From my experience, kids love music games. Whether they genuinely want to learn how to play song or if they just want to bash away at the keys, there’s something about them that keeps them coming back for more. So if you want something that keeps them occupied, music apps and games are usually a good choice to keep around. With that said, one of the latest music apps to hit the App Store is Adagio: The Musical Touch for Kids by Cangrejo Ideas. It is a music app that teaches kids some popular kids’ songs using a much different kind of piano layout than what you might be accustomed to. It uses a 7-note scale presented in as heptagon.
Adagio presents music in a fun and interesting way that children can understand. The musical keys appear on the outside of the heptagon with each side representing a musical note. Each note is represented by a color, it’s own unique animal, as well as the note they represent. You can either have it set to show as A-B-C or Do-Re-Me style. You also have a choice of having it output as a piano or xylophones as well as the choice of making the animals make sounds or not.
There are two main modes in the game. Songbook mode and Free Style mode. In Songbook mode, this is where children will learn how to play songs. There are 10 songs to choose from. Pick a song to begin. In the middle of the heptagon, a song train will appear. Each car represents a note they will need to play correctly. They can either follow by note or color represented. As they play, the train will continue moving until the end of the song is completed. When completed, they get a gleeful cheer from all the animals letting them know what a great job they did. In Free Style mode, kids can just play whatever they want.
Overall, Adagio: The Musical Touch for Kids is a wonderfully fun music app. It has a really great presentation that makes learning songs fun and easy. It’s made for young children and does a great job with making it accessible to them. It has large keys, cute animal characters, and the song train gives it a really nice graphical element instead of just flashing notes and letters. All-in-all, a very fun musical app for kids that they will enjoy.
App Store Link: Adagio
Version: 1.0
Developer: Cangrejo Ideas
Price: $2.99
Compatible Devices: (Universal App) iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Description
Adagio is a musical app designed to increase your child’s interest in music. They will learn playing through an attractive and colorful layout, at the musical rhythm of the train.
*** Reviews for Adagio: The Musical Touch for Kids ***
“Cute and colourful musical app for toddlers and young children that is fun and helps them to learn the musical notes and scale” – ipadFamily.com.au
FEATURES:
* Retina Display and iPhone 5 support.
* Original layout.
* Intuitive and simple design.
* Entertainment for kids and parents.
* Great animal sounds for each musical note.
* Different instruments to choose.
* Two notation systems: Do, Re, Mi and C, D, E.
* Available in English and Spanish.SONGBOOK MODE:
* Designed to learn and enjoy the best children’s songs aboard the musical train of animals.
* Includes 10 wonderful songs for kids.FREE STYLE MODE:
* Designed to play your own songs and practice the songbook.
* Multitouch support for a better experience.*** For a better game experience, turn off Multitasking Gestures in Settings/General app in your iPad. ***
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