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Worldıs First Online Music School NEW YORK, December 14, 1999 Net Music School, the worldıs first online music school, adds Christmas Song lessons to the curriculum in itıs third month of operation. Designed for the beginner guitarist, this suite of lessons takes the student step by step through the basic requirements for playing some of the holiday season's most popular Christmas carols. Animations for all the necessary chord changes are provided for songs such as Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Deck the Halls and more. Working with leading music educators and some of the Internetıs most innovative content developers, Net Music School has developed a series of completely Web-based beginner guitar and piano lessons and has plans to expand the curriculum to include other instruments. The lessons use Macro media Flash technology, streaming animation over the Internet to show proper hand position and movement. Users click on sound files to hear how each note and chord should sound. A fun-loving, animated stick figure, "Sticky," guides students through the lessons, which start with the very basics. Before long, guitar students are playing popular rock, folk and blues songs. The piano lessons culminate with a Bach Minuet. "Visitors to the site are in for a truly stimulating and satisfying multi-media learning experience," says Jan Renner, President and CEO of Interactive Music Inc, the New York media company that runs Net Music School. "By capitalizing on the interactive and participatory nature of the Internet, we have broken down all the barriers for most people when it comes to learning a musical instrument- Net Music School is convenient, inexpensive, un-intimidating, and fun." First time visitors to the site are immediately invited to take a free guitar or piano lesson to get a feel for the methodology and technology being used. For a charge of $8.95 per 4 5 lesson "suite" subscribers are issued a password and granted unlimited access to the desired lessons for a period of twelve months. "Our goal is to provide beginning guitar and piano students everything they will need to become musicians at their own pace," added Renner. To that end, Net Music School provides a number of helpful services such as a guitar chord database and a searchable Music Teacher database http://www.musicteacherfind.com Research has proven that learning to play a musical instrument provides profound benefits for the mind and spirit - from reducing stress and loneliness to enhancing cognitive thinking and creativity. About Interactive Music, Inc. Interactive Music Inc. is a New York City based company focused on offering music products and services via the Internet. The Companyıs primary focus is the sale of online music lessons and the development of the Net Music School brand. The company also operates MusicTeacherFind.com featuring a searchable nationwide database of music teachers. Working with leading music educators and some of the Internet's most innovative content developers, Net Music School has developed a truly unique form of music instruction that capitalizes on the rapidly expanding multimedia capabilities of the Internet. The site was launched this September with a series of beginner guitar and piano lessons. The lessons are designed to appeal to students of all ages. Each month, new lessons are introduced to the site with a broad, yet structured curriculum in mind.
CONTACT: Jan Renner
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