Sibelius Groovy Music

Children love Groovy Music. It lets them create their own music as well as carry out directed activities, so there’s plenty of room for them to experiment. In fact, Groovy Music is so compelling that once children start making music, they just won’t want to stop!

And best of all, it’s incredibly easy to use, so you won’t waste time on setting it up and learning how it works

You don’t need any musical knowledge to get the most from the programs - all three Groovy Music programs come with plenty of clear, well-written materials. And you certainly don’t need to be a musician to use them.

Two ways to learn
Each Groovy Music program is made up of two modes for learning.

	Explore. Guides children through step-by-step progressive exercises to learn how music works. Topics cover UK primary music standards, and link in with easy-to-follow lesson plans.
	Create. Children take what they’ve learnt in Explore Mode to make great music! They can quickly make impressive-sounding compositions by dragging and arranging rhythms, bass lines, chords and more in a fun landscapes.
Computer requirements Windows 98/2000/XP or Mac OS X 10.2 or later 800Mhz processor or faster (1.4GHz for Groovy Jungle and City) 128MB+ RAM (512MB+ for Groovy Jungle and City) 100MB free hard disk space 16-bit sound card CD-Rom drive required for installation

Groovy Shapes -

For 5- to 7-year-olds Teaches simple musical concepts Children create music using shapes to represent sounds Groovy Shapes, the first of the three programs, teaches children about basic music concepts. Shapes are used to represent elements of music such as rhythms, melodies and chords. As your chosen character walks across the screen, the shapes play their sounds. A library of preset sounds is included, which children can simply drag onto the screen to build up their musical creation. Then they can play back their piece, edit it, or even see the elements displayed as music notation. Groovy Shapes Overview Teaches basic musical concepts in a fun and easy way Children create music using shapes to represent sounds Supported by easy-to-follow lesson plans

Groovy Jungle -
For 7- to 9-year-olds Record from a MIDI keyboard, display compositions as a score and work with text 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. Groovy Jungle Overview Add music to a composition by recording from a keyboard or other MIDI instrument View compositions in a full score display Create and edit text Jungle-themed Create mode with sounds represented by animals and plants	Groovy Jungle Explore mode
Groovy Jungle Create mode

Groovy City - For 9- to 11-year-olds Introduces more complex musical concepts, including notation and musical terminology Built-in tracking and assessment of children’s progress
Step into the future! 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. Designed for 9- to 11-year-olds, Groovy City delves deeper into music notation and provides more complex listening tasks. Children are also introduced to question and answer phrases and the blues scale, so that they can begin to build up more sophisticated compositions. Groovy City Overview 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 City Explore mode Designed for 9- to 11-year-olds, Explore mode in Groovy City enables children to progress from topics covered in Groovy Jungle and Groovy Shapes.
Groovy City Explore mode esigned for 9- to 11-year-olds, Explore mode in Groovy City enables children to progress from topics covered in Groovy Jungle and Groovy Shapes.