In Sibelius Groovy Music, the first of the three programs children learn about basic music concepts. The Explore section guides through a series of progressive exercises which teach how music works. They can put into practice what they've learned by creating their own music in the Create section.

Shapes are used to represent elements of music such as rhythms, melodies and chords. As your chosen character walks across the screen, the shapes play their sounds. A library of preset sounds is included, which children can simply drag onto the screen to build up their musical creation. Then they can play back their piece, edit it, or even see the elements displayed as music notation.

The progressive exercises mean Groovy Shapes can be used immediately by a non-specialist teacher, and because instructions are given aurally, no reading is required.

Children will love Sibelius Groovy Music. It lets them create their own music as well as carry out directed activities, so there’s plenty of room for them to experiment. In fact, Groovy Music is so compelling that once children start making music, they just won’t want to stop!

And best of all, it’s incredibly easy to use, so you won’t waste time on setting it up and learning how it works.

Notation Viewer

In Groovy's Create mode, the individual notes of each musical element can be viewed by simply double-clicking the shape.

Elements can be viewed and edited using a simple representation of pitch and rhythm, which is particularly useful for non-specialists.

Standard notation can also be used. Children are taught how to use notation naturally as they progress through the three programs.