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----Dolphin Don's Music School REVIEW----
VERSION:
 3.0 (1998) [Full Copy reviewed on Windows 95]
REVIEWER: Douglas Spangler http://www.msu.edu/user/spangle9 
REVIEW DATE: May 10, 1999 
PLATFORM - O/S: Windows 3.1/95/98/NT
INTENDED USES: Individual Practice  Educational Institutions
User-directed Practice Tracking of User Progress
Games Music Tutorials K - 6 7 - 12 College
----AVAILABLE EXERCISES----
INTERVALS:
 Ascending Descending Harmonic Compound
CHORD 
IDENTIFICATION:
 Triads with Inversions  
7th Chords with Inversions Open /Closed Spacing
HARMONIC 
PROGRESSIONS:
 Inversions +6 Chords  
Single-click Response Secondary Dominants
MELODIES:
 Computer-generated  
Libraries of Melodies  Melodies Include Rhythm
SCALES:
 Major Minor Modal   
RHYTHMS:
 Hear/Notate Hear/Tap  
SINGING (AUDIO IN):
 Pitch Matching Intervals  
ADDITIONAL
EXERCISES OR
FEATURES:
 Many other fun music theory games. A wonderful game
for children. Features the talking voice of Dolphin Don.
 
----INSTRUCTIONAL ISSUES----
USER-DEFINED 
SETTINGS:
 Exercise Setup Levels Practice Test Modes
 
INSTRUCTOR-
DEFINED SETTINGS:
 Custom Tests Settings Scoring Parameters
 
 
RESPONSE OPTIONS:
 Screen Notation Screen Keyboard  Mouse-click I.D. 
MIDI Input  Singing   
Auto-checking of Answers  Auto-skip to next Question
USER FEEDBACK:
 Diagnostic Testing  Statistics of Responses 
# of Correct and Incorrect Responses Hints
RECORDS KEPT FOR:
 Current Session Only # of Correct Answers
Total Times Individual Times Levels Passed
Levels of achievement.
RECORDS CAN BE: Auto-saved to: Hard Drive / Network / Student Disk
Printed E-mailed Backed-up Restored
Viewed in a Database Viewed as a Graph
 
----SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS and SETUP INFORMATION----
SYSTEM MINIMUM:
 Windows 3.1 with 8 MB of RAM
PROGRAM SPECS:
 Program Size:1 MB Disk Space: 5.2 MB
HARDWARE:
 Soundcard Microphone MIDI Keyboard (Optional)
 
SOFTWARE:
  
----PRICING and PRODUCT INFORMATION----
APPROXIMATE
COST (in US $):
 Single-User Copy: $49  
Lab-pack: X for $ Site License Available
DEMO:
 Downloadable Demo  
WEBPAGE:
 http://www.dolphindon.com
E-MAIL / PHONE:
 ddon@dolphindon.com 1-256-721-2537
COMPANY INFO:
 Don Bowyer, Dolphin Don's Music School
5041 Galaxy Way #212, Huntsville AL 35816