Playing Music empowers the child to explore the expressive elements of the musical experience. These expressive qualities are at the very highest level of the performance experience.
Think for a moment about the symphony orchestra. The conductor doesn't play a single note. The conductor leads the orchestral musicians through subtle changes of tempo and loudness. Hesitating for a moment here and rushing ahead there. Soloists and chamber groups, like string quartets, do the same. This expressive skill has always come after years of training, and probably always will. But, just as a child can build a play castle with blocks without having gone through the training of an architect, this CD-ROM allows children to play with expression in music and experience some of the joys and surprises these elements can bring.
Including over 20 musical scores by 11 of the world’s most famous composers, 9 videos, interactive animation, games, glossary and much, much more!
Playing Music includes over 20 musical scores by 11 of the world‘s most famous composers, 9 videos, interactive animation, games, glossary and much, much more!
Playing Music features fun and challenging games for students to learn and explore:
- Listen!
Listen to several musical performances and find two the same. Become aware of the subtleties of musical expression.
- Look!
Watch visual kinetics and compare what you see to what you hear. Hear and feel the power of musical expression.
- Look and Listen!
Listen to a performance and choose the correct musical notation. A first step to musical literacy!
- Make It So!
Listen to the music while reading the score. Then choose which musical expression marks are missing.
- What‘s It Mean?
A fun game to reinforce concepts set forth in the glossary of musical expressions and symbols.
System Requirements
Windows 95/98/2000/Me/XP/Vista
233 MHz Intel Pentium class processor (or better)
CD-ROM drive, sound card, 256+ color display
speakers or headphones
128 MB of free RAM
Mac OS 8+ or Mac OS X
CD-ROM drive, 256+ color display
speakers or headphones
128 MB of free RAM |
