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Music Ace Deluxe |  | From: Harmonic Vision
Category: Software
List Price: $79.99
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Seller: J&R Music and Computer World
Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 413
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows 98, Windows 95, Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Mac
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Deluxe
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Macintosh
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.8 x 1.7
MPN: 785693411080
Model: 41108
UPC: 785693411080
EAN: 0785693411080
ASIN: B00018AUBK
Release Date: January 28, 2004
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| Features:
| • | Carefully designed by music education professionals, it features 36 lessons that introduce all the important musical concepts | | • | Let Maestro Max teach you and challenge you while you develop your knowledge of important music concepts and skills | | • | Covers all the basics of music theory, rhythm, pitch, note reading, listening, and the keyboard | | • | Use the creative Doodle Pad for composing and hearing your own musical creations on the fly | | • | Easy-to-use self-paced lessons let you learn at the rate that suits you best |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Music Ace Deluxe teaches beginning music lovers the ins and outs of music theory in a fun, interactive manner! Compatible with General MIDI keyboards
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
 teaches even adults! December 24, 2006
Janice M. Hamilton (Bfookhaven, Pa)
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
I am an adult that wants to learn how to read regular music notation and hear the difference between the beat and tempo. This program can do that. It is easy and fun for children from about 6 to 96 years of age! I am 49 and having a blast with it. I play several bluegrass instruments but have always used "TAB" to play the instruments. I recently started playing a new instrument whose usual music is written in standard notation. That is why I wanted to learn. But I found so many of the programs out there to be either beneath my level or really above it. I guess most teachers think someone my age should known something about standard written music. I do not have anyone close by and available on my limited time schedule to learn from, so that is why I choose to learn from software.
This program is fun for adults too. It is a quality in depth program that assumes you know nothing about music and takes you on a magic ride from the very beginning teaching the staff, the notes, notations and everything else. It has a game at the end of each of the chapters and believe me some of the games are hard to get correct-particualarly the ones dealing with starting on the beat.
For my money it can't be beat!
Great Entertainment & Learning! August 11, 2005
Camille Nies (TX)
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
As a music educator, I find this software is perfect for learning and drilling the essentials of music theory. The graphics and visuals are entertaining for elementary-aged students and the prompts are clear enough that my non-reading four year old LOVES to play. She has entertained herself for hours!
Great product. We saw big improvements in less than an hour of use July 23, 2007
E. Riachi (Kansas, USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
My 6 years old son is taking piano lessons form an excellent real teacher. But as a supplement he tried some of the lessons from the limited edition version of this program which was bundled with the Yamaha keyboard we bought for him. He got hooked and had lots of fun for about an hour with these lessons and wanted to do more lessons but couldn't due to that what we had was a limited edition and I think it only had three lessons. Then he immediately started playing the keyboard and I noticed a huge advancement and improvement in his playing and his timing. I became convinced; not only he found the lessons engaging but I saw immediate results in less than an hour. So we finally, bought the deluxe version of the software for him which contains 36 lessons all together and we'll use this program as a supplement to his music lessons with his real teacher.
You can actually download some of the demo lessons from www.harmonicvision.com and try before you buy. See if you get the same results.
Oh, I'll probably be using the program too. A limited number of students can use this program on the same license. They also sell a studio version if you need to exceed the limit.
A great music software that teaches you how to play and READ music! March 19, 2007
Anthony Chen (Roseville, CA United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I searched around for a good music theory software for my 5 year-old boy that can match the old Miracle Piano Teacher program (which can still be put together with items on eBay but I didn't want to risk it). I first bought the "Children's Music Journey" and sold it right away (read my 1-star review at that item). Then I came across Music Ace Deluxe, downloaded the demos from their website, and was immediately impressed with its coverage of music theory and fundamentals. The graphics are not impressive but it follows a good flow to teach kids (and adults) how to play and, more importantly, read music. My wife taught piano before having children and she is very happy with this program's methods.
Thorough Music Theory Instruction for Kids and Adults October 12, 2007
Jeff Axelrod (Glenview, IL United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Music Ace Deluxe is a comprehensive beginning music notation and basic music theory tutorial. It is very well produced, with quality animation that is used to encourage the student.
I am an adult who enjoyed learning from the software even though it appears aimed towards the ages of about 8-12. I was able to relatively easily skip lessons that were too basic for me, and I appreciated the variable skill levels for the practice games. I was able to quickly understand the "circle of fifths" and how the scale is notated, much more so than just reading a book.
The rhythm instruction works amazingly well, just by striking a key on the computer keyboard. It warns you when you strike keys early or late or if you hold them too short or too long. If you make too many mistakes, it slows down the tempo, and then subsequently speeds it up once you perform it correctly. I feel much more confident about my understanding of syncopation as a result of this instruction.
The software works beautifully with a MIDI-connected keyboard, so consider buying an interface and/or a cheap controller keyboard if you have neither to aid in the instruction. Otherwise you will have to use the on-screen keyboard, which is still feasible.
The only thing I am disappointed about is the fact that the lessons end with an "Introduction to Harmony" that left me wishing for more. Unfortunately, there is no "advanced" product from Harmonic Vision to cover this territory, so I will be forced to read books, dry by comparison.
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