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Baby Mozart

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Friends gave us the BABY MOZART video (made 1998) as a gift for our infant when he was 4 months old. He loved it then and he loves it now. It completely holds his attention for the 28 minutes or so it runs. Our little guy has watched it dozens of times over the last two months. It takes Mozart's music and presents it in very child-friendly renditions with simple visuals of toys and puppets. The pacing and length are exactly right.

We have played BABY MOZART about 3 times a week for the last 2 months and our little guy enjoys it every time. He smiles and giggles at his favorite parts. Believe it or not, the only time he loses interest is when the credits and ads come on at the end ! We can almost guarantee ourselves almost a half hour of getting chores done around the house as the program runs. (Buy it on DVD because you will eventually wear out the tape.)

Based on the Mozart program, we soon bought BABY BACH (made 2000) and BABY BEETHOVEN (made 2002) on DVD. Save your money. BABY BACH is a total bust. He lasts about 7 minutes at best. He never liked it. I don't like it. Stupid still shots of toy instruments just sitting there and gratuitous shots of kids lend nothing.

BABY BEETHOVEN is a fair program and our little guy will sometimes sit through about 15 minutes of it but it pales in comparison to BABY MOZART. The Beethoven video includes even more pointless shots of children and lots of [pricey] toys and mobiles which it promotes at the end.

The music on BEETHOVEN and BACH is certainly as good as the Mozart video but for our baby and for us, the overall presentations just don't cut it.

BABY MOZART however is a wonderful program and should be in almost every child's video library. With Mozart, they did catch magic in a bottle. Too bad they weren't able to repeat it with the later efforts.

We have always had classical music playing in our home so when Kate was 6 months old, we purchased Baby Mozart. At first I was a bit disappointed: I expected orchestra arrangements and better production values. But soon I realized, duh, it's for kids, not adults. The simple musical arrangements and low tech images are right on target for babies. Kate LOVES this video. As soon as the opening credits begin, her hands and feet begin to dance and a big smile appears. We point out the different images ("bear","apple","train"...."colorful whirling thingie") to make it a family interactive time. The educational component makes us feel a little less guilty over TV having anything to do with the education/entertainment of our precious bundle of joy. It would be easy to get sucked into the "video babysitter" vortex (Kate is totally enthralled for 30, count 'em, 30 minutes) but, like anything else, the video is great when used in moderation. Kate's now 10 1/2 months and just as excited about watching Baby Mozart. We've added Baby Bach to her repertoire too.

This video does exactly what a good children's video should do: it holds the interest of the child who is watching it, not just for five or ten minutes, but for the duration. I started my first child on this video when he was about 9 months. It was a godsend. I love spending time with my boy but let's face it, there are times when you just have to have 10 minutes or so to yourself so that you can wash the dishes or do laundry; that's when you pop this video in. It's 25 minutes of entertainment that holds the attention of even very young children. My wife and I have several of the Baby Einstein videos, but I think Baby Mozart is the one you should start off with when your child is very young (Baby Beethoven is good too) since it is just music, no dialogue. Move up later to Baby Shakespeare (poetry) and Baby Einstein (languages). Baby Van Gogh (colors) is also very good. By age two you'll be graduating to Veggie Tales (but that's for another review).

I wish I could give more than just 5 stars for this video! My 6-month old son, Drake, was given Baby Mozart for Christmas. He laughs and kicks and squeals with delight at the various toys and characters in the video. If he is fussy, just hearing the opening credits will grab his attention and he calms right down. If he's feeling alert, we watch the video and "discuss" the various toys and puppets. I think this is a wonderful way to introduce classical music to babies while giving parents a chance to interact with their kids on a new level. I've even found a few of the toys in the video. Drake recognizes them from his favorite movie and plays with them while watching the screen. It is such a delight to watch him react to the shapes and toys and music. He truly loves this video and I'll be giving this video to each of my friends at their baby showers. I cannot thank Julie Aigner-Clark enough for creating such a fun, up-beat collection!

I read the review and decided to purchase the video...and wasn't disappointed. I purchased it for my 2 year old daughter, and she absolutely loved it. She sat through the show from start to finish, enthralled with the music and motion on screen. Then, along came our third child, and at only a few months, she was entranced by the video as well. Our "new baby" is now 9 months, and whenever we pop in the Baby Mozart video, her whole face lights up, and her body language "settles in" to watch. She watches from start to finish as well, without a wimper. When she does start to fuss, we know the video is over. Even our 8 year old son doesn't mind "sharing" the TV with his little sisters when Baby Mozart is on. Although he is too old for the simple graphics on-screen, he loves the music, and so does Mom. This video is a great buy...in our family, it pleases everyone, ages 8, 2-1/2, 9 mos. and Mom and Dad, too.

I purchased this video after my daughter (now 14 months) received the Baby Bach video as a gift when she was 10 months old. It is very similiar to the Baby Bach video in having a somewhat amateur feel to the production, although we are spared the use of live action children in this video. Using the tried and true formula they developed, the Baby Einstein Company uses toys, puppets and videos of things like candles, as well as still images of things like food to visually stimulate children while listening to "baby friendly" classical music. It's entertaining, but I'm not sure it teaches much except how to watch television. For example there are segments devoted to some swirling beads and other items in liquid that I am at a loss to explain except in terms of interesting color combinations. This and some of the other objects shown are in the category I would describe as 'executive desk toys' and the repetitive motion at first will get my daughter's interest, but she soon settles into a blank stare. I watch the video with my daughter and I label the things she sees to the best of my ability. I point out colors, shapes, movement etc. but she is more subdued during this video than for example, Baby Shakespeare. The video is for children from ages 1 to 36 months. I think this age range is too broad. There are some loud noises in this video, which I understand are to bring your child's attention back to the TV. However, if your young baby is easily startled, they could be frightening. Further, because of the repetitive aspect of the images, I'm not sure this video has staying power for older children. For the present, my daughter will sit through this video with me. Is she learning anything? I don't know. Is she entertained? Yes.

This colorful, fun video for baby is the best I've seen so far. Although the "Mozart Effect" (the theory that Mozart's mathematically composed pieces stimulate brain develpoment in babies)is disputed, I bought this anyway after watching a friend's baby reacting positively to it.

The music is perfect, nothing too boring or overwhelming for an infant, and the visuals have delighted my baby from 2 months of age to 17 months, which he is now. During his immobile young months, I would prop him on a Boppy and watch him kick and smile at the fun images of toys, animals, and fruit he saw. Nowadays, we watch together and I name the things onscreen while he dances around to the music.

TV haters stop reading now: I must admit (and recommend heartily) that some days I would play this video when I needed a few minutes to pay some bills or wash dishes/fold laundry. It gave me a break and I knew he was watching something that delighted him but was age-appropriate.

I recommend and often buy this video for new mothers for all of these reasons. For a change of pace, Baby Bach is nice also, but there are 2 parts Brandon cried through because he found them boring.

We bought this for our 1 y/o, and our 4 y/o loves it as well! She knows (and is pointing out to the 1y/o) the sounds and visions that are coming up next, and both get sooo excited! Both girls are entertained throughout this video! I love it and recommend it wholeheartedly!

I was a bit skeptical about how interesting this DVD would be for a 3-4 month old baby but decided to take a quick gamble on it based on other reviews on the site.

When first viewing the DVD, parents should forget what they "think" a baby video should be and really step back and try to see the world from a baby"s point of view. At first, the imagery and transitions seem a bit silly, but after watching my son (now 4.5 months) react to the video, I'm looking forward to showing him the next step in the series.

While it is too easy to just sit him down in front of the TV when you need a brief 30 minute respite, it is actually a lot of fun watching it together because he gives such a positive reaction, smiling and laughing when his favorite images and music come on.

What is especially endearing is his reaction to the opening jingle and scene of the 3D caterpillar inching across the screen; as soon as he hears the chimes, he breaks out in a big grin and starts to become very excited.

Overall, highly recommended for any parent looking for something to stimulate and entertain a young baby.

Baby Mozart: Music Festival is an award winning DVD that introduces your baby to the classical music of Mozart with visually stimulating real-world objects on screen. Lots of moving and engaging visuals, mostly toys in motion, are designed to be simple enough to get your baby's attention while complex enough to hold it for a while. If your baby likes Baby Bach or Baby Beethoven (and very few babies don't) she'll like Baby Mozart as well. This DVD is appropriate for introduction to baby right from birth but will still hold her attention many, many months later.

Most of the videos in the Baby Einstein series are designed as `video board books' for your baby and offer you the opportunity to interact with your child in the same way you do with books as well as act as a distraction for that deeply needed parental bathroom break. Most of the DVDs have the option to "play" or "repeat play" and are about 20-30 minutes in length -- the repetition being very stimulating and comforting to the younger set.

While I don't think viewing Baby Einstein DVDs will make my infant "smarter" she sure does enjoy them! They give me a great way to interact with her as well as a few minutes here and there to get a few things done around the house. Their ability to calm her when she's fussy is already legendary in our household.

Here is information on all the current 21 Baby Einstein DVDs including suggested times to introduce them to your little one. This information IS NOT available with the DVD sets but I gleaned it from several sources for my own use. You may like to print this out for future reference.

Note: All the Baby Einstein DVDs are "region 1" which means they only play on machines in the U.S. and Canada.

Information on each video is divided into categories of age appropriateness:

From Birth and Up
* Baby Bach
- A multiple award-winning DVD
- Engages your newborn/infant through sights and sounds
- uses colorful real-world objects for visual scenes
- Appropriate from birth and up
*Baby Mozart Music Festival
- An award winning DVD
- Introduces your baby to the classical music of Mozart with visually stimulating real-world objects on screen
- From birth and up

Age 1 month and Up
*Baby Beethoven Symphony of Fun
- An award winning DVD
- Featuring the compositions of Beethoven
- Appropriate for ages 1 month and up
*Language Nursery
- A multiple award-winning DVD
- Exposes your baby to sounds of seven different languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, German, and Japanese
- Appropriate for ages 1 month and up
*Baby Santa's Music Box
- Joyeux Noel! Feliz Navidad! Buon Natale! Merry Christmas!
- Celebrate with holiday musical sounds from around the world
- Appropriate for ages 1 month and up

Age 6 Months and Up
*Baby Monet
- An award winning DVD
- A musical introduction to the four seasons
- Features the music of Vivaldi
- Appropriate from 6 months and up

Age 9 Months and Up
*Baby da Vinci From Head to Toe
- A multiple award-winning DVD
- Baby's first introduction to their eyes, ears, hands, feet, and more.
- Features Spanish, English and French language tracks for added learning.
- Set to the music of Vivaldi, Bach and Handel
- Appropriate for ages 9 months and up.
*Baby MacDonald A Day on the Farm
- A multiple award-winning DVD
- A fun-filled introduction to the sights and sounds of a farm
- Features live-action images and engaging visuals of puppets, children, toys, and real-world objects
- Combines traditional nursery rhymes with the classical music of Schubert, Schumann and Strauss
- Appropriate for ages 9 months and up
*Baby Galileo Discovering the Sky
- An award winning DVD
- Baby's first introduction to the sky and solar system
- Features captivating footage of the sky, planets, and galaxies
- Features musical scores by Mozart, Chopin, Strauss and Tchaikovsky
- Appropriate for ages 9 months and up
*Baby Neptune Discovering Water
- An award winning DVD
- Baby's first introduction to water
- Features the melodic scores of Handel's Water Music
- Appropriate for ages 9 months and up

Age 1 Year +
*Baby's Favorite Places
- A playful introduction to words and sign language - my street to main street
- 12 Months +
*Baby Einstein Meet the Orchestra - First Instruments
- First Instruments introduces your toddler to musical instruments that make up an orchestra and the different sounds that they make.
- Features multi-language viewing options in English, French, and Spanish for added learning
- Uses real-life images with classical music by Beethoven, Brahms, Joplin, Haydn, Mozart, and Strauss.
- Appropriate from 1 year
*Baby Einstein On The Go -- Riding, Sailing, and Soaring
- An award winning DVD
- A musical introduction to transportation and "things that go."
- Features multi-language viewing options in English, French, and Spanish for added learning.
- Uses real-life images with classical music by Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, and Rossini.
- Appropriate from 1 year
*Baby Wordsworth First Words - Around the House
- A multiple award-winning DVD
- A musical introduction to baby's first words and communication
- Features bonus language learning with Spanish, French and English tracks
- Includes the music of Bach, Bizet, and Schubert.
- Appropriate from 1 year
*Baby Noah Animal Expedition
- A multiple award-winning DVD
- A musical introduction to animals around the globe
- Features bonus language learning with Spanish, French and English tracks
- Includes the music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Strauss
- Appropriate from 1 year
*Baby Newton Discovering Shapes
- A multiple award-winning DVD
- Introduces your toddler to five shapes
- Features many of Vivaldi's favorite compositions
- Appropriate for ages 1 year and up
*Baby Shakespeare World of Poetry
- An award winning DVD
- Poetry in Motion with real world images
- Features award winning Baby Beethoven soundtrack
- Appropriate for ages 1 year and up
*Baby Van Gogh World of Colors
- An award winning DVD
- Exposes your baby to the wonder of color through Van Gogh's artwork
- Introduces your baby to classical music selections from Van Gogh's era
- Appropriate for ages 1 year and up
*Neighborhood Animals
- An award winning DVD
- Meet animals that live in and around the home
- This DVD compliments the Baby Einstein Animal Discovery Cards
- Engaging music from the 19th and early 20th centuries
- Appropriate for ages 1 year and up
*Numbers Nursery
- An award winning DVD
- A playful and interactive introduction to the numbers 1 through 5
- Uses familiar, real-world objects to show what numbers mean
- Features the melodic scores of Haydn, Chopin, Strauss, and Schubert
- Appropriate for ages 1 year and up
*World Animals
- Discover animals from the jungle, savannah and ocean
- This DVD compliments the Baby Einstein World Animal Discovery Cards
- Features music from the 19th and early 20th centuries
- Appropriate for ages 1 year and up