MuseScore

General Information
Name: MuseScore Author: Werner Schweer Publisher: [|MuseScore.org] Copyright: 2008 Platform: Wintel, Unix (Mac to be released) Peripherals: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Midi Keyboard optional Grade: High School Classes: Music Theory, Jazz Improvisation, Music Composition

Teacher Support
There is no official teacher support for this program. There is; however, a forum owned by the author that answers questions from all users and gives information about new realeses.

Instructional Contente
This program is a music notation program that allows students to compose and arrange their own music. 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines 5. Reading and notating music. 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Instructional Design
The program is very simplistic to use so the students, and it is free software so each student can have a copy of the program on his or her own computer. Much unlike bigger programs like Sibelius or Finale there aren't a lot of features to confuse students with so they can use the program with ease at home without the instructor giving instructions.

Record Keeping
Not Applicable

Overal Evaluation
This program is very simplistic and easy to use so there are very few problems that are encountered when begining to use this program. Also the fact that it is free makes it accessible to both students and teachers provided they create an account with the website. The biggest con is that the UNIX version does not have all the midi files built in, and it directs to website selling the midi files making the program less than free. The program is a perfect free Music Notation Software, but this midi issue makes it unpractical.

Rating: +

Bruce Nist Jr. 10/26/08