Educational SoftwareLetturaNotePro

License: Shareware ($10.00) Version 2.7.3
For: Win 95/98/Me/2000/XP Size: 951 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Eugenio Pramotton

"The program offer a help on the following fields:-Reading notes -Learning instruments-Ear training. Reading notes: The program displays and plays a random note, which you will have to recognize. You can scale the exercise difficulty by choosing any interval in treble clef, bass clef or in both clefs. The maximum wideness of the interval is of 5 octaves. Learning instruments: The program can store and play the score you are studying; the music can then be played continuously and at different speeds. You can also store a set of bookmarks pointing at a group of measures or a group of notes. This enables you to learn step by step, or to focus on critical measures."


Educational SoftwareKB Piano

License: 30-day trial Version 1.3.1
For: Win98/XP, DirectX 7.0 drivers Size: 1,210 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Gabriel Fernandez

"KBPiano will turn your computer into a piano. Just press the keyboard's keys and you'll hear sounds coming out your speaker. You can configure the program to play chords by pressing just a key (configured automatically when you create a new file). Supports 15 channels and real time mixing; so you can create professional quality MIDI files. It is very easy to learn and use."


Educational SoftwareA Music Crash Course

License: Freeware Version 1.0
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 317 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Dave Myers Music Services

"Designed for musicians, vocalists, or anyone who would like to be able to read music and for those who would like to be able to understand more about the music they read. This material is beginner to intermediate level and takes a fresh, just the facts, approach to the subject."


Educational SoftwareMr. Drumstix Lite

License: Freeware Version 2.0
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 1,953 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Howling Dog Systems

Mr. Drumstix Lite is a FREE interactive program that teaches children the wonders of music in a fun way. Music Studio includes singing songs, playing games, learning about drums, guitar and piano.


Educational SoftwareByHeart Karaoke

License: Freeware Version 1.71
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 167 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Stanislav Korotky

This FREE program helps you to learn foreign words through a singing songs in foreign languages of your choice; you can even pick your favorite foreign artist. You can memorize and practice a pronunciation of foreign words through song. The best part is that you'll have fun doing it!


Educational SoftwareNoteCard

License: Freeware Version 2.0.1
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 426 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: AHA! Software Inc.

This FREE educational utility will drill you on music notes! Provides plenty of practice and works through twelve levels as your skill builds. NoteCard is a great tool for anyone in the early stages of learning to read music.


Educational SoftwareKool Karaoke Lite

License: Freeware Version 2.0
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 3,000 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Eatsleepmusic.com

A karaoke player that allows you to manipulate the entire production. You start with 2 free popular karaoke songs and 20 karaoke song samples. Based on your performance, you can boo yourself off the stage or cheer with the 12 pre-loaded sound effects. A huge variety of karaoke music can also be downloaded, free of charge, from the publishers site for continual use.


Educational SoftwareHarping

License: Shareware ($19.95) Version 2.3
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 3,640 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Harping Software

"This Interactive Midi Player allows watching the notes being played in real-time and displaying the harmonica tablature for either chromatic or diatonic harmonicas. You can change the key and even the tuning (custom tunings included), slow down and loop play the tune or part of it. Sing along karaoke, or use interactive piano keyboard, printing. There are also midi editing features such as transpose, volume change, midi instrument program change, add, delete notes or tracks."


Educational SoftwareMusical Notes Teacher

License: Freeware ($24.90) Version 2.5
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 3,050 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: TimeWarp Technologies

"Step-By-Step Note Teacher makes it easy to learn, practice and enhance the abilities of reading musical notes and sheet music. This learning tool utilizes unique algorithms for learning through repetition, motivation, gradual difficulty, and variable corrections. This provides you with a stable, efficient, as well as rewarding learning experience. Step-By-Step Note Teacher can be configured for different learning levels: from two notes (easiest) to a full 6 octave note range in both clefs. This method enables the user to learn in a way that is right for their level at start. There is also a note counting tool that teaches the basics of musical values and counting. Wrong answers can be optionally corrected, and can be configured for any combination of picture and/or voice correction. Motivational methods for kids include a 'cheering up' mode, and symbolic cartoon prizes at the end of a well scored test. "


Educational SoftwareGuitar Guru

License: Freeware Version 1.2.2
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 3,280 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Musicnotes

"Play your favorite songs without reading sheet music or tablature - hear the original music and see both hand movements simultaneously across a realistic guitar. Choose MIDI audio or use your own CD of the original recording. Play at variable speeds, select subtracks, set ranges, loop continuously, etc. The free Guitar Guru Player includes sample passages from 14 popular songs. It's like having your favorite guitarist right in front of you who never gets tired of showing you 'how that one part goes."


Educational SoftwareChord Groover

License: Freeware Version 1.0
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 3,880 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Guitartab.co.uk

"Save and print your own chord songs with this easy to use chord groover. Real sounds and an animated display help understand how to play chord changes. Add lyrics and play along with the PC, then you can save your songs and play them another day. For beginners or for practice, you can play slow or fast with major and minor chords shown in tab with the chord names."


Educational SoftwareThe Noteable Music Flashcards

License: Trial 25-Use Version 3.04
For: Windows 95' to Windows 7 Size: 8,270 K
Program's Home Page Publisher: Noteable Software Company

"This music note flashcard system keeps independent statistics, preferences, and deck settings for multiple users. Graph detailed statistics over the entire staff in multiple views. Graph your progress over time. Learn your strengths and weaknesses. Race the reaction time stoplight to improve reaction times. Enable the smart tester to drill missed notes more often. Simple yet sleek interface with deep flexibility of options, challenges all skill levels; teachers included. Improvements include reaction times in the progress graph, bug fixes, and small interface enhancements."