MakeMusic`s Monthly SmartMusic Subscription Report

SmartMusic subscriptions total 110,318
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) today announced monthly subscription results for
SmartMusic®, the music learning software for band, orchestra and choir.
SmartMusic subscriptions as of March month-end numbered 110,318, representing a
net gain of 827 from the previous month and a 19% increase over the prior year.
Additionally, at the end of March, 216 schools or districts had joined
SmartMusic`s site license program compared to 213 at the end of February.

The Impact Gradebook, the web-based student grading and records management
system included with SmartMusic, showed 1,874 teachers have issued assignments,
a gain of 85 from the previous month and a 62% increase over March of last year.
Gradebook teachers, those having issued assignments to 50 or more students,
totaled 829 at the end of March. This compares to 776 Gradebook teachers at the
end of February and a 66% increase over last year.

Finally, the number of SmartMusic educator accounts was 9,091 compared to 9,083
at the end of February, an increase of 8 accounts and an increase of 11% over
last year.

SmartMusic Metrics:

Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09
Total Subscriptions 92,776 93,711 94,269 95,632 93,616 95,321 98,119 102,363 104,907 106,584 108,773 109,491 110,318
Educator Accounts 8,161 8,225 8,218 8,165 8,933 9,049 9,165 9,135 9,153 9,185 9,140 9,083 9,091
Educators who've issued assignments 1,159 1,221 1,267 1,282 138 342 827 1,188 1,353 1,436 1,630 1,789 1,874
Gradebook Teachers 498 524 536 538 1 46 247 443 549 601 695 776 829

Site Licenses: Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09
Total 47 63 71 97 135 160 189 203 208 212 211 213 216

"Gradebook Teachers" is an annual statistic that restarts on July 1 of each year
reflecting the start of the school-year cycle.

About MakeMusic, Inc.

MakeMusic®, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, 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 20 years, Finale® has been the
industry standard in music notation software. It has transformed the process by
which composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers create,
edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. Additionally, MakeMusic is the
creator of SmartMusic®, the complete practice tool for band, orchestra and choir
and SmartMusic GradebookTM, a web-based grade book that makes it easy to manage,
grade and document assignments for every student. Further information about the
company can be found at www.makemusic.com.

MakeMusic, Inc.
Karen VanDerBosch, 952-906-3690
Chief Financial Officer
kvanderbosch@makemusic.com

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