Music Ace

Includes Doodle Pad -- FREE!

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Music Ace ships on a hybrid CD-ROM that runs on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

WINDOWS

• Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT4/XP/Vista
• Pentium 166 MHz or faster
• 32 MB free RAM
• 640x480 256-color display
• 50 MB free hard disk space
• 16-bit sound
• CD-ROM drive and mouse
• General MIDI keyboard OPTIONAL. 

MACINTOSH

• PowerPC/iMac/G3/G4
• System 8.1 - 9x and OS X
• 32 MB free RAM
• 640x480 256-color display
• 50 MB free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive and mouse
• General MIDI keyboard OPTIONAL. 

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 (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

EDUCATOR VERSIONS
Educator versions of Music Ace are available for virtually every setting, from the one-computer classroom to a local area network of 3,600 users.