Kids learn to record, compose, and read music in the third title in the Groovy Music series, designed for home use

Designed for elementary and middle school students, the Groovy Music series teaches the basics of sound, rhythm, pitch, and composition. City is the third program in the Groovy Music series, and with it children learn more about notation and complete more complex listening tasks while playing in a fun-filled futuristic city interface. They are also introduced to question and answer phrases and the blues scale, so that they can begin to build up more sophisticated compositions.

• Sound library includes patterns as well as individual sounds
• Futuristic city-themed game design
• Drag-and-drop elements into the playing timeline
• 128 General MIDI instruments
• 10 machine sounds
• Notation interface
• Direct upload to GroovyMusic.com

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows 98/2000/XP

CPU: Pentium 4 or Athlon 1.4 GHz or faster
System Memory: 512 MB of RAM
Hard Disk: 100 MB free hard disk space
Drive: CD-ROM
Other: 16-bit sound card

Mac OS X 10.2 or later

CPU: 1.4 GHz or faster, G5 or Intel recommended
System Memory: 512 MB of RAM
Hard Disk: 100 MB free hard disk space
Drive: CD-ROM