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Based on the classic story, The Musicians of Breman told with the addition of Lamb Chop's witticisms and silliness. In this retelling of the story, different animals learn about the members of the different instruments of the orchestra. The Raccoon gets involved in the Percussion family, Cat gets into the woodwinds (mainly the clarinet), Lamb Chop decides upon the flute, because who wants to lug a piano around on their back. It's great! What this reviewer loved about the telling of this story is that, when the narration was finished and the background music was playing, the student could click around each individual screen to find fun surprises and some silly musical jokes. The grand finale of the story comes when the user can choose the style of music they want for the concert finale - they can choose from classical and jazz to rock and marching band music. The basis of the retelling of the story is to expose the "new to music" user to the different families of the orchestra, the sounds that the instruments in each family can produce, and some ideas and thoughts about the concepts of practice, dedication to music, and the love of music. Children learn about more than 50 accurately rendered musical instruments. Fun and Challenging activities include Musical Memory, Find the Sound, Song Jumble, Wacky Musicians and Stop the Robbers. Features dozens of popular children's songs. |
