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Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnicks series of interactive music games facilitates experimenting with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way! How does the composer explain how he wants the music played? How would you play some of the worlds famous classical pieces? Learn about tempo, dynamics and expression with games, performance videos and a glossary of music terms! Then, relate the concepts to written music by seeing the appropriate expression marks on the sheet music. Finally, create your own interpretations of classical music and see it performed by three loveable characters! Ages 8 and up. ... Read more

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Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnick’s series of interactive music games facilitates experimentation with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud, and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way!
Just like languages, music and instruments are different around the globe. Use the innovative “musical canvas” tool to draw compositions using the sounds of four distinct regions of the world: North America, Asia, West Africa and the Middle-East. Explore your musical potential! This more advanced version provides more tools for composing, such as combining rhythm and melodies for a complete piece! An advanced pitch canvas allows you to draw, then modify your compositions!
New features allow you to change the tempo, copy/paste sections, stretch selections, save composition and work on it later. This version is perfect for home use. See a product demo at www.creatingmusic.com/demo ... Read more

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Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnick’s series of interactive music games facilitates experimentation with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud, and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way!
Be the composer, conductor and audience! Learn more about the fundamentals of music as you draw musical notes, experiment with different instruments and put together the components of a score. An updated "musical canvas" allows you to convert drawings into sheet music notation! This version is perfect for home use.

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Introduces music in the styles of Mozart, Beethoven, Byrd and Chopin
Instructional videos explain fundamental concepts of tempo, scale and musical notation
9 percussion instruments, including parts of the drumset
Virtual encyclopedia with more than 50 entries. See a product demo at www.creatingmusic.com/demo ... Read more

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Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnick’s series of interactive music games facilitates experimentation with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud, and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way!

Create, Play and Experience making music using only your mouse and imagination with this innovative software by world-renowned composer Morton Subotnick! Making Music presents all the components of music in such a way that children can experience sound not only with their ears but also with their eyes!

This product introduces the innovative "musical canvas," where children can draw their compositions to visualize the with different instruments and tools. Other activities include a mix-and-match melody exercise, where music is divided into beginning, middle and end sections to teach structure and an exercise for combining melodies and rhythms, for an understanding of the complete piece of music. Fun, interactive games reinforce concepts using the knowledge from the other activities! For ages 5 and up, this version is perfect for home use. See a product demo at www.creatingmusic.com/demo ... Read more

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Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnick s series of interactive music games facilitates experimenting with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way! Just like languages, music and instruments are different around the globe. Use the innovative musical canvas tool to draw compositions using the sounds of four distinct regions of the world: North America, Asia, West Africa and the Middle-East. Visualize the different elements of pitch and rhythm and explore your musical potential! ... Read more

Product Description
Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnick s series of interactive music games facilitates experimenting with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way! Be the composer, conductor and audience! Learn more about the fundamentals of music as you draw musical notes, experiment with different instruments and put together the components of a score. An updated musical canvas allows you to convert drawings into sheet music notation! Special Features: Introduces music in the styles of Mozart, Beethoven, Byrd and Chopin Instructional videos explain fundamental concepts of tempo, scale and musical notation 9 percussion instruments, including parts of the drumset Virtual encyclopedia with more than 50 entries ... Read more

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One of the most fascinating CD_ROMs available.Mixes imagery of Max Ernst with Subonick's thrilling music in a way that is incomparably unique.A must have for your collection. ... Read more

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Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnick’s series of interactive music games facilitates experimentation with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud, and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way!

How does the composer explain how he wants the music played? How would you play some of the world’s famous classical pieces? Learn about tempo, dynamics and expression with games, performance videos and a glossary of music terms! Then, relate the concepts to written music by seeing the appropriate expression marks on the sheet music. Finally, create your own interpretations of classical music and see it performed by three loveable characters! For ages 8 and up, this version is perfect for home use. See a product demo at www.creatingmusic.com/demo ... Read more

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Now children can experience music at the most basic level, before ever picking up an instrument or learning to read! Morton Subotnick’s series of interactive music games facilitates experimentation with the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and sounds of various instruments and styles of music. Children learn what it means to play a high or low note, soft or loud, and fast or slow, with lovable characters and detailed explanations to guide them along the way!

This series of fun-filled games breaks musical concepts down to patterns, visuals and easy exercises. Children learn to identify different sections of music, nuances in a melody and changes in rhythm—all by listening to songs by the world’s most famous composers. Explore the elements that build music; hear musical differences in endings, repetitions and variations; compare differences in the music you hear; link musical phrases in the proper order; see what you hear by matching the musical notation to the sound clip; learn the difference between ‘same’ and ‘similar’; grow from beginner to advanced with three levels for each game.An integrated help menu provides audio instructions for each game. For ages 5 and up, this version is perfect for home use. See a product demo at www.creatingmusic.com/demo ... Read more

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(Ages 5 and up.) This musical fingerpainting CD-ROM is the first true composing space for children. Kids see, hear and understand the basics of musical composition by painting with sounds and playing with notes. Games, mix'n'match screens and building blocks complement the central composition space where kids can let their musical imaginations run wild. ... Read more

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Composed in 2007, The Other Piano is the latest work from the American electronic composer of Silver Apples of the Moon. 20 minutes. ... Read more

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(For ages 8 and up)MAKING MORE MUSIC is an exciting new way to compose music for kids and grown-ups alike. This one-of-a-kind CD-ROM lets you become the composer, musician and audience all at once. Create your own musical compositions while learning about all of the elements of musical notation from tempo to scale to dynamics. Experiment with nine different percussion instruments. Use classical examples to learn the fundamentals of musical variation. Mix and match different numbers to create a new twist on old favorites, or use them as a base for your original scores. Save your beats, rhythms and compositions for future playback or print them and play them yourself.Test your musical acumen with fun and challenging games which reinforce what you learn in the program. Also included are information and help - audio and graphics to guide you through the program and provide a virtual encyclopedia on everything related to musical composition; and a web link for a constantly updated array of new lessons, games, and information. And you can play your original compositions here too. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Music Teacher, published by Music Teachers National Association, Inc. on June 1, 2005. The length of the article is 514 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Hearing Music Software.
Author: Alejandro Cremaschi
Publication: American Music Teacher (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2005
Publisher: Music Teachers National Association, Inc.
Volume: 54Issue: 6Page: 118(1)

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