Customer Reviews

Music Ace Consumer Version, Hybrid CD-ROM

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As a general Elementary Music Specialist, I used this program for years with kids as young as kindergarteners up to the Fifth grade. While the younger readers needed some occasional help, most kids who can "listen" and "click" can understand what to do. This is the perfect program to accompany music instruction for any kid. But even if it's all you have, it is amazingly fun, simple, and interesting that even Paula could do it!

This is the best program out there that I have seen to help you or your child learn piano. It has step by step lessons and practice games. Theory and then practice. I love using this program with a midi keyboard as well. I tried using it without the keyboard and I did not find the practice games as challenging or as real as playing the piano. Using the music ace program without a midi keyboard is like learning to type using an on screen keyboard with only a mouse. I have the 49e keyboard (sold separately).

I can not say enough about this product! I have had it for years and I continue to update each time they have a new version. You can learn SO much about reading music, playing the piano. You could ACTUALLY teach yourself to read music. It is so much fun, you don't even realize how much you are learning.

My kids can't quit playing this learning game. My son wakes up before school to take a lesson. My daughter can't wait for her turn and they are learning music theory that I couldn't teach them, while I learn over their shoulder. Great Fun!

This is exactly what I needed. Help with tempo, rhythm music terminology etc. And I can go at my own pace and hear it again. I use this even though my instrument is guitar.

This really is a great tool. It's a great way for students to focus on concepts through interactive lessons and games. I'm using it as additional training for my students. They all really seem to like it. The theme is geared toward younger students though beginners at any age would benefit from using this. Caution - This software does not run on the 64-bit version Windows Vista. It runs fine on XP. I haven't tried it on 32-bit Vista yet, but I'm assuming the Vista seal only applies to the 32-bit edition.

The Music Ace CD-ROM series is the most educational, fun, and interesting program that I've ever seen before. I used to play it all the time with my lovely former music teacher who retired two years ago, and I will continue to play it at home!!!

(I also recommend the Music Ace 2 program for anybody who enjoys this one).


Here is the link for it:


Harmonic Vision Music Ace 2 - Consumer Version, Hybrid CD



Enjoy!!!

This program was recommended to us by our kids' piano teacher. Both of my girls (ages 4 & 5 1/2) take private piano lessons and their teacher suggested getting this program to supplement their lessons (it works out perfectly while one is in her lesson, I work on my laptop with the other one on the program. Each lesson takes about 1/2 an hour).

The lessons are clear and easy to understand. The only draw back is the choices in quizes are not vocalized, just written (the lessons are vocalized as well as written) so for little ones you would need to assist them. For example, Prof. Maestro will ask a questions out loud and it will be written as well. Then 4 radio buttons will be listed below with the answer choices - advance reading is necessary at this point because they put words that are similar. But other than that, my kids work on it independently until something like that appears. The games are a little intense, but the kids enjoy them.

All in all it's a great program! I would have given 5 stars had it not been for the choices not vocalized.

This program is AWESOME! I myself have been playing instruments since I was five and I still learn from this. No matter if you're 5 or 50, you'll learn so much while having fun. And after you complete this, you go on to music ace 2 which is also veryyyy educational and fun!

An engaging and creative way to learn music fundmentals. We highly recommend it.