MMUS Makemusic, Inc. (MM)

MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) today announced monthly subscription results for SmartMusic®, the music learning software for band, orchestra and voice. SmartMusic subscriptions as of March month-end numbered 139,363, representing a net gain 2,210 from the previous month and a 26% increase over the prior year.

SmartMusic GradebookTM, the web-based student grading and records management system included with SmartMusic, showed 2,340 teachers have issued assignments, a 25% increase over March of last year. Gradebook teachers, those having issued assignments to 50 or more students, totaled 1,156 at the end of March. This is a 39% increase compared to 829 Gradebook teachers at the end of March 2009.

Finally, the number of SmartMusic educator accounts was 9,368 compared to 9,419 at the end of February, a decrease of 51 accounts.

SmartMusic monthly site license totals are shown in the SmartMusic metrics table below:

SmartMusic Metrics:

      Educators     Total Educator who have Gradebook Site Subscriptions Accounts issued Teachers Licenses             assignments         Mar-10   139,363   9,368   2,340   1,156   356 Feb-10   137,153   9,419   2,250   1,106   341 Jan-10   135,527   9,335   2,067   994   335 Dec-09   133,782   9,269   1,857   886   322 Nov-09   131,321   9,188   1,778   825   309 Oct-09   128,012   9,157   1,533   691   275 Sep-09   122,577   9,003   1,178   453   236 Aug-09   116,268   8,783   481   83   209 Jul-09   111,561   8,572   158   6   186 Jun-09   111,059   8,616   1,994   874   203 May-09   110,940   8,718   1,964   874   203 Apr-09   110,661   8,993   1,926   856   208 Mar-09   110,318   9,091   1,874   829   208

“Gradebook Teachers” and "Educators who have issued assignments" are annual statistics that restart on July 1 of each year reflecting the start of the school-year cycle.

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About MakeMusic, Inc.MakeMusic®, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, is a world leader in music technology whose mission is to develop and market solutions that transform how music is composed, taught, learned and performed. For more than 20 years, Finale® has been the industry standard in music notation software. It has transformed the process by which composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. Additionally, MakeMusic is the creator of SmartMusic®, the complete practice tool for band, orchestra and voice and the SmartMusic GradebookTM, the web-based student grading and records management system. Further information about the company can be found at www.makemusic.com.