Comparison of music education software

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The following comparison of music education software compares general and technical information for different music education software.

For the purpose of this comparison, music education software is defined as any application which can teach music.

General

Name	Author	First public release	Stable version	Cost	Software license	Written in	Notes
EarMaster	EarMaster ApS	1996	6.2	Non-free US$59.95/Freemium (iOS)	Proprietary		iPad version released in 2016
GNU Solfege	GNU Project	2001	3.23.4	Free Software	GNU General Public License	Python	Music theory
InstrumentChamp	InstrumentChamp	2015	1.0	Non-free	Proprietary	C++
Rocksmith	Ubisoft	2011-11-08	2014	Non-free US$79.99	Proprietary
Synthesia	Synthesia LLC	2006-12-01	9.0	Non-free US$29+	Proprietary		Formerly named Piano Hero^[1]

This section lists the operating systems on which the software supports. There may be multiple versions of a player for different operating systems.

Name	Windows	OS X	Linux	iOS	Android	Xbox 360	PlayStation
EarMaster	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
GNU Solfege	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
InstrumentChamp	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Rocksmith	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Synthesia	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	beta	No	No

Name	Video tutorials	MIDI compatible	Instrument playback	Interactive sheet music	Printable sheet music	Real time feedback	Social media integration	Progress tracking	Onscreen instrument	Modern Songs
EarMaster	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
GNU Solfege	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
InstrumentChamp	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rocksmith	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Synthesia	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Name	Accompaniments	Autoplay	Section looping	Adjustable tempo	Metronome	Song segmentation	Time tracking	Session recording	Music theory	Mini games
Rocksmith	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
GNU Solfege	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
InstrumentChamp	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
EarMaster	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Synthesia	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Name	Guitar	Piano	Drums	Trumpet	Saxophone	Voice
EarMaster	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
GNU Solfege	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
InstrumentChamp	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rocksmith	Yes	No	No	No	No
Synthesia	No	Yes	No	No	No

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