Winner
of more than 28 awards and honors,
Music Ace is a fun and engaging music education software
program designed to provide an introduction to music fundamentals
for beginning music students of all ages. Following the
friendly direction of Maestro Max and his choir of singing
notes, users participate in a series of 24 comprehensive
lessons, play a variety of challenging games, and easily
compose and listen to their own music on the innovative
Music Doodle Pad.
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
System
Requirements:
- Windows
3.1: 386 25 MHz or better- 8 MB RAM; 640x480 256-color
Super VGA; 5 MB free hard disk space; CD-ROM drive;
MPC compatible sound card or General MIDI required;
no MIDI keyboard required (optional.) Additional requirements
for Windows 95/98: 486 33 MHz or better.
- Macintosh:
Macintosh 68030 @ 25 MHz or higher; 5 MB RAM; 640x480
256-color monitor; 5 MB free hard disk space; System
7.0.1 or better; CD-ROM drive. Additional requirements
for OS8 and higher: 24MB RAM.
