
KinderBach is a music program geared to the preschool to early elementary (ages 2-7) crowd. You’ll need a piano or electronic keyboard in order to use the course, which is available either online or as a CD-based program. I can’t say enough good things about KinderBach. While I thought it skewed a little young, Tornado Boy absolutely loved it and asked to do a lesson most days. There are plenty to do – the online program has 240 videos.

KinderBach uses engaging characters (shown above) and kid friendly lessons to teach beginning music theory. The child meets new friends along the way, starting with a little boy named Frisco and a donkey named Dodi. They teach him things like sounds, rhythm, high/low, loud/soft and where the notes are on the piano. The characters are also featured on printable materials that go along with the program.
Besides the keyboard or piano (which should be close to the computer or TV – depending on the program type), you’ll need other instruments to keep the beat like a cup and drumstick, plus paper, crayons, etc. Each lesson has printable companion pieces like coloring pages and activity pages that reinforce the lessons. I really like that the printable that correlates with the lesson can be printed from the same screen while the child is watching the lesson. One of the really nice things for us is that the lessons are short and active. They are a great fit for Tornado Boy. I’ve wanted to get him into music lessons, but I was very concerned about his limited attention span. We’ve actually been able to do several lessons in a day because they are so short. I love that he wants to do more.
To purchase the lessons that KinderBach has, you can first do a free trial, and then choose from online lessons from $19.99 per month ($7.95 monthly if paid in advance for a year) or DVD packages, starting at $40.95. You may also want to consider becoming a KinderBach Friend on Facebook as they run specials there from time to time. We liked KinderBach so much that we went ahead and ordered a years worth of lessons – the program was just that good. I feel that it will give Tornado Boy a great foundation if he decides that he’d like to take piano lessons or learn to play another instrument in the future.
Also available for purchase are e-coloring books and music CDs that complement the curriculum.
If you’d like to see what other TOS Review Crew members think of KinderBach, you can visit our Crew blog.
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