Music Ace Deluxe

Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun for adults too
Comment: I bought this software for myself (learning keyboard) but I also have children. The software focuses on learning how to read music and also locating the notes on the keyboard. It would be helpful for children/adults playing any instrument. Most of the lessons are based on learning the notes on the scale, counting beats, etc.

Cons: The doodle pad composer does not save on my computer (I have vista) so when my son makes his "masterpieces" I can not save them to listen to later. Also the graphics are very dated. There doesn't seem to be any competition for this type of software so I guess that is why it hasn't been updated.

Overall I think this is a good game and slightly overpriced ( I paid 45 on here but feel 30 would have been a better price since the game is older) I have finished all of the lessons but go back and do the games to improve my speed with identifying notes on the scale and the keyboard.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Music Ace Deluxe
Comment: Bought for my 7-year old daughter who started taking piano. She loves it and I love it.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Good supplement to Lessons
Comment: I have a 7 year old daughter and this product has helped to motivate her to want to continue lessons and practice. She has a lot of fun with it!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great kids music program
Comment: Music Ace delivers! A wonderful fun filled format that teaches children to read music and understand musical notation. This format gives parents and teachers a great tool to support early musically learning. Used in conjunction with instrumental music lessons - this program allows kids to excel at a great pace while having fun at the computer. My son (6) looks forward to his computer treat of the day - playing music ace.

Customer Rating:
Summary: May not function properly on your PC
Comment: This is a good product, once you get it launched. After installation on my WinXP SP2 box, it would not launch properly and repeatedly displayed a Visual C++ error message about not finding an entry point or some such thing. When you dismiss the alert dialog box, every subsequent move of the mouse triggers its display again. Only after several tries was I able to get into the program successfully. Furthermore, it changes the screen resolution when you select the full screen display option. It does not consistently restore your previous resolution upon exiting. These anomalies reoccurred each time I attempt to use the program.

The lessons that I completed are fun, engaging and instructive. Each lesson has one or more related games which serve to reinforce the material covered in the main lesson. But because it appears to have some serious compatibility issues, at least with my PC, I cannot give it a higher rating. So be advised that this application may or may not work properly on your system.