Well, I had a wonderful surprise with this review. I am not TONE DEAF! Imagine that? lol

We were able to review the Music Ace Deluxe and I truly believe it is a program that can benefit the entire family.

Music Ace Deluxe provides instruction, games, progress results and a doodle pad where you can create your own music.

All my life I have loved to sing but have wondered if I am hearing the tones correctly…well, I am proud to say that I am! Now, that might not seem to be a big deal to you but to a person who was raised with a father who could sing, play the guitar, keyboard and accordion…well, it was important!

I have long had a love for the piano and can not play a key so it was exciting to learn the different notes, symbols and sounds of the piano from the Music Ace Deluxe program.

When you install the program you have room to list everyone in your family as a student. As the program and lessons progress the Music Ace Deluxe will keep track of each person’s progress.   Maestro Max (who has a great accent) will instruct you on and within your lesson. Once it is completed you can go to the next one and so on.

The graphics are bright and colorful which will engage the younger children. Explanations  presented by Maestro Max are easy to understand and follow even for my 6 year olds.

My only suggestion is to purchase a compatible piano keyboard. You can learn the program and interact with the games with a computer keyboard…but in my opinion a piano keyboard would allow the lessons to flow even more smoothly.

Starting with the fundamentals the Music Ace Deluxe and Maestro Max take you on a journey which will enlighten and educate you to the world of music. For instances I never knew there was an other clef then this one: but thanks to one simple lesson I have learned that there is also a bass clef that looks like this: . For those of you that are musically inclined, gifted and talented that might be a no brainer but for me…that was a big deal.

For my daughters…it is a wonderful start and introduction into the world of music. As parents…don’t we want to share and expose our children to various subjects and arts? I know that I do. Music Ace Deluxe allowed our family to dip into the beauty of music without the intimidation.

Music Ace Deluxe™ combines 36 of the highly-engaging music lessons from the award-winning Music Ace and Music Ace 2 products into a single, carefully sequenced product.

Designed by music education professionals, Music Ace Deluxe is a comprehensive series of music lessons and games that teach beginning music students of all ages the basics of music theory, rhythm, pitch, note reading, listening, and the keyboard. No previous musical experience or instrument is required.

Under the guidance of animated tutor Maestro Max, students are led through a carefully sequenced series of music lessons. Used alone or as a complement to traditional music lessons, this program will challenge, engage and motivate music students and help them succeed by mastering important music concepts and skills.

Music Ace Deluxe also includes the creative Music Doodle Pad that allows beginners to easily compose and hear their own musical creations. The Music Doodle Pad alone provides many hours of fun and learning.

This program will challenge, engage and motivate music students and help them succeed by mastering important music concepts and skills.

• Easy to use, self-paced learning
• Complements traditional music instruction
• Appropriate for students of any instrument
• Create and play your own music
• Compatible with General MIDI keyboards (keyboard optional)
• Tracks progress of 10 users

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