BrillKids: Little Reader, Little Math, Little Musician for Mac Users

If you’re a Mac user, but you’re interested to use the BrillKids Little Reader, Little Math, and Little Musician programs, here’s the good news. You can use the BrillKids software on your Mac: A workaround to this is to use Bootcamp, which is a free multi-boot utility included with Apple’s OS X that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows [...]

Learning Through Music Videos

Hercules loves music. He loves listening to it and he loves to sing along. Some time back, we discovered some really cool educational songs on Youtube that he has since been singing along to. He sings them even when he isn’t watching the video. Sometimes we sing them in the car when I need to [...]

Music: Educational Songs – Ballads from the Age of Science

Music Weather

Hercules’ loves learning through music. His favourites are Peter Weatherall‘s Human Biology and They Might Be Giant‘s Here Comes Science. I often hear him singing to himself even when the music is off. Recently, we added a new series to our collection: Ballads from the Age of Science. These are really old but the content [...]

Books: Teaching Suzuki Music – Ability Develop from Age Zero

Suzuki - Ability Development

The Suzuki Method of teaching music is very much like Right Brain Education in that it is more of an educational philosophy rather than a specific method of music instruction. Of course the end result is to teach music, however, the concept behind the Suzuki Method may be applied to the teaching of any other [...]

Books: Music – How to Teach Suzuki Piano by Shinichi Suzuki

Suzuki Piano

Since I decided that I was going to teach Hercules how to play the piano using the Suzuki Method, I have been looking at books to help me implement the program at home. Although Hercules isn’t starting just yet (I plan for him to complete the Little Musician course by BrillKids first), I figure I should [...]

BrillKids: Little Musician Program – Teach Your Child Music!

Little Musician

If you’ve always wanted to teach your child music but don’t know how, then Little Musician is just the software program for you. Created by BrillKids (from the award-winning Little Reader software program), you don’t need to have any music knowledge to use Little Musician and all it takes is 5 minutes of your child’s [...]

Easy Piano DS

Easy Piano DS Featured

Play using the keyboard, or unplug and use a stylus. Master songs in Quick Game mode to earn new tunes. Practice different musical skills with 10 mini-games. Compose and save up to three of your own songs. Replay your compositions using different instruments. Learn to read music from a cool instructor. Unlock new outfits, pianos, [...]

Music Maker 17

Complete music production, post-production, And mastering software, equipped with a large library of virtual instruments, over 1,500 sound loops and a huge selection of virtual instruments. And a Vintage Effects Suite that lets you recreate sounds from classic audio components. Share your creations with family, friends, or even record labels by either creating demo CDs/ [...]

Montessori Music: Sensorial Exploration and Notation with the Bells

Montessori Music: Sensorial Exploration and Notation with the Bells Featured

This is an illustrated guide to sensorial presentations & notation – Montessori Music. Contents: Section 1: Sensorial presentations – introduction *Bell materials *How to carry & strike a bell *Matching *Establishing up & down *High & low exercise *Grading *The major scale pattern *Name lessons with the bells Section 2: Notation – Introduction *Introduction to [...]

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table Featured

Learn & Groove with 15 activities and over 40 songs and melodies! Activities provide opportunities for baby to explore with a roll, tap, slide or spin. Includes a variety of music styles for baby to enjoy. Comes with either blue or green legs to attach to table as baby grows. Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging [...]