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Karen VanDerBosch
Chief Financial Officer
MakeMusic, Inc.
(952) 906-3690
kvanderbosch@makemusic.com
Music Retailers Honor Finale 2010 with Dealers’ Choice Award
MakeMusic notation products named “Software Line of the Year”
Minneapolis – Dec 16, 2009 – MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) announced today that Finale 2010 has won Musical Merchandise Review’s 17th Annual Dealers’ Choice Award for “Software Line of the Year.” The award recognizes the year’s top products from the perspective of music instrument retailers across the country. Recipients of the award were announced in the December issue of Musical Merchandise Review, stating: “Finale’s music notation software is a resounding hit with educators and students.”
“Finale 2010 incorporated improvements designed to further simplify and automate several aspects of music notation,” stated Ron Raup, chief executive officer of MakeMusic. “Our objective remains focused on allowing users to create music quickly and more efficiently, while still retaining all of Finale’s power. We’ve heard strong and positive feedback regarding Finale 2010 from customers and dealers alike, and we’re delighted to receive further recognition in the form of this prestigious honor.”
The physical award will be presented at the 2010 Winter NAMM show, the annual International Music Products Association tradeshow held in Anaheim, California, January 14-17.
Short videos and details highlighting the improvements in Finale 2010 can be seen at www.finalemusic.com. Interact with MakeMusic on the Finale Blog, Finale Forums, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr.
About MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic®, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, 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. It has transformed the process by which composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. Additionally, MakeMusic is the creator of SmartMusic®, the complete practice tool for band, orchestra and voice and SmartMusic Gradebook™, the web-based student grading and records management system. Further information about the company can be found at www.makemusic.com.