MMUS Makemusic, Inc. (MM)

MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) today announced monthly subscription results for SmartMusic®, the interactive music software for band, orchestra and voice. SmartMusic subscriptions as of March month-end numbered 164,836, representing an increase of 1,126 from the previous month and an 18% increase over the prior year.

SmartMusic’s gradebook feature, which facilitates student grading and records management via the Internet, showed 2,680 teachers have issued assignments, a 15% increase over March of last year. Gradebook teachers, those having issued assignments to 50 or more students, totaled 1,416 at the end of March. This is a 22% increase compared to 1,156 gradebook teachers at the end of March 2010.

The number of SmartMusic educator accounts was 9,727 compared to 9,601 at the end of February, an increase of 126 accounts.

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

SmartMusic Metrics:

                         

TotalSubscriptions

 

EducatorAccounts

 

Educatorswho haveissuedassignments

 

GradebookTeachers

 

SiteAgreements

Mar-11   164,836   9,727   2,680   1,416   506 Feb-11   163,710   9,601   2,488   1,299   503 Jan-11   163,151   9,487   2,305   1,186   500 Dec-10   162,189   9,402   2,040   1,019   485 Nov-10   161,788   9,461   1,936   950   487 Oct-10   160,681   9,523   1,628   761   465 Sep-10   158,574   9,312   1,085   415   466 Aug-10   149,038   9,180   374   60   406 Jul-10   143,121   9,003   —   —   373 Jun-10   143,095   9,073   2,379   1,172   372 May-10   140,410   9,096   2,401   1,194   367 Apr-10   139,671   9,097   2,378   1,190   354 Mar-10   139,363   9,368   2,340   1,156   356

“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. The gradebook feature was temporarily unavailable in July 2010 until SmartMusic 2011 was released in August 2010.

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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.