A Symphony of Amazingness
This is an amazing fun app for teaching music and classical music. The artwork is great, the layout is great. There is a huge amount of information about instruments and composers and uses of music. There are wonderful pieces for the music selections. This app had a lot of work and thought put into it. AND by people who knew what they were doing. It is very thoughtful and well-constructed. It has three main sections which cover instruments, composers and the when and where of classical music. Each page has loads of places to click to hear sounds, music or facts about music. The user interface is highly child-friendly and engaging. There is a lot of information here that is great for preschoolers. This app has enough information and complexity in it, that it would be great for older children and even adults. It is well researched and has lots of amazing facts and musical selections. It is like an interactive mini encyclopedia of classical music.
Pure Genius!
Pure Genius!
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Mrs
What a fantastic app. My four year old loves it. I am a music teacher and am constantly amazed at the information she picks up about composers, instruments etc. She would play it for hours, given the chance! It's a really fun way to introduce children to classical music in a fun and interesting way. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.
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Really good app
Very interactive, loaded with information in a really fun and easy to use format, excellent introduction to the world of music for my preschooler, I know she'll get even more out of it as time goes by.
Terrible
This app is absolute rubbish!
No sound here either
Don't buy, as it doesn't work at all. I am pursuing it with Naxos, so far to no avail. What a shame - and waste of money!
No sound!
Just purchased following review in The Week; none of the 'play' buttons work, just silence. Rather defeats the purpose of an orchestral app - please fix this ASAP
This app has no sound
This app does not work. It did work on prior software versions (ios 5) but in subsequent versions there is no sound, which is rather a pity!
Classical app...
Excellent...strongly recommend. Had upgrade within mins too.
A fun way to explore classical music and instruments.
It's a fun and interactive app that lets a child click through the content in a fun and entertaining way. Great, great, great!
Awesome
This is one of the best apps ever to use for a child's development and explaning the music. We use u as bed time app and love it!!
Audio problems
On a first viewing seems great. But not much use if the sound doesn't work correctly. On some pages, no sound at all. On others works fine. Mayabe a problem with iOS6?
Marvellous intro to classical music
It is hard to think of a more delightful way in which to introduce young children to classical music. Loads of interactive stuff to keep the children engaged for hours. Also a lot of content and music..great value.
Exactly what it should be!
I love this, my 2 year old can't get enough of it, my students at school are learning heaps about classical music history and orchestral and world instruments. Love it!
Lots of fun!
Wonderful, with lots of character! Full of information in easy to understand, bite sized pieces with plenty of music clips and funny facts. The lovely illustrations are animated it kept my little daughter inthralled for ages.
Powerful
Used this to teach an eight year old Chinese girl English in China. Not only did she learn a lot of English, but it also really aided her in developing a taste for classical music. Highly recommended.
Fantastic
My whole family loves this app. Such a great way to introduce kids to classical music. It has a great variety of music tracks from different composers. The app is so easy to use and is really well set out. Very interactive and fun. Lots of interesting information, and educational without feeling like it's educational.
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Nice if it worked.
The idea behind this is very good but many of the music tracks don't work. Now if this is fixed it would have been 5 stars but until it is don't waste the money.
Would my request increase or decrease my experience of dissonance?
I experienced frustration using this app with my child. I would love to participate in a beta of an attempt that allows the musical selections to continue while exploring the interactive elements. I appreciate the cacophony that might ensue in the current implementation - given that most of the interaction includes audio. If I could overcome my selfish desire to listen to the musical selections without interruption, I wouldn't have to hold the app at arms length to prevent my toddler's haptic exploration. while the interruption of the musical selection doesn't deter him from exploring the app ( It thoroughly engages my 2-year old - he'd probably give it five stars.) he experiences very little of the included music from within the app when using it independently.
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Rosemarie Santisi
This is an unbelievably fabulous app! The graphics, the humor, the clarity of the text, the sound quality of the music and the interactive aspects make it a superb learning tool and a compelling introduction for all children. It is particularly effective for my students who struggle with a variety of difficulties with respect to learning ,
attention and processing of information. Thank you so very much!
I look for to expanded versions that might include modern day composers as well. Really fine work.
attention and processing of information. Thank you so very much!
I look for to expanded versions that might include modern day composers as well. Really fine work.
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My first classical app
It 's taking forever to load. Over 30 minutes so far.....
