MakeMusic’s Monthly SmartMusic Subscription Report – July 2011

SmartMusic subscriptions total 177,868

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 July month-end numbered 177,868, representing an increase of 4,573 from the previous month and a 24% increase over the prior year.

SmartMusic’s gradebook feature, which facilitates student grading and records management via the Internet, showed 41 teachers had issued assignments at the end of July 2011. Gradebook teachers, those having issued assignments to 50 or more students, totaled 19 at the end of July 2011. “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 number of SmartMusic educator accounts was 9,648 compared to 9,633 at the end of June, an increase of 15 accounts.

SmartMusic monthly site agreement totals are shown in the SmartMusic metrics table below:

SmartMusic Metrics:

	Total Subscriptions	Educator Accounts	Educators who have issued assignments	Gradebook Teachers	Site Agreements
Jul-11	177,868	9,648	41	19	548
Jun-11	173,295	9,633	2,814	1,418	541
May-11	167,094	9,758	2,780	1,458	525
Apr-11	165,165	9,744	2,736	1,437	512
Mar-11	164,836	9,727	2,680	1,416	506
Feb-11	163,710	9,601	2,488	1,299	503
Jan-11	163,151	9,487	2,305	1,186	500
Dec-10	162,189	9,402	2,040	1,019	485
Nov-10	161,788	9,461	1,936	950	487
Oct-10	160,681	9,523	1,628	761	465
Sep-10	158,574	9,312	1,085	415	466
Aug-10	149,038	9,180	374	60	406
Jul-10	143,121	9,003	—	—	373

“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.