Customer Reviews

Brainy Baby: Music

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As usual, my kids LOVE this latest Brainy Baby product. It has terrific songs, darling kids, and best of all, it actually teaches them about Music! The "rhythm" example with kids walking, running, skipping, etc. to different beats is so cute - my 2 yr old always jumps up & down and laughs out loud! And the surprisingly beautiful sounds of a barbershop quartet (teaching about harmony, tempo, etc.) literally make my kids stop what ever they're doing and listen in fascination.
I highly recommend it - your child will love it, too!

My 2.5yr old son owns almost all of the Brainy Baby DVDs (he's got 10 of them) so when I saw this DVD and read the positive reviews I bought it and Brainy Baby Art. When we received it I sat my son down and watched it with him. He just was NOT interested in this video. After a few minutes he went off and started playing with his toys. At 2 he's not interested in knowing wind instruments, string instruments, quartets, harmony, etc. My son loves music and he loves making music on his keyboard and he owns alot of musical instruments he loves playing. This video seemed a bit to advanced to be understood by a 2 or 3yr old unless they're gifted. I'm going to put this video up and try it when my son's 3.5 or 4yrs old. If you've got a 2yr old who's interested in music I'd suggest "Blue's Big Musical" wich is more toddler friendly. He LOVES that DVD.

My daughter has been watching this DVD since she was 18 months old. She is now 3 and still asks for it every now and again. The original songs created for the DVD are really good (I cannot stand them myself but my daughter loves, loves, loves them, and that's what it's all about, right?) Anyway, don't worry about your baby not "getting" it. Sure they talk about advanced concepts like pitch and tempo, but they make it very interesting. It is also a good introduction to the different musical instruments and various types of music (rock, blues, etc.)

My daughter took to this video from 2.5 years old. Now 3 it is her favourite video - although she loves music. If your child is interested in pianos or music I could not recommend this product highly enough. The little boy singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star out of tune a bit makes her smile every time. A great mix of information and songs. Would love more Brainy Baby videos for older kids.

The concepts in this DVD are far too advanced for a baby. The film covers subjects such as tempo, rhythm, genres of music, etc., and there is a large amount of narration. For educational purposes, it would probably work best for children ages 3 and up. This is not to say a baby will not take interest in the sounds and images; my one year old enjoyed many sections of the video simply because she likes music and likes watching other children. Other portions were unable to hold her interest, however, and the information was certainly beyond her grasp.

Borrowed from the library and now we're buying it!! My 19mo old and 4 yr old love this video. The music is great and its educational.

I purchased the Brainy Baby Right Brain and Left Brain and began playing them for my son when he was about 4 months old. As he got older he seemed to lose some interest. At 8 months old I notice my son taking interest in music. So, one day at the store I saw this DVD. I purchsed it and it has been a huge hit. My son watches it two to three times a day. Every morning I put it in when he eats his breakfast and he gets so excited. At 10 months old now he has started to dance to the music. I love the way this explains different instruments, sounds, and types of music it is diffently educational.

Although this DVD is very educational, much of it is not interesting to a one, two or even three year old. An older child may thoroughly enjoy it however. The lessons are presented in short increments but not the most exciting manner. If you have a little one, check out the "Trebellina" DVD instead. Not only are little kids riveted, but they actually learn more advanced material (like how to read written note music -- yes, really -- and pitch training) than on this DVD. It is all in the way it is presented. From a parents' perspective, the music on Trebellina is really fun as well. My toddler liked Brainy Baby but LOVED Trebellina and learned much more from it. She was reading music at 3 yo and started taking piano lessons. Her teachers were amazed at what she already knew, how good her ear was, and how quickly she picked up concepts. If you want your little one to learn music, look at another product but keep this in mind for an older child.

My son LOVES this DVD, and has liked it since he started seeing short segments of it from our cable company's On Demand feature. He probably started watching the pieces around age 2 and he just turned 4. He's always been interested in music so this is right up his alley. My daughter is 20 months and also enjoys it but definitely does not understand the content -- she just likes watching the kids play music and dancing to it. Would recommend if your child has any interest in real music (instruments, types of music, playing music) and is old enough to pay attention, otherwise it would be wasted on them. The music is upbeat and fun, the videography is good (except the rock & roll segment makes me dizzy -- at least it's short), and the concepts are presented very simply for kids in the 2-5 age group.

The people at Brainy Baby has got it right AGAIN! They really know what they are doing 'coz my 20 month old really loves all her BB DVDs especially this one on music. Though it's recommended for 2 yrs & up, she enjoyed it the moment it was introduced to her at 17 months. And till now, she's still not sick of it. I too, enjoy watching it, it's both entertaining & informative. 2 Thumbs Up!!