Published: February 04, 2011
MakeMusic's Monthly SmartMusic Subscription Report - January 2011
MINNEAPOLIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) today announced monthly subscription
results for SmartMusic,
the interactive music software for band, orchestra and voice. SmartMusic
subscriptions as of January month-end numbered 163,151, representing an
increase of 962 from the previous month and a 20% increase over the
prior year.
SmartMusic's gradebook
feature, which facilitates student grading and records management
via the Internet, showed 2,305 teachers have issued assignments, a 12%
increase over January of last year. Gradebook teachers, those having
issued assignments to 50 or more students, totaled 1,186 at the end of
January. This is a 19% increase compared to 994 gradebook teachers at
the end of January 2009.
The number of SmartMusic educator accounts was 9,487 compared to 9,402
at the end of December, an increase of 85 accounts.
SmartMusic monthly site agreement totals are shown in the SmartMusic
metrics table below:
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SmartMusic Metrics:
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Educators
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Total
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Educator
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who have
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Gradebook
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Site
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Subscriptions
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Accounts
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issued
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Teachers
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Agreements
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assignments
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Jan-11
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163,151
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9,487
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2,305
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1,186
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500
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Dec-10
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162,189
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9,402
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2,040
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1,019
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485
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Nov-10
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161,788
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9,461
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1,936
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950
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487
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Oct-10
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160,681
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9,523
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1,628
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761
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465
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Sep-10
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158,574
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9,312
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1,085
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415
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466
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Aug-10
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149,038
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9,180
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374
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406
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Jul-10
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143,121
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9,003
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373
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Jun-10
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143,095
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9,073
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2,379
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1,172
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372
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May-10
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140,410
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9,096
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2,401
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1,194
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367
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Apr-10
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139,671
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9,097
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2,378
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1,190
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354
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Mar-10
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139,363
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9,368
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2,340
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1,156
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356
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Feb-10
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137,153
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9,419
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2,250
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1,106
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341
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Jan-10
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135,527
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9,335
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2,067
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994
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335
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"Gradebook Teachers" and "Educators who have issued assignments" are
annual statistics that restart on July 1 of each year reflecting the
start of the school-year cycle. The gradebook feature was temporarily
unavailable in July 2010 until SmartMusic 2011 was released in August
2010.
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About MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic, Inc. 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, enabling
composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers to
create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. MakeMusic is
also the creator of SmartMusic
interactive software that is transforming the way students practice.
With SmartMusic, students and teachers have access to thousands of band,
orchestra and vocal pieces allowing students to practice with background
accompaniment and get immediate feedback on their performance.
SmartMusic allows teachers to individualize instruction and document the
progress of every student. Additional information about this Minnesota
company can be found at www.makemusic.com.
MakeMusic, Inc.
Karen VanDerBosch, 952-906-3690
Chief
Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
kvanderbosch@makemusic.com
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