guide to see our rankings of the best ways to learn piano.

Quick Review:

Rocket Piano is an online piano tutorial program that teaches beginners how to play the piano correctly.

Rating:

3/5 Stars Overall

Recommendation:

Should You Buy: MAYBE. It is a solid program for learning how to play the piano. It delves into everything beginners need to know and gives you a solid plan to practice (learn more) things that will make you a better pianist.

But it’s not our favorite style of teaching.

— Related: our full Flowkey review (read now) or our PianoForAll review (read now) —

It is a traditional system of piano teaching. The focus and methodology is similar to what you’d get with private tutorials with most pianp teachers – ex/ you’ll learn scales (learn more), theory and sight reading.

At Deviant Noise, though, we prefer the teaching style of HearAndPlay’s Piano Tutorial because it’s a non-traditional approach based on the musical “number system,” so you can play piano by ear, rather than sight reading. We also prefer Flowkey if you’re more interested in learning a traditional way – sheet music and songs.

BUT if you want to learn the piano in a traditional way, we definitely recommend buying this course. Rocket Piano is a great program for that.

Cost:

Instant Download – $39.95
Physical Product – $199.95

Pros:

Multiple forms of media – written book, audio files and video tutorials
Opens you up to a wide range of musical styles giving you more freedom to explore.
Training games + exercises will familiarize you with the notes and hone your skills.
Programs like the Keycellator and Chordinator will help you improve your performance and playing ability
Has a reliable Email support. Email inquiries about the program are answered efficiently.
60 Day Money Back Guarantee!

Cons:

Not any focus on learning how to “play by ear” (learn more)
Lack of interaction ability with instructors
No community forum or additional content added to members area

Buy Rocket Piano If…

You want to learn everything about playing piano from a “traditional” theory perspective
You want an all-encompassing course with tons of information in a variety of media formats
You’re a complete beginner that wants to get playing fast
You’re a novice player that can get around the keys, but need more traditional training
You don’t want to waste hundreds of dollars on a “hit-or-miss” private piano tutor

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Rocket Piano Review of What’s Included

The Beginner’s Book

All about the piano – how it’s made up, it’s history
Proper finger technique
Basics of melody, harmony and rhythm
Song exercises

The Intermediate Book

Key Signatures + Time Signatures
Reading music
Dynamics and performance
Complex chords and rhythms

The Advanced Book

Songwriting + improvising
Advanced sight reading, techniques and skills
Transposing music
Advanced chord/key relationships

The Jazz Book

History and qualities of Jazz music
Rhythmic movements in Jazz
Common Jazz chords
How to play Jazz songs and deconstruct them

The Gospel, Spiritual and Hymns Book

History and fundamental theory of Spiritual music
Pentatonic and Blues scales
Performance in Church

Jam Tracks and Quizzes

Rocket Piano includes several “jam tracks” that can be used as backing to play piano on top of. There are also quizzes that will help solidify your understanding of the concepts presented in the course.

Additional Content

133 Sound Files
57 Video Lessons
3 Learning Games

Rocket Piano Bonuses

Metronome App
Jayde Musica Pro (help with learning how to sight read music easily)
Chordinator App (help with learning how to read chords on sheet music)
Advanced Learning Techniques eBook
“Perfect Your Pitch” ear training program

More About Rocket Piano

Rocket Piano is a mostly eBook-based piano tutorial that has helped hundreds of beginner and intermediate piano players perfect their craft. It does include video and audio lessons and exercises, but primarily you’ll be reading.

That’s not the best way for some people to learn, but it is definitely effective.

At Deviant Noise, we really prefer self-study courses to private tutors, especially when you’re first starting out on an instrument. We’ve reviewed many piano lessons, and can say Rocket Piano is a great program.

But it hasn’t been updated in a while.

That’s not the biggest deal in the world, because the information is no doubt timeless. But the materials and presentation does seem kind of dated.

Our favorite piano tutorial is Hear And Play’s beginner series but this program is great too. The only reason we prefer the other over Rocket Piano is that Hear And Play focuses on a “non-traditional” approach to learning how to play piano. They focus on the “number system” so you can play piano by ear, without having to know how to read sheet music.

But, overall, Rocket Piano will help you become a seasoned pianist regardless of your skill level. If you want to learn how to play the piano the traditional way we definitely recommend it.

If you really want to level up your piano playing, there’s nothing better than learning your favorite songs. So I highly recommend you try out FlowKey – the best online piano song library around.

Thanks for reading our full Rocket Piano review – we hope you found it helpful!

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