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Groovy Music
Groovy Music
about the series
Groovy Shapes »
Ages 5 and up
Groovy Jungle »
Ages 7 and up
Groovy City »
Ages 9 and up
“Fun, easy to use and creative. The children love it!”
Pam Davies, Thomas Fairchild Community School
Downloads
New! Groovy Hints & Tips for teachers (PDF, 624KB)
Free Groovy Music Mark-up plug-in for Sibelius
Groovy Jungle tour
Take a virtual tour of Groovy Jungle by independent education researchers Schoolzone.
Educational levels
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
If you have - or are thinking of buying - Windows Vista, please see our notes on the compatibility of Sibelius products with Windows Vista.
Groovy Music
Exciting music software programs for students ages 5 and up.
NEW Groovy Music is a series of three exciting software
programs for elementary and middle school students.
Fun to use, Groovy Music teaches the basics of sound,
rhythm, pitch and composition using pictures and
animation - progressing to the study of simple notation
as well as major and minor scales.
Students love Groovy Music. It guides them with a simple voiceover and lets them create their own music as well as carry out directed activities, so there's plenty of room for creativity. In fact, Groovy Music is so compelling that once students start making music; they just won't want to stop! And best of all, it's incredibly easy for both teachers and students.
New! See Groovy Music on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
Groovy Music on TV
20,000 US primary school students get Groovy! Watch the news report »
In the Explore section, students are guided aurally through a series of progressive musical exercises and games, which teach them the fundamentals of music.

In the Create section, students can put into practice what they've learned by creating their own music.
The shapes and animals represent elements of music like rhythm, melody and chords. Students simply drag these onto the screen to build up their creation. Then they can play back their piece, edit it, or even see the elements displayed as musical notation.

The three Groovy Music programs help K-8 students to explore and compose music.
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