Children's
Music Journey
Volume 1, 2 or 3 $69.95 Your Price $66.45
Boxed Set of all 3 Volumes $179.95
Children’s Music Journey is an educational software
product that will change the way
children learn music. This animated, interactive program helps children ages
4+ develop musical talent by taking part in engaging lessons, activities and
games. Children's Music Journey has children on the edge of their seat
learning right away. By the completion of the program they'll be playing
piano with both hands, reading music, composing and improvising. Designed
for Windows and Macintosh and intended for use in either the home or school
computer lab, Children's Music Journey makes use of a MIDI piano keyboard.
Features:
Learn
all about music from the greatest composers that ever lived Children learn
to read, play the piano keyboard, and compose 25 animated and narrated
interactive lessons Library of over 100 songs to listen to and learn to play
Ten interactive music games develop skills and make learning fun Composer
function that helps children create their own music
Level 1
25 interactive lessons taught by famous composers like Beethoven, Bach, Scott Joplin, and more. 30 practice sessions with ‘Miss Melody’ the practice room teacher. 100+ learn-to-play songs and famous pieces. 10 games to reinforce theory and make learning fun. Compose and improvise with dozens of instruments, sounds, beats, and pre-loaded arrangements from classical to rock ‘n roll. Concepts learned in Level 1 (25 week program)
High notes, low notes and middle C * Repeating short rhythmic patterns * Variety of great piano works presented with some history * Directional note sequences, descending/ascending, from/to, middle C * ‘Double’ notes * ‘Holding’ notes * Finger numbers * Middle C position (either by stepwise movement, or finger number) * Stepping notes * Musical alphabet * Keyboard letter names * Half notes and whole notes
Level 2 and Level 3
Continue the musical journey with more animated lessons, games, and activities. Children are introduced to new concepts by several new composers and performers at each lesson. By the end of Level 3, children are fluently reading music from the grand staff, playing with both hands, composing, improvising, and they're turned on to music for life!
Concepts learned in Level 2
Dotted half notes * Grand staff, treble and bass clef * Progressive history of music with notable compositions * Notation of middle C position notes * Time signatures and bar lines * Tempo, and Italian terms: andante, allegro, moderato * Dynamics f, mf, mp, p * Repeat sign * Rests * Playing hands together * Eighth notes * Ties
Concepts learned in Level 3
Sharps, flats and naturals * Music history with examples continued * Notation of standard C position * Staccato, legato, Accents, Fermata * Increase range and diversity of repertoire * Dotted quarter/eighth note patterns * Intervals of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th * Notation of G position * Introduction of orchestra instruments * Moving hand positions * Key signatures
Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Win
7 or Mac OSX
128 MB RAM
Pentium
II
300MHz or better
CD-ROM drive
250 MB hard drive space
Color display
at 800 X 600 resolution (true color recommended).
Sound card with MIDI
synthesis, hardware wave-table synthesis recommended.
Standard MIDI keyboard
with cable required.