Groovy Triplepack (11-50 users)

Groovy Music is a series of three exciting software programs for elementary and middle school students. Fun to use, Groovy Music teaches the basics of sound, rhythm, pitch and composition using pictures and animation - progressing to the study of simple notation as well as major and minor scales.

Students love Groovy Music. It guides them with a simple voiceover and lets them create their own music as well as carry out directed activities, so there's plenty of room for creativity. In fact, Groovy Music is so compelling that once students start making music; they just won't want to stop! And best of all, it's incredibly easy for both teachers and students.

Groovy City:
The third installment in the Groovy Music series of programs for primary school children, Groovy City helps children learn and create music in a futuristic cityscape.

Teaches more complex musical concepts, including notation and musical terminology

Full range of 128 General MIDI instruments

Futuristic city-themed Create mode

Choice of sound libraries for House, hip-hop, classical, jazz and more

Groovy Shapes:
In Groovy Shapes, the first of the three programs, children learn about basic music concepts. The Explore section guides them aurally through a series of progressive exercises which teach them how music works. They can then put into practice what they’ve learned by creating their own music in theCreate section.

Groovy Jungle:
Groovy Jungle introduces children to notes and notation, ostinato, major and minor, and simple musical terms. More complex musical textures are explored, and additional instruments allow them to experiment further with their own compositions.

Suggested Age Range:
Groovy Shapes: 5 - 7 years
Groovy Jungle:7- 9 years
Groovy City:9-11 years

System Requirements:

Windows 98/2000/XP or Mac OS X 10.2 or later

1.4GHz processor (2GHz recommended)

512MB+ RAM

155MB+ free hard disk space,

16-bit sound card

CD-Rom drive required for installation