Wise Music Group Sells Education Division to Achieve Partners, Sharpens Focus on Music Publishing
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)
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Achieve Partners plans to accelerate the development of these brands while expanding their reach in educational technology. Their broader goal is to build a comprehensive software platform for performing and visual arts education, addressing 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 in Achieve Partners' stewardship of the education brands while emphasizing their commitment to strengthening their position as a leading independent publisher with over 500,000 copyrights under management.
This acquisition follows other notable developments in music education technology during 2024, 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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