

The students can solve most of the exercises either with paper and pencil or by using the Sibelius notation program however, the teacher then must check and grade each worksheet the old-fashioned way. Notes contains twenty-five worksheets with music notation, rhythm, harmony and composition exercises, available both in the teacher's manual and on the CD-ROM.
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The graphics in the program can be printed easily in full size for classroom use, and the music examples can be played by clicking on them or from the included audio CD.

It covers all the basic areas of general music, including rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tempo, texture, form and tone color. Starclass is a teacher's resource kit containing step-by-step lesson plans for children ages 5 to 11. What it does include, however, is equally outstanding: two sets of resources for teachers (Notes and Starclass), an encyclopedia of instruments (Instruments) and three interactive programs for students to drill their theory skills (Musition), train their ears (Auralia) and learn the basics of music while composing (Compass).

The Educational Suite does not include the outstanding music notation program Sibelius. All six titles work in both PC and Macintosh computers. Sibelius Educational Suite is a bundle of six different titles conceived for a wide range of music education activities, from kindergarten to college level. Sibelius Educational Suite, Sibelius USA, Inc. APA style: Sibelius Educational Suite.Sibelius Educational Suite." Retrieved from 2004 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. MLA style: "Sibelius Educational Suite." The Free Library.
