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"Music Ace"

Music Ace

LESSONS
24 engaging, self-paced lessons that accelerate development and reinforce fundamental music skills and an understanding of music theory.

Lessons cover:

  • Staff & keyboard relationship
  • Pitch identification
  • Note reading
  • Listening skills
  • Sharps & flats
  • Intro to key signature
  • Keyboard basics
  • Major scales
  • Octaves
  • Treble, bass & grand staff
  • Whole & half steps
  • Much more



GAMES
24 exciting games (one per lesson) sharpen music skills and improve retention of important lesson concepts. Colorful animated graphics, digitized sound effects, bonus points and high scores provide fun, arcade-like entertainment.

TRACKING PROGRESS
Special feature allows individuals to track progress through lessons and games. A "completion count" provides the number of times the user has gone through each section of a lesson, and "games progress" provides high scores.

MUSIC DOODLE PAD
Unique feature allows individuals to easily compose their own music using a variety of instrument sounds. These creative compositions can be saved and played back for others, showcasing the knowledge and skills acquired from the lessons and games. Users can also listen to and modify popular music selections from the Jukebox section of the Music Doodle Pad.

POINTS OF DISTINCTION

  • Winner of 28 awards and honors
  • Ideal for beginning and intermediate music students, young or old - any instrument
  • Accelerates learning music fundamentals - develops and reinforces essential aspects of learning music
  • Exceptional value - affordable combination of lessons, games and a composition feature
  • Excellent motivational tool - excites students about learning music
  • Users develop real musical skills, not just an introduction to music
  • Entertaining, highly interactive, easy to use - point and click navigation with the mouse
  • No expensive MIDI keyboard required (keyboard optional)
  • Saves teachers valuable time - ideal supplemental learning tool for group or individual music instruction
  • Educator Versions include helpful Teacher's Guide
  • Maestro Max and his colorful, animated singing notes
  • Music Doodle Pad with Jukebox and Sound Palette for easy composition
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Awards:

Mac-nificent
-- MacHome Journal

Recommended
-- Family PC

1997 Technology & Learning Software Award
-- Technology & Learning Magazine

4 CD-ROMS
-- PC/Computing Magazine

National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
-- National Parenting Center

Four Mice
--Macworld

Notable Computer Software Award
-- Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association

1/2
5.0 Value Rating (Highest possible)
-- Children's Software Revue

Exemplary Rating
-- California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse

1997 EDDIE (Educational Software Review) Award
-- ComputED Learning Lab

1996 Parents' Choice Gold Award
-- Parents' Choice Foundation

(Educational Value)
--LearningWare Reviews

1996 Parents' Choice Gold Award
-- Parents' Choice Foundation

(Educational Value)
--SuperKids Software Review

Bronze Award
--Kids Out! Magazine


-- Macworld UK

"Outstanding"
-- CUE (Computer-Using Educators) Newsletter, July/August 1996

Gold Seal Award [Best Children's Software]
-- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio

Only the Best: The Annual Guide to the Highest-Rated Software and Multimedia
--Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Best Children's Music Program
--The 18 Best and 25 Worst Educational Software Programs, KID SmartWare

All Star Software (Top 34 out of 1540 titles)
-- Children's Software Revue

"Best Bet"
-- PC Gamer Holiday Buyer's Guide

"100 Best PC Gifts"
-- Family PC

"Top 10 New Programs"
-- San Diego Union-Tribune

E.R.I.C. Award (Best Music Software)
-- Homeschool PC

5 Hearts (Highest Rating, 1997 and 1998)
-- Practical Homeschooling

Editor's Choice
-- J.W. Pepper (music publication)

"Most Innovative Educational Product" (Nominee)
-- The Music and Sound Retailer

"1996 Buyers Guide: Multimedia Home Companion for Parents and Kids: A Guide to the Best in Interactive Media for Children" [Included in Creativity and Music Category]
-- Warner Books

 

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Baby Software

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Music Ace

(Version 3.0 Home Edition)

 Harmonic Vision
Harmonic Vision		 8-Up Childrens Educational SoftwareWIN 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP Childrens Educational SoftwarePwrMAC
OS 7.5-10

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 $56.99

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Music Ace

(Teacher Edition)

 Harmonic Vision
Harmonic Vision		 8-Up
Childrens Educational SoftwareWIN 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP
Childrens Educational SoftwarePwrMAC
OS 7.5-10
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