Score: Cornelius Composer 1.31.09

Cornelius Composer stands out as an innovative animated music editor, designed to bring music notes to life. This tool allows educators to compose, import, display, and reproduce music in a visually engaging manner, tailored to suit the learning needs of students of varying ages. Its colorful, animated notes enhance accessibility for beginning learners, including those with color blindness, while providing customization options that align with classroom instruments such as boomwhackers.

Music teachers will find it particularly beneficial for introducing students to sheet music and facilitating the playback of original arrangements and compositions through its unique solfège playback feature. This not only enhances the teaching of music reading but also offers a distinctive sight-reading experience that supports foundational music education.

For those already utilizing professional softwares like Musescore, Sibelius, or Finale, integration is seamless—import your existing work and leverage the educational tools Cornelius Composer provides. You can export your projects for ongoing editing or sharing with students, enabling them to practice at home using their tablets, smartphones, or desktop computers.

Cornelius Composer functions as an intuitive sheet music editor equipped with robust features suitable for use in various settings:

• Curriculum-aligned for elementary and general music education.
• Facilitates the creation, importation, and reproduction of arrangements suitable for classroom play-alongs.
• Optimized for touchscreen and interactive boards to enhance user experience on larger screens.
• Employs solfège feedback to assist students in learning to read sheet music—an essential educational feature.
• Utilizes animated music notes to captivate younger audiences.
• Enables color customization of music notes to correspond with classroom instruments using various pedagogical methods.
• Allows quick transitions between melodic and rhythmic viewing modes for diverse teaching needs.
• Encourages student composition and real-time note modification during playback, thereby enhancing listening skills.
• Offers at-home practice options for students with the capability to import various music files.
• Includes accessibility settings tailored for colorblind users.
• Supports multiple staves for piano exercises and small ensemble arrangements.
• Facilitates importation from prior software or online content via MusicXML or MIDI formats.
• Provides export options for scores in MusicXML, MIDI, or PDF formats for easy sharing in educational contexts.

The PREMIUM VERSION brings additional benefits:

• Unlimited import/export capabilities for creating and editing scores beyond trial restrictions.
• A straightforward pricing model based on a one-time purchase ensures transparency in cost.
• A free trial allows users to evaluate the app's functionalities before committing to a purchase based on their expectations.
• Flexible pricing structures may vary by region; customer feedback regarding perceived unfair pricing is welcomed.
• An exclusive version available at no cost for schools enables wider access for educators.

Cornelius Composer is developed by a dedicated team committed to creating impactful musical apps and games aimed at children and educators alike. Our goal is fostering an engaging introduction to music through game-based learning methods that resonate globally with elementary music teachers. We take pride in the recognition our educational apps have garnered at Microsoft Educational Forums as part of the "World of Music Apps" suite.