Winner of more than 28 honors and awards, Music Ace is a fun, engaging and non-judgmental 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.

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

24 exciting games are included (one per lesson), to 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.

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.

Unique feature, the Music Doodle Pad, 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 honors and awards
• 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