New Music Education Software from Harmonic Vision Makes Debut at NAMM Summer Session

Music Ace 2, second title in award-winning Music Ace series, available this fall

July 10, 1998 -- Nashville, Tenn. (National Association of Music Merchants Summer Session) - Harmonic Vision, a leading developer and publisher of music education software for the home, school and studio, today announced that Music Ace 2(TM), the second title in the award-winning Music Ace(TM) series, will ship this fall. Designed for beginning and intermediate music students, both young and old, Music Ace 2 presents new concepts such as rhythm, standard notation, melody, harmony, intervals and more. A preview of the product will be shown at the Harmonic Vision booth #3415.

"We expect Music Ace 2 to continue the Harmonic Vision tradition of making learning music fundamentals fun for both young and old," said Ian de Hueck, president and CEO of Harmonic Vision. "We are excited to follow our award-winning Music Ace title with a sequel that spans the next level of music theory instruction."

Continuing the same engaging user-friendly format of 24 comprehensive lessons, challenging games and creative composition tool featured in the original Music Ace, Maestro Max(TM) and his choir of Singing Notes(TM) return to present new concepts. Combining self-paced, non-judgmental instruction with an orchestration of lively animation and voices, new colorful graphics, improved digitized sound effects and hundreds of musical examples, Maestro Max brings musical concepts to life.

New Comprehensive Lessons, Challenging Games and Easy Composition
Music Ace 2 offers 24 comprehensive lessons covering fundamental music skills and new concepts:

Beat & Tempo
Major & Minor Scales
Chords
Rhythm
Melody
Triads
Rhythmic Notation
Key Signature
Harmony
Standard Notation
Major & Minor Intervals
Much More
Time Signature
Syncopation

An exciting interactive game follows each lesson, designed to reinforce new material and sharpen skills. Music Ace 2 also includes an innovative Music Doodle Pad(TM) that allows users to easily compose and listen to their own musical creations. These compositions can be saved and played back for family, friends and teachers. Users can also take a break from composing to listen to and modify a variety of popular and classical musical selections from the Jukebox section of the Music Doodle Pad.

Product Availability
Available on a hybrid CD-ROM and for Macintosh and Windows, Music Ace 2 will be distributed by ThinKware (800) 369-6191 and can also be purchased direct from Harmonic Vision (800) 644-4994. Special versions designed for use in classrooms and studios including School Editions, Studio Versions, Lab Packs, PowerStation Versions, Site and District Licenses will also be available. A free demonstration copy of Music Ace 2 will be available to download from Harmonic Vision's web site at http://www.harmonicvision.com when the product ships. For more information contact Harmonic Vision at (800) 644-4994.

Music Ace 2 is the second title in a series of music education software from Harmonic Vision. Located in the Northwestern University/Evanston Research Park in Evanston, IL, Harmonic Vision is dedicated to developing engaging and effective music education software for beginning music students.

System Requirements:

Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows 98: 486 33MHz or higher; 8MB RAM; 640x480 256-color Super VGA; 8MB free hard disk space; CD-ROM drive; MPC compatible sound card or General MIDI required; no MIDI keyboard required (optional).
Macintosh: Macintosh 68040 @ 35MHz or higher; 8MB RAM; 640x480 256-color monitor; 8MB free hard disk space; System 7.0.1 or better; CD-ROM drive; no MIDI keyboard required (optional).

For more information, visit their web site at www.harmonicvision.com.