Nutcracker: The Music Game

by Music Games International

Product Features

• Music learning lessons with interactive participation and exciting game play
• Sharpens listening and problem-solving skills; increases music vocabulary
• Musical games, puzzles, and riddles; animated encyclopedia of instruments
• Tchaikovsky's biography; history of the Nutcracker ballet; music trivia
• For kids age 4 to 10 years old

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DIVZC
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 1, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,944 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This holiday-classic title gives children an outlet for exploring their own appreciation of music, while sharpening their listening and problem-solving skills and improving understanding of the basic concepts of music. The Nutcracker Music Game is a magical adventure that celebrates music by challenging kids through interactive participation and exciting game play. The premise of the program is to save the Nutcracker by earning nine golden keys through a series of musical games and activities that teach students about differences between sounds, exercises their memory skills, and increases their music vocabulary.

The Nutcracker Music Game offers exceptional teaching tools, such as the ability to demonstrate, in the classroom, every instrument of the orchestra and its interaction with other musical instruments. But above all it teaches children to love and appreciate music.

The program features a multitude of innovative musical games, puzzles, and riddles, as well as an animated encyclopedia of musical instruments, an extensive listening room, Tchaikovsky's biography, the Nutcracker story, the history of the Nutcracker ballet, music trivia, and more.

Product Description

TCHAIKOVSKY’S NUTCRACKER: THE MUSIC GAME - Filled with countless hours of quality entertainment that is instructive and nonviolent, with timeless music and unique, unparalleled music puzzles, this CD-ROM packed in a colorful box will make an ideal holiday gift! Parent’s Choice Gold Award 2002 Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Children’s Software of the Year – Dr. Toy The CD-ROM contains: *9 different Games *The original Nutcracker Suite *24 Music Jigsaw Puzzles *Tchaikovsky's Biography *The Nutcracker Tale in a Nutshell *The History of the Nutcracker Ballet *The Finest Music Trivia *An Animated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun program!, November 2, 2005

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Texmomma - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nutcracker: The Music Game (CD-ROM)

My 7 and 10 year old girls love this. They enjoy the games, and make up dances to the clips of music. It's nice that it's something they can enjoy together.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching tool, November 27, 2007

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Erin C. (Kingston, NY United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nutcracker: The Music Game (CD-ROM)

I am a music teacher, and I have been using this software with my students since it was first introduced many years ago. It works especially well in the classroom if you have an LCD projector. I have used it from Kindergarten right up to 6th grade, as well as 7th/8th grade special ed. I am purchasing a new copy now because I wore out the old one! Very highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely crafted and engaging, May 24, 2007

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Michael Richards (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nutcracker: The Music Game (CD-ROM)

My 5.5 year old is loving this game. Very high on both fun and the educational scales. The activites are generally simple, but engaging, and really due instill some useful basic music skills.