To purchase or view more recommended Books and CDs, click here: http://astore.amazon.com/rhythmsforliv-20?node=2&page=3
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
My Favorite Books and Cds
One of my favorite activities to include in a music session is a Book and CD, or an illustrated book that comes with a CD. Well done Books and CDs have not only beautifully recorded music but beautifully illustrated pictures to make the songs come alive. In a previous post I mentioned my love of Barefoot Books Books and CDs. Here is a list of all the Books and CDs that I use regularly. If you have one that is not listed here, please comment and make a suggestion!
To purchase or view more recommended Books and CDs, click here: http://astore.amazon.com/rhythmsforliv-20?node=2&page=3
To purchase or view more recommended Books and CDs, click here: http://astore.amazon.com/rhythmsforliv-20?node=2&page=3
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Recommended Apps for Kids
Several of my clients' parents have been asking for a list of apps for the iPad. Here is a list of a few that I recommend, most of which are free:
My Current Favorite: Young Music Genius - learn about instruments and composers, play instrument game where you hear an instrument and guess from 4 choices which you hear; play memory game of instruments by picture and sound - make matches like the traditional memory game; composer quiz - listen to a piece of music and guess from 4 choices who the composer is
1. Dr. Seuss Band - improvise music, play songs by matching the colors
2. Piano Dust Buster - play songs by following the "germs"; the better you do the more songs are unlocked
3. Kids Place ABC first words - learn to spell musical instruments - spell names of instruments
4. Musical Flash Cards - hear instrument name and its sound
5. Music Instruments - a book of music instruments, listen to sound and name of different instruments
6. Discover Musical Instruments Free - hear sounds of instruments
7. Mini Adventures Music - instruments a to z; most of them unique instruments from around the world
8. Music Notes - learn about whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and thirty-second notes
9. Rhythms Cat Lite HD - learn to read basic rhythmic patterns; a little bit of a challenge!
10. Guitar Free - improvise on the virtual guitar or learn songs
11. Xylophone! HD - improvise on the virtual xylophone
12. iGlockenspiel - improvise on the virtual xylophone; record your song and play it back or email it
13. Virtuoso - improvise on the piano; split the screen and get two keyboards so you can play with a friend!
14. Abby - Simon Says: Musical Instruments - play a take on the original simon game by listening to the instruments and playing back what you hear; "tap on what you've heard in the correct order"
15. Music School for Toddlers - try out different instruments; piano is free, then pay $0.99 for others
16. What Is It? - shows a picture and asks, "What Is It?" click on the image to hear and see the name of the object and its sound; demo in free version, pay per category $1.99; music instrument category available
17. Vocal Zoo - see pictures of animals and hear their name and sound
18. ABC - Magnetic Alphabet - just like fridge magnets; good for spelling words; free for alphabet, unlock more magnets of objects
19. DoodleBuddy - draw with your finger, change color, medium, use stamps, use blank screen or use a picture from your photo library
20. Feel Electric! - from the Electric Company, learning about emotions through games
21. Tap to Talk Starter Album - great for nonverbal kids or kids with beginning speech; touch the picture to "verbalize" what you want to say
22. Music Tutor Free - for students studying piano or other instrument; practice identifying notes on the staff, treble, bass, or treble and bass
23. Master in a Minute (free) - for students studying piano; note recognition, harmonic intervals, melodic intervals
24. Jigsaw Puzzle Maker for iPad - make a jigsaw puzzle out of your own photos
25. Best Sand Timer - visual timer; change color of the sand
26. VisTimerFree - 5 minute visual timer; change color; unlock to change number of minutes
27. Singing Fingers - amazing! use your finger to draw and make a sound as you draw; trace the lines and hear your sound back
28. Fun Rhyming - rhyming words
29. MicPro - record yourself singing or playing music
For a Fee:
Morton Subotnick's Pitch Painter - create music by finger painting; variety of musical instrumental sounds and authentic scale tunings from around the world
My Current Favorite: Young Music Genius - learn about instruments and composers, play instrument game where you hear an instrument and guess from 4 choices which you hear; play memory game of instruments by picture and sound - make matches like the traditional memory game; composer quiz - listen to a piece of music and guess from 4 choices who the composer is
1. Dr. Seuss Band - improvise music, play songs by matching the colors
2. Piano Dust Buster - play songs by following the "germs"; the better you do the more songs are unlocked
3. Kids Place ABC first words - learn to spell musical instruments - spell names of instruments
4. Musical Flash Cards - hear instrument name and its sound
5. Music Instruments - a book of music instruments, listen to sound and name of different instruments
6. Discover Musical Instruments Free - hear sounds of instruments
7. Mini Adventures Music - instruments a to z; most of them unique instruments from around the world
8. Music Notes - learn about whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and thirty-second notes
9. Rhythms Cat Lite HD - learn to read basic rhythmic patterns; a little bit of a challenge!
10. Guitar Free - improvise on the virtual guitar or learn songs
11. Xylophone! HD - improvise on the virtual xylophone
12. iGlockenspiel - improvise on the virtual xylophone; record your song and play it back or email it
13. Virtuoso - improvise on the piano; split the screen and get two keyboards so you can play with a friend!
14. Abby - Simon Says: Musical Instruments - play a take on the original simon game by listening to the instruments and playing back what you hear; "tap on what you've heard in the correct order"
15. Music School for Toddlers - try out different instruments; piano is free, then pay $0.99 for others
16. What Is It? - shows a picture and asks, "What Is It?" click on the image to hear and see the name of the object and its sound; demo in free version, pay per category $1.99; music instrument category available
17. Vocal Zoo - see pictures of animals and hear their name and sound
18. ABC - Magnetic Alphabet - just like fridge magnets; good for spelling words; free for alphabet, unlock more magnets of objects
19. DoodleBuddy - draw with your finger, change color, medium, use stamps, use blank screen or use a picture from your photo library
20. Feel Electric! - from the Electric Company, learning about emotions through games
21. Tap to Talk Starter Album - great for nonverbal kids or kids with beginning speech; touch the picture to "verbalize" what you want to say
22. Music Tutor Free - for students studying piano or other instrument; practice identifying notes on the staff, treble, bass, or treble and bass
23. Master in a Minute (free) - for students studying piano; note recognition, harmonic intervals, melodic intervals
24. Jigsaw Puzzle Maker for iPad - make a jigsaw puzzle out of your own photos
25. Best Sand Timer - visual timer; change color of the sand
26. VisTimerFree - 5 minute visual timer; change color; unlock to change number of minutes
27. Singing Fingers - amazing! use your finger to draw and make a sound as you draw; trace the lines and hear your sound back
28. Fun Rhyming - rhyming words
29. MicPro - record yourself singing or playing music
For a Fee:
Morton Subotnick's Pitch Painter - create music by finger painting; variety of musical instrumental sounds and authentic scale tunings from around the world
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Barefoot Books - Sing-a-long Books with CD
Some of my favorite books to are these Books with CDs from Barefoot
Books! The music is great, the illustrations are beautiful, and the kids
love them!
Creepy Crawly Calypso introduces different instruments, different insects, and also counting numbers.
Animal Boogie introduces various animals of the jungle, fun movements
and sounds, and is sensitive to different types of people with different
abilities.
The Journey Home from Grandpa's has a catchy tune which works on colors, different types of transportation, and is repetitive.
Many more titles are available! Some available in Spanish. Check out barefootbooks.com for more information! These are a must have for parents, teachers, and music-therapists!
Purchase Barefoot books here:
http://astore.amazon.com/rhythmsforliv-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=2
Creepy Crawly Calypso introduces different instruments, different insects, and also counting numbers. Animal Boogie introduces various animals of the jungle, fun movements
and sounds, and is sensitive to different types of people with different
abilities. The Journey Home from Grandpa's has a catchy tune which works on colors, different types of transportation, and is repetitive.Many more titles are available! Some available in Spanish. Check out barefootbooks.com for more information! These are a must have for parents, teachers, and music-therapists!
Purchase Barefoot books here:
http://astore.amazon.com/rhythmsforliv-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=2
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