MakeMusic Makes Music With Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

MakeMusic Expands Partnership with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music; SmartMusic CD included with ABRSM Publishing's ''Time Pieces for Flute'' Repertoire Volume

 

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2006--MakeMusic, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMUS) announced today a new development in their partnership with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), the world's leading music examining board and publishers of repertoire, music books and CDs. Under a new agreement the ABRSM Publishing repertoire volume Time Pieces for Flute, Volume 1 will include a SmartMusic CD. This will allow users to install the interactive practice system on their computer and access accompaniments for five of the pieces in the Time Pieces book.

 

Additionally, students wishing to have access to SmartMusic's complete library of more than 30,000 accompaniments will be able to purchase a SmartMusic subscription at a reduced rate. The subscription includes accompaniments for most of the other pieces in the Time Pieces volume.

 

Ron Raup, MakeMusic's chief marketing officer, stated, "We are pleased to announce the Associated Board's full support of SmartMusic and we are excited about the inclusion of SmartMusic in the Time Pieces for Flute book. The ABRSM is recognized world-wide as a leader in music education and we believe they represent a perfect partner for the SmartMusic practice system as we continue to expand our outreach."

 

Leslie East, ABRSM's director of publishing commented, "ABRSM Publishing welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with SmartMusic in the development of Intelligent Accompaniment(R) pieces in our catalog. Our company is dedicated to creating useful resources for the teachers and candidates who use the ABRSM exams system as well as other users of our music all over the world, and Time Pieces for Flute is the first of what we hope will be many ABRSM publications which take advantage of the wonderful SmartMusic technology."

 

About ABRSM
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is the world's leading music examining board. Over 630,000 candidates take its music exams each year in more than 90 countries around the world. They also run professional development courses for teachers. Its publishing company, ABRSM Publishing, publishes a wide range of repertoire, music books and CDs. ABRSM Publishing can be reached at http://www.abrsmpublishing.com

 

About MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic, Inc. is a world leader in music-education technology whose mission is to enhance and transform the experience of making, teaching and learning music. Among its leading products are Finale(R), the world's best-selling music notation software, and SmartMusic(R), the complete music practice system that features Intelligent Accompaniment(R) and the world's largest interactive accompaniment library. MakeMusic maintains its corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company can be reached at www.makemusic.com.

 

Contacts
MakeMusic, Inc., Minneapolis
Investors:
Alan Shuler, 952-906-3690
ashuler@makemusic.com
or
Media:
Anne Bartsch, 952-906-3625
abartsch@makemusic.com

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