SmartMusic® Expands World’s Largest Accompaniment Library

MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS), a world leader in music technology, announced the addition of new method books and solos to its SmartMusic® accompaniment library, including the Measures of Success band method book, Standard of Excellence Festival Solos, Book 1, and advanced solos for trumpet and trombone. In addition, to address the needs of elementary school music programs, SmartMusic now includes Recorder Express, a popular method book which lays a foundation for the budding musician. Earlier this year, the company released instrumental solos as well for three popular soundtracks: Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.

“We’re always expanding SmartMusic repertoire,” said Ron Raup, MakeMusic’s CEO, “and we give top consideration to requests from music teachers and students. These new titles are welcome additions that appeal to a wide range of playing levels, from beginning to more advanced students.”

Standard of Excellence Festival Solos, Book 1 includes 15 titles for many instruments, including percussion. The advanced solos are the Gr�ndahl Concerto for Trombone, the Stephenson Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (Bb and C Trumpet) and Broughton’s Oliver’s Birthday for trumpet.

Recorder Express: Soprano Recorder Method for Classroom or Individual Use, by Artie Almeida, includes more than 120 exercises and melodies (folk, pop and original songs) – with accompaniments – as well as technique tips, beginning music theory and click-on-a-note fingering references. Familiar songs include the words. Vocabulary, theory, rhythm or technique concepts, as well as new notes, are highlighted in train car pictures, making Recorder Express appealing for young musicians.

Responding to subscriber requests, SmartMusic now includes three collections of popular movie theme instrumental solos for winds, brass, strings, and mallet percussion: Harry Potter Instrumental Solos (Movies 1-5), The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos and Star Wars: A Musical Journey (Episodes I-VI).

SmartMusic provides educators and students with access to the largest accompaniment library in the world, which includes 29 method books, more than 7,700 solos (including popular music), thousands of practice exercises, 2,400 band and orchestra titles and 18 jazz improvisation collections.

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About MakeMusic, Inc.MakeMusic®, Inc. 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, enabling composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers to create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. MakeMusic is also the creator of SmartMusic® interactive software that is transforming the way students practice. With SmartMusic, students and teachers have access to thousands of band, orchestra and vocal pieces allowing students to practice with background accompaniment and get immediate feedback on their performance. SmartMusic allows teachers to individualize instruction and document the progress of every student. Additional information about this Minnesota company can be found at www.makemusic.com.

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