LESSONS
24 engaging, self-paced lessons that accelerate development of fundamental music skills and music theory. Lessons cover:
| 1. Beat and Tempo |
13. Dotted Quarter Notes |
| 2.
Hearing Rhythms |
14. Flat Key Signatures |
| 3. Review Note Names |
15. Rests |
| 4. Review Sharps and Flats |
16. More Flat Key Signatures |
| 5.
Basic Rhythm Notation |
17.
Syncopation |
| 6. The
Quarter Rest |
18.
Sixteenth Notes |
| 7. Review Key Signatures and Major Scales |
19. Minor Scales |
| 8. Melody |
20. Three
Sounds per Beat |
| 9. The Measure |
21. The Time
Signature |
| 10. Sharp
Key Signatures |
22. Intervals |
| 11. Notes Longer
Than a Beat |
23. The 6/8
Time Signature |
| 12. More Sharp
Key Signatures |
24.
Introduction to Harmony |
GAMES
24 exciting multi-level games (one per lesson) sharpen music skills and improve retention of important lesson concepts. Colorful animated 3-D graphics, digitized sound effects, bonus points and high scores provide fun, interactive entertainment. Users can select novice or advanced difficulty settings.
TRACKING PROGRESS
Special feature tracks an individual's 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. Consumer editions of Music Ace 2 will track the progress of 10 users.
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.
INSTRUCTIONAL AND APPEARANCE SETTINGS
New features enable user to select clef instruction (treble and bass, treble only, bass only or alto only), determine rhythmic stringency (relaxed or strict), determine game difficulty (novice or advanced), and also adjust the appearance of the notes and instruments (with or without faces).
POINTS OF DISTINCTION
- 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 editions include helpful Teacher's Guide
EDUCATOR EDITIONS
Educator editions of Music Ace 2 are available for virtually every setting, from the one-computer classroom to a local area network of 3,600 users.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Music Ace 2 is sold on a hybrid CD-ROM that runs on
both Windows and Macintosh platforms.
WINDOWS |
MACINTOSH |
- XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
- 32 and 64 bit
- 50 MB free RAM
- 60 MB free hard disk space
- 16-bit sound
- CD-ROM drive and
mouse
- General MIDI keyboard OPTIONAL.
|
- Intel
- OS X 10.4.11 or later
- 50 MB free RAM
- 60 MB free hard disk space
- CD-ROM drive and
mouse
- General MIDI keyboard OPTIONAL.
|
PRICING
The consumer edition of Music Ace 2 tracks progress for 10 users and has a suggested retail price of $49.95. School Editions, including lab-packs and network editions, are available. Please consult our edition list or call us for pricing*.
AVAILABILITY
Music Ace 2 is available through software retailers, music stores, educational dealers and on the Internet.
PUBLISHER
Harmonic
Vision
To request additional information call Harmonic Vision at (800) 474-0903.
* Pricing subject to change. |
