Minneapolis – February 10, 2010 – MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) announced today that SmartMusic®, the music learning software for band, orchestra and voice, was featured in a February 8, 2010 broadcast by WSYR, News Channel 9, in East Syracuse, New York. The segment reported that several schools in the West Genesee school district have adopted SmartMusic, and showed the software being used by Martha Grener’s band in the West Genesee Middle School. Video of the piece can be viewed here: http://www.9wsyr.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=275512@wixt.dayport.com
“In 2009 the West Genesee district received a Blue Ribbon School Award,” stated Ron Raup, chief executive officer of MakeMusic, “and was recognized – for the fourth time – as one of the Best Communities for Music Education by NAMM, the International Music Products Association. We’re delighted that SmartMusic continues to receive television coverage, and that SmartMusic is shown in use by a district whose commitment to education and music is so widely recognized. Even more gratifying is the enthusiasm of both the band director and her student as they describe how SmartMusic has changed the way they teach and learn music."
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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.