We bought our DD the pianowizard for X-mas. She is into music and though she wants a violin and has told me numerous times I thought it would be better to start with a piano. I don't know if anyone else has used the pianowizard or have heard of it but it has received many awards and is IMHO brilliant. There is a keyboard that hooks up to a computer and software. The kids learn through a video game and it has 4 levels. By the 4th level they are reading sheet music.