US Lands In the Chair(R)

US Lands In the Chair(R)

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- In the Chair Pty Ltd, headquartered in Australia, has opened its first subsidiary in the United States in anticipation of upcoming market demand. In the Chair is musical instrument practice software that lets students practice with professional bands and orchestras.

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"With over 112 million people who play musical instruments in the US, we understand the importance of the US market for music practice software. That is why we have opened a dedicated US office," stated David Evans, CEO of In the Chair.

"Over 1 million school musical instruments are sold annually, and with the increase in participation in music lessons, we have the demand of a market which can only continue to grow in size," Evans went on to say.

In the Chair recently signed a partnership with Sibelius Software Ltd, developers of the world's leading music notation software, to distribute and further develop the software. A collaboration between the software engineers of both companies will blend Sibelius's Scorch(R) technology -- the standard for web delivery of sheet music -- with In the Chair's patent pending engine which 'listens' to analog instruments and provides real time feedback.

"In the Chair provides beginner musicians with on-demand access to a varied library of real performances to help them learn. This is truly a world-first," said Jeremy Silver, CEO, Sibelius Software Ltd. "Students will feel that they are actually sitting in with the band instead of simply reading sheet music off of a computer screen."

"Sibelius has developed distribution networks all across the nation, this partnership will help bring In the Chair to all American schools and homes. With access to thousands of local retailers and all the major resellers of music through Sibelius's current distribution network, In the Chair will feature prominently in changing the landscape of music practice for students," stated Evans.

In the Chair is the first musical learning product that can analyze a musical performance played together with recorded or live music and give immediate feedback on musical nuances. It is the only software that gives users the experience of playing a real analog instrument with professional musicians with immediate feedback. It is available online as a free download at www.inthechair.com . In the Chair is currently open to investment from US firms.

About In the Chair

In the Chair Pty Ltd holds worldwide provisional patents on its system for judging a performance of a musical instrument in real time, and has patents pending on its ability to keep a score in time with a real musical performance across a network, allowing users to play in live performances from anywhere in the world.

In the Chair is a privately held company headquartered in Australia and has recently incorporated in the US and is located at 2070 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, CA 95050. For more information, contact In the Chair at phone (415) 992-5459; on the web www.inthechair.com ; or via email music@inthechair.com.

Contact:

Michelle Lee
Tel: +1-415-992-5459/ +61-8-8232-9330
Email: michelle@inthechair.com

Web sites: http:// www.inthechair.com
http://xprnnews.xfn.info/inthechair/20060724/launch.htm

Source: In the Chair Pty Ltd

CONTACT: Michelle Lee of In the Chair, +1-415-992-5459 or
+61-8-8232-9330, or michelle@inthechair.com

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