Children's Music Journey

Other products by Adventus Incorporated

Product Features

• 25 interactive, animated lessons taught by famous composers like Beethoven, Bach, Scott Joplin, and more.
• Practice sessions to reinforce what was learned in the lessons.
• Song Library of 50 Learn-to-play pieces
• 10 interactive music learning games to reinforce theory and make learning fun.
• Compose and improvise with dozens of instruments, sounds, beats, and pre-loaded arrangements from classical to rock ‘n roll in the Improvisation Room

Product Details

Product Manual [20.97mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002PZQ66
• Item model number: ADVCMJ04
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 22, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,598 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
A wonderful animated and narrated course that will start your child reading music, composing, and playing a piano or keyboard instrument!

Features:

• Children learn to read, play the piano or keyboard, and compose
• One full year of animated, narrated interactive lessons
• Library of over 100 songs to listen to and learn to play
• 10 great interactive music games
• Composer that helps children create their own music

Product Description
Children's Music Journey is a fully animated, interactive program that helps even young children learn to read music, play with both hands, compose and improvise. Children love to learn this way, and are engaged by the large friendly Beethoven, Bach, Joplin characters who help them through every step of their journey to learn the language of music. For ages 4 to 8

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a great piano software program for beginners, January 24, 2007

By	Whit's mom - See all my reviews

Our 6 year old wanted the Fisher Price keyboard that interacts with a television for Christmas. We were unimpressed by its "teaching" and price tag. After some research, we purchased a MIDI keyboard and this software. He loved it! The lessons were fun and instructive. The games were not distractions from the lessons, they enhanced them. In a month, he learned key names, identified high and low notes by sound, learned four count beat, finger placement, and some song playing.
We will confidently sign him up for piano lessons. If he never learns another note, we still got our money's worth.
Highly recommend!!

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work half the time, November 17, 2008

By	BadBoydz "Overproducktion" (Graham, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This product has caused nothing but frustration for us. I'm glad Amazon doesn't carry it. The only reason I'm leaving the review here is because Adventus wants you to contact them if you want to leave feedback on their site. I don't think they will allow a thumbs down review to be posted on thier site.

I'm a homeschooling mom to 6 children, ages 12 to 1 years of age. While we have room for a piano, I wasn't sure we wanted to deal with a real one in the house yet, maybe when they are older. So, for the time being, I thought that the Children's Music Journey and MIDI keyboard would be awesome.

The MIDI Keyboard is great, but the actual software doesn't work half the time. In my opinion, it was NOT worth the money.

Customer service from Adventus is not a pleasant experience. The person that helped us sounded bothered by us, and treated us like we were stupid. (I'm not that computer savy... but I do know about software)

3 of my friends tried the software on their computers and it was the same problem. Middle C doesn't work past lesson 1, practice 5. You can't advance to the next level until you complete lesson 5...which requires middle C! I was told twice by Adventus it's because we need to complete all the lessons prior to 5, and we did, time and time again. Adventus keeps telling us that, "sorry, don't know what to tell you." Not much help.

I recommend getting the MIDI keyboard, but finding a different music program.