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MakeMusic's Monthly SmartMusic Subscription Report- October 2009
MINNEAPOLIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) today announced monthly subscription
results for SmartMusic,
the music learning software for band, orchestra and voice. SmartMusic
subscriptions as of October month-end numbered 128,012, representing a
net gain of 5,435 from the previous month and a 25% increase over the
prior year.
SmartMusic
GradebookTM, the web-based student grading and records
management system included with SmartMusic, showed that 1,533 teachers
have issued assignments, a 29% increase over October of last year.
Gradebook teachers, those having issued assignments to 50 or more
students, totaled 691 at the end of October. This is comparable to 443
Gradebook teachers at the end of October of last year.
Finally, the number of SmartMusic educator accounts was 9,157 compared
to 9,003 at the end of September, an increase of 154 accounts.
SmartMusic monthly site license totals are shown in the SmartMusic
metrics table below, which has been reformatted from prior months.
SmartMusic Metrics:
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Total Subscriptions
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Educator Accounts
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Educators who've issued assignments
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Gradebook Teachers
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Site Licenses
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Oct-09
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128,012
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9,157
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1,533
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|
691
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|
275
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|
Sep-09
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122,577
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9,003
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|
1,178
|
|
453
|
|
236
|
|
Aug-09
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|
116,268
|
|
8,783
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|
481
|
|
83
|
|
209
|
|
Jul-09
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|
111,561
|
|
8,572
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|
158
|
|
6
|
|
186
|
|
Jun-09
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111,059
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|
8,616
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|
1,994
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|
874
|
|
203
|
|
May-09
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|
110,940
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|
8,718
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|
1,964
|
|
874
|
|
203
|
|
Apr-09
|
|
110,661
|
|
8,993
|
|
1,926
|
|
856
|
|
208
|
|
Mar-09
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|
110,318
|
|
9,091
|
|
1,874
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|
829
|
|
208
|
|
Feb-09
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109,491
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9,083
|
|
1,789
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|
776
|
|
202
|
|
Jan-09
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|
108,773
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|
9,140
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|
1,630
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|
695
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|
202
|
|
Dec-08
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|
106,584
|
|
9,185
|
|
1,436
|
|
601
|
|
203
|
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Nov-08
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|
104,907
|
|
9,153
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|
1,353
|
|
549
|
|
198
|
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Oct-08
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102,363
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9,135
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1,188
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443
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|
192
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"Gradebook Teachers" and "Educators who've issued assignments" are
annual statistics that restart on July 1 of each year reflecting the
start of the school-year cycle.
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About MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, is a world leader
in music technology whose mission is to develop and market solutions
that transform how music is composed, taught, learned and performed. For
more than 20 years, Finale has been the industry standard in
music notation software. It has transformed the process by which
composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers
create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. Additionally,
MakeMusic is the creator of SmartMusic, the complete
practice tool for band, orchestra and voice and SmartMusic GradebookTM,
the web-based student grading and records management system. Further
information about the company can be found at www.makemusic.com.
MakeMusic, Inc.
Karen VanDerBosch, 952-906-3690
Chief
Financial Officer
kvanderbosch@makemusic.com
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