Achieve Partners has acquired Wise Music Group's digital education division, marking a significant move in the music education technology sector.

The acquisition includes five key educational brands:

• MusicFirst (classroom educational resources)
• Charanga (music lessons platform used by 70,000+ teachers)
• Rising Software (ear training & music theory software)
• Focus on Sound (multimedia learning materials)
• O-Generator (composition tools)

Achieve Partners plans to accelerate the development of all five brands while expanding their reach in educational technology. The company aims to build a comprehensive education software platform for performing and visual arts as part of their broader mission to address America's skills gap.

For Wise Music Group, this sale represents a strategic move to focus exclusively on their core music publishing business. CEO Tomas Wise expressed confidence that the educational brands will thrive under Achieve Partners' management while allowing Wise Music to strengthen its position as a leading independent publisher with over 500,000 copyrights under management.

This acquisition follows recent developments in music education technology, including:

• Funding raises for Conduction and Moombix
• Billie Eilish's partnership with Yousician
• Sony Music's integration with Duolingo music lessons

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