Kinderbach

Interested in your children having music classes or lessons? We have been thinking about it for some time but with five children and a busy family schedule, it hasn't happened so far. We were given the opportunity to try out Kinderbach and were given free access to the Kinderbach Learning Center online.

You log in and watch the videos online when it works for you and this was a very convenient option. No CD's to store or books to find. There are also printable worksheets as you go along in various lessons. The videos are very cute and colorful to watch.

All you need is a computer and an inexpensive keyboard or piano. We were able to pick up a keyboard for $2 at an auction and boy were we excited for that find. I was impressed with the quality of the program and my kids were immediately engaged. It is intended for children ages 2-7 and my ten year olds did feel it was geared too young for them. However, after the first day one of them was asking when they could do it again. So depending on the child it could be used on older ones as well.

The program is intended to introduce children to music including some music theory, rhythym training, reading notes etc. It is not really teaching them to play the piano like a traditional music lesson but it does get started and they are exposed to musical instruction in a fun way.

You can try out two lessons for free to see what you think. For a membership, it is $85.95 which gives you access to the site for one year which includes all 300 sessions. There also is Kinderbach at Home which is a DVD set for $217.75 which included lessons 1-30, audio CD set and a songbook package. Other packages are in the works.

We found this to be a great program for younger kids and it does do the job of introducing children to music in a fun and cute way. Check out Kinderbach for more information.