Adventus Incorporated is a Canadian IT company founded in 1996 specializing in educational software. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Adventus is a recognized leader in music learning software. In 1996, Adventus began designing piano software that allowed MIDI instruments to communicate with a computer.
Software Titles
Piano Suite Premier
Children's Music Journey
Ear Training Coach
MusIQ Challenger Game
Piano Suite Premier
Unveiled in 1998 and developed in accordance with accepted piano pedagogy, Piano Suite guides beginner and intermediate musicians through interactive lessons by providing immediate feedback on their playing. Piano Suite Premier is published in four languages and is rated “Best in Class” by the International Society for Technology in Education. Piano Suite Software has been updated numerous times (version 2.6 is most recent), and remains the popular choice in piano learning software.
Children's Music Journey (3 Level Series)
In 2005, Adventus released Children's Music Journey, an animated interactive program that enables teaching young children how to read music, play the piano with both hands, and compose. In 2005, a study was launched to check whether this software can increase rates of learning math, science, and reading, just as traditional instrumental instruction does. [1] This study will use the software to teach music to students in the USA and Canada, from kindergarten to the second grade. It is being funded by the Keys to Achievement Foundation and monitored by James Catterall, Education expert from the University of California, Los Angeles. [2]