Customer Reviews

Singing Coach Kidz

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My 9-year-old daughter wanted this, and I was pleased to discover that it is all it is advertised to be. She actually did start singing a little better, learning to hold a note and stay in tune.

Technically, I have to help her set up the headphones, and sometimes the volume control seems to default to the computer volume (something I just need to figure out). But otherwise it's terrific.

I'm 12 years old and i love to sing. Before I got the singing coach, I'd be singing a song and half way through it I'd realize that I am totally off. And that was so frustrating for me. But when I got the singing coach for Chritmas I was thrilled by how accurate the step-by-step process of learning how to sing was. What's even better is that you actually feel like your in a proffesionally taught class. This is a truelly awesome product!
P.S. There is a girl on the program that is learning to sing right along with you. And she is pretty bad! So no matter how terrible you think you sing, you'll practically sound like a pro.(compared with this girl).

I ordered this from Amazon.com for my 8-year-old daughter, who clamored for it after seeing it on a TV promotion on Nickelodean or Disney. It's also being promoted on MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central channels. When I received it, I was shocked to find the following label covering part of the box barcode on the bottom size of the box:

"Warning: Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling."

Once the box gets tossed out in the trash, how in the world would the creators of this product expect little children, or even impatient teens for that matter, to remember to wash their hands every time they play with this particular toy, even if their parents told them once or twice to do it?

I will try to replace this PC mic/headphones headset with another one I'll pick up at an electronics store. If another mic doesn't work well with this system, I'm going to return the whole product to Amazon.com.

If you want to read the warning label for yourself, please see the "customer image" I have uploaded to the top left of Amazon.com's web page for this product (under the main product photo).

BUYER BEWARE!!
Every 9 y.o. loves to sing and loves the idea of singing along and hearing themself so I purchased this product for my daughter on her 9th birthday, In february 2008. This product never loaded correctly. I am very good with programs and computers. I left several messages and emails with the manufacturer and they never responded. I am sure it was to late to send it back. This is a ripoff scam product, and if you purchase it you will be so sad when your child cries because the gift that was so important to her doesn't work. What a waste of money and time. I think it is safer to buy toys at the store, if it doesn't work you can bring it right back and let your child pick out something else, hear you have to pay for return shipping and then you loose points you accumulatedas well.Singing Coach Kidz

I bought this as a gift for my best friends daughter, they tried to load it onto both of their laptops, which are top of the line, as well as a desktop. The software never loaded! What a disappointment, I feel awful!!

I gave this to my son for Christmas a couple years ago. It was really better than giving him singing lessons. It's like combining a coach with a video game that he can "play" whenever the mood hits him. It was a great value for the price. Last year I upgraded to Singing Coach Pro. He hasn't gotten as into that as he was in this program. The timing of this - Singing Coach Kidz - was perfect for him in 5th grade when he was just starting in Chorus.

Software doesn't run. Website doesn't work. Technical Support might help if you call during bankers hours. Absolute waste of money.

I was hoping to improve my singing so I bought this product. It seemed like they have a clever approach. It installed just fine but when I try to run it the product simply will not load. I tried de-installing and re-installing. This seems to be seriously buggy software -- I note one of the other reviewers had the same problem I had. I went to the manufacturers site and checked out the "support" section but they have no technical support information up there at all. Just information on system requirements. Very disappointing, I'm going to have to return this. Oh yes, they also have a warning on the bottom that the headphone cord contains lead -- if I wasn't returning this I'd need to worry about the safety of my two kids.

The CD does a great job in illustrating where your voice is now and where it needs to be. Great visuals and being able to adjust to it. it really helps!

The software helped our daughter who could not sing at all to now be able to sing 'okay'. It was done by singing once a week for 30 minutes for one year.