The following is a sample of some of the endorsements received to date.
“I have just finished reviewing and suggesting revisions for John Hesnan's MusiCan Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 for the American market--both of these packages look great! They are thorough, easy to follow, and they cover some tricky concepts very clearly. I have not seen anything like MusiCan over here--other music education software products do exist (most notably Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory and Harmonic Vision's Music Ace), but I have not found any that do exactly what this program does, in such a complete fashion. I have had a lot of fun playing through the lessons (Americanizing them as I go), and look forward to the next levels as they become ready. I teach general music at the elementary level and jazz and music education classes at the university level; MusiCan seems to fill a need for both young children and music educators alike.”
David Hammer, Music Director, Riverglades Elementary, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano, Florida Atlantic University (Oct 2005)
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"MusiCan is an extraordinary teaching and learning tool for students of diverse capabilities and backgrounds. Designed to use music as a bridge for integrative curriculum access, this ingenious technology is tailored for student success equally with individualized instructive settings or classrooms in large group settings. MusiCan addresses national standards and current assessment and evaluation practices. It is especially engaging for special learners including students with autism and developmental disabilities, attention deficit disorders, speech/language impairments, vision/hearing and or the physically challenged. The talented and gifted populations will delight in the detailed creative graphics as well as the intellectual challenges present. MusiCan fosters life long learning while supporting fundamental skills of listening, speaking (singing), reading(notation) and writing (composing). It offers teacher support with encompassing lesson plans and student worksheets. MusiCan is an exciting and vital, universally relevant, multi-level comprehensive product which will enrich the over-all curriculum of every educational community."
Elise Sobol, Chairperson, Music for Special Learners, New York State School Music Association Music Teacher, Nassau BOCES Dept. of Special Education, Wantagh, Long Island, NY Adjunct Professor, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, New York, NY Adjunct Professor, Department of Music Education, School of Visual and Performing Arts Long Island University, C.W. Post campus, Brookville, Long Island, NY.
“Clean and colorful design, coupled with easy site navigation, effortlessly leads the user through a series of fun and educational tasks. MusiCan has developed a look and “voice” that is unique… MusiCan has made an effort to incorporate the essential, standard components of music appreciation while introducing current technologies (MIDI, music production, engineering), a component missing from so many music curriculum today. Overall, MusiCan is a highly creative, interactive music appreciation curriculum and musical skill development software application.”
Patrick Bolek, Project Manager-The GRAMMY Foundation's Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning
“It is a fundamentally new approach to teaching music, unlike anything I've ever seen. Delivered via CD, a local area network or the Internet, MusiCan employs a highly interactive, cartoon-based program that immerses the user in various learning activities – also touching upon all-important math and reading skills. Its products are designed to provide elementary school teachers a curriculum for them to teach music, from Kindergarten and all the way through 6th grade… I have been studying various offerings in the marketplace and have spent a considerable amount of time with the MusiCan products. I can honestly say these are the best tools I've seen! They are interactive, educational and exciting – and easy to use for both teachers and students.”
Rachael Worby, Educator and Conductor, Pasadena Pops Orchestra
“As the President and CEO of the Recording Academy and Founder and former Chairperson of the GRAMMY Foundation, I was constantly looking at new, alternative methods, products and programs to help teach our children about music. I have reviewed the MusiCan products and believe they are the most interesting, interactive educational tools on the market today. With all the recent funding cuts in our schools, the MusiCan products will help teachers to continue to provide the level of music education that our children so desperately need and that has recently been eliminated. I am a big fan of these products.”
Michael Greene, Former President and CEO, the Recording Academy.