MakeMusic! Named ''Software Line of the Year''

Business Wire, Feb 3, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS -- Musical Merchandise Review's Dealer Choice Awards recognize MakeMusic(R).

MakeMusic! Inc. (Nasdaq:MMUS) announced today that the December 2004 issue of Musical Merchandise Review Magazine (MMR), named MakeMusic! as "Software Line of The Year" as part of MMR's 11th Annual Dealer's Choice Awards. The winners were determined though voting by music product dealers across North America.

"It's very gratifying to have music dealers across North America recognize the combination of SmartMusic(R) and the Finale(R) family of notation products as the Software Line of the Year," stated Anne Donnelly, Director of Marketing. "We are committed to creating software products that provide integrated solutions, whether our customers are creating SmartMusic Accompaniment files in Finale, or opening, editing and printing Finale files in our free, downloadable Finale Notepad(R). I believe this award is further recognition of the value of this integration to our customers and our commitment to serving music makers."

Musical Merchandise Review can be found on-line at www.MMRmagazine.com

About MakeMusic! Inc.

MakeMusic! Inc. is a world leader in music education technology whose mission is to enhance and transform the experience of making, teaching and learning music. Among its leading products are Finale(R), the world's best-selling music notation software, and SmartMusic(R), the complete music practice system that features Intelligent Accompaniment(R) and the world's largest interactive accompaniment library. MakeMusic! maintains its corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company can be reached at www.makemusic.com.