catalog 2014

ADVENTUSINTERNATIONAL

2014 Catalog

Developer & Publisher of Leading Interactive Music Learning Solutions

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© 2014 Adventus International. All Rights Reserved.toll-free 888.999.6434 www.adventusmusiq.com [email protected]

What if every student learned to read and play music at a young age... would they be turned onto music for life?

A quality music education leads to a higher quality of life, fostering better attitudes towards school, an ability to reach others through music and

improved rates of learning in Math, Science and Reading.

MusIQ Lab succeeds where traditional music education can’t. The program is multi-level with lesson plans, interactive software, MIDI

keyboards, assessments, activities, and manipulatives that allows teachers to easily integrate a successful instrumental program into the syllabus.

Adventus’ MusIQ Lab stands out among music learning programs. You’ll be impressed by how well your students respond.


The Teacher Guides include detailed lesson objectives, activity sheets, quizzes and assessments to accompany the software plus hundreds of helpful tips.

P/K - 2nd GradeBEGINNER LEVEL 1Children’s Music Journey Volume 1 software

MusIQ Lab Teacher Guide - Levels 1A, 1B

BEGINNER LEVEL 2Children’s Music Journey Volume 2 software

MusIQ Lab Teacher Guide - Levels 2A, 2B, 2C

BEGINNER LEVEL 3Children’s Music Journey Volume 3 software

MusIQ Lab Teacher Guide - Levels 3A, 3B, 3C

3rd Grade and upLEVEL1Piano Suite Premier software

MusIQ Lab Teacher Guide - Levels 1,2,3

LEVEL 2Piano Suite Premier software


LEVEL 3Piano Suite Premier software


LEVEL 5Piano Suite Premier softwareMusIQ Lab Teacher Guide - Levels 10,11,12

My students run to their session, and even the most active kids are completely engaged for the entire lesson. It’s remarkable.-Eric Allen, Elementary Music Teacher

“ MusIQ Lab offers school administrators and educators highly engaging, comprehensive, interactive K-12 music and piano learning solutions that accomplish much more than traditional materials.

Award-winning and recommended by music educators, MusIQ Lab in aninnovative and motivating program that is easily integrated into an existing music curriculum.

Each yearly program contains the plans and material educators need for students to make regular progress with the software.

The program provides an excellent background for continued development with the piano and is an ideal preparation for band programs. In 2006, the American Federations of Teachers selected MusIQ Lab’s Children’s Music Journey to represent elementary music programs in the 21st Century Classroom.


Children’s Music JourneyThe Children’s Music Journey 3 Volume Series is the most exciting and effective way to help young children become fluent in the language of music. This comprehensive interactive software succeeds in helping young children learn to read music, play piano with both hands, compose and improvise.

Fully narrated and animated with large attractive characters, Childrens Music Journey is guaranteed to engage and entertain! By the end of the 3 Volumes, children are turned onto music, sight reading, playing comfortably and ready for more.

In this revolutionary 3-Volume program, animated characters and engaging activities reinforce theory and ensure kids have a positive and enjoyable early music experience. Ages 4-10.

Awarded an A+ by educators, the Children’s Music Journey Series addresses music reading and understanding objectives identified by elementary music curricula, provides an excellent background for continued development with the piano and is an ideal preparation for band programs.In 2006, the American Federation for Teachers se-lected Volume 1 to represent 21st Century ele-mentary music programs.This CMJ series won “Best Music Software: Upper Elementary”, in the 2008 Educational Software Review Awards (San Diego).

Children’s Music Journey 3 VolumeMRSP: $174.95OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 MacIntosh OS XISBN: 978-0-9682963-8-7UPC: 62837010104Format: 3 CD’s in DVD cases boxed, shrink-wrappedSize: LxWxD 19cm x 13.5cm x 4.5cm (7.5” x 5.3” x 1.75”)Weight: 325g (11.5 oz)

Parents love it! Kids love it! And educators love it! This is the best piano teaching program available on the market today!.Jeanette Georges, Certified Music Educator

Our child is enthusiastic and has to be pried away from the keyboard to go to bed!J. West, Parent

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Children’s Music Journey Vol. 1

In the 1st volume of Children’s Music Journey animated characters and engaging activities introduce theory and ensure kids have a positive and enjoyable early music experience. Ages 4-10.

• 25 Interactive week by week lessons taught by Beethoven, Bach, Joplin, Mendelssohn & Villa-Lobos• 25 Practice sessions with the friendly Miss Melody• 50 Learn to play pieces• 10 Games to reinforce theory and make learning fun• Compose and improvise with dozens of instruments, beats & arrangements from classical to rock


In the 3rd volume, seven exciting new composer teachers take music learning to a whole new level! Completing the Series ensures children have fun learning the language of music, leaving them with an interest and talent to enjoy, for life!

• 35 Interactive week by week lessons taught by Dvorak, Scarlatti, Haydn, Bartok, Chaminade, Debussy, & Schumann• 35 More practice sessions with Miss Melody• 50 New learn to play pieces• 10 New games• Compose and improvise with dozens of instruments, beats & arrangements from classical to rock


In the 2nd volume, five new composer teachers introduce more advanced concepts, increasing your child’s musical knowledge, composition, piano playing and improvisation skills. Ages 4-10.

• 35 Interactive week by week lessons taught by Saite, Dvorak, Mozart, Beach, Tchaikovsky, Handel & Chopin• 35 More practice sessions with friendly Miss Melody• 50 New learn to play pieces• 10 New games• Compose and improvise with dozens of instruments, beats & arrangements from classical to rock

Concepts learned: Musical alphabet • Quarter, half & whole notes • Sharps • Flats and Naturals • Notation of standard C positions • Intervals of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th • Songs with chords in the left hand and melody in the right hand • Tapping notated rhythms hands together with rests & ties • Development of repertoire • Composing • Improvising • History

Concepts learned: Quarter, dotted half, eigth notes • Skipping notes • Repeat sign • Quarter & whole rests • Ties • Grand staff, treble & bass clef • Notation of middle C • Dynamics f, p • 3/4 and 4/4 Time signatures and bar lines • Playing hands together • Tapping 1 & 2 bar notated rhythms • Playing with a metronome • Composing • Improvising • History

Concepts learned: Grand staff • Whole, quarter, half, dotted half & eighth notes • Forte • Piano • 3/4, 4/4 Time Signatures • Bar lines • Repeat sign • Half & quarter rests • Sharps, flats & naturals • Increased range & diversity of repertoire • Intervals of 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th • Broken & solid chords • Tapping notated rhythms hands together with rests & ties • Playing with a metronome • Composing • Improvising • History

Children’s Music Journey 1MSRP: $69.95OS: Windows 7/Vista / XP/ 2000MacIntosh OS XISBN: 978-0-9682963-9-4UPC: 62837010057Format: CD in DVD case, shrink wrappedSize: LxWxD 19cm x 13.5cm x 1.5cm(7.5” x 5.3” x 0.6”)Weight: 86g (3.0 oz)




Piano Suite Premier is comprehensive software for beginner or intermediate players age 7+ wanting to learn and read music, and develop piano skill. Developed by music pedagogy experts and acclaimed by thousands of students and instructors, the software is the most sophisticated piano learning program available today.

An interactive learning, playing and composingsystem, Piano Suite Premier guides students through a flexible music learning process, with the help of immediate and continuous feedback and assessment.

Piano Suite Premier Software

With 5 skills from beginning to intermediate, Piano Suite satisfies a broad range of tastes and abilities with hundreds of narrated lessons on notation, music theory, sight-reading, and playing. Or, spend time composing music and be evaluated on how well you play it.

The learn to play song library includes 500 Classical, Jazz, Traditional, Children’s Religious, Rock, Country, and Christmas pieces; with 65 licensed pieces by: R.E.M, The Beatles, Boyz II Men, Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley, Bryan Adams, Willie Nelson, James Brown, Frank Mills, Kansas, Bread, Frank Sinatra and many more.

Featuring: • 3 Interactive Piano Learning Methods

• Comprehensive Music Theory Course

• Detailed Evaluation & Progress Reports

• Play “Hands Together” or Separately

• Compose, Edit, Save, Print & Play Music

• Music History & 150 Biographies

• Instant Visual & Audio Feedback

• Over 500 Learn-to-play Songs

• 8 Fun Games

• Add Songs from the Web!

Piano Suite Premier

MSRP: $89.95OS: Windows 7/XP/2000ISBN: 978-0-9682963-5-6UPC: 62837010037Format: CD in DVD case, shrink wrappedSize: LxWxD 19cm x 13.5cm x 1.5cm (7.5” x 5.3” x 0.6”)Weight: 86g (3.0oz)

One of the most sophisticated, comprehensive and useful learning programs we have seen.- Learning Village

Gets to the heart of how music is learned.- The New York Times

Best in class.- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

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Aural Skill Development

Ear Training Coach Software Series

A resource for students and teachers, the Ear Training Coach series helps students develop their musical ear in a self-paced learning environment. What previously required an instructor’s undivided attention is now possible to achieve at home, every day.

Packed with thousands of exercises to develop aural perception and sight reading ability, Ear Training Coach guides students by identifying areas for improvement and providing detailed evaluations. Four games are designed to reinforce skill through practice.

Ear Training Coach follows the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) syllabus making it essential for preparing students for the sight-reading and ear-training portions of music examinations.

Develop skill in:• Rhythm - recognize & play rhythmic passages• Melody - retain & play back melodic passages• Intervals - discern between intervals & identify them by symbol or notation• Sight-Reading - review musical passages & play them back at sight

Ear Training Coach 1&2MSRP: $34.95OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000ISBN: 978-0-9682963-2-5UPC: 62837010039Format: CD in DVD case, shrink wrappedSize: LxWxD 19cm x 13.5cm x 1.5cm (7.4” x 5.3” x 0.6”)Weight: 86g (3.0 oz)

Ear Training Coach 3&4MSRP: $34.95OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000ISBN: 978-0-9682963-1-8UPC: 62837010040Format: CD in DVD case, shrink wrappedSize: LxWxD 19cm x 13.5cm x 1.5cm (7.4” x 5.3” x 0.6”)Weight: 86g (3.0 oz)

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