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Children's Music Journey is the interactive, self-paced software used by the Keys To Achievement Program and thousands of students around the world. By simply connecting a MIDI piano keyboard to a computer, children can immediately begin learning how to play piano, read music, and improvise. The software provides sequential keyboard instruction with over 94 Lessons, from Kindergarten through 2nd Grade.
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Designed and Respected by Leading Music Educators Awarded an A+ by elementary educators, the Children’s Music Journey Series addresses music reading and understanding objectives identified by elementary school music curricula and is a valued solution for elementary school districts and private home use. An Enjoyable Music Experience Children’s Music Journey incorporates a "teach, practice, apply" methodology that successfully teaches young learners to read music, play piano with both hands, compose and improvise. - 95 Interactive lessons taught by famous composers like Beethoven, Bach, Scott Joplin, and more.
- 95 Practice sessions with ‘Miss Melody’ the practice room teacher.
- 150 Learn-to-play songs and famous pieces.
- 30 Games to reinforce theory and make learning fun.
- Compose and improvise with dozens of instruments, beats, and pre-loaded arrangements from classical to rock ‘n roll.
 Children's Music Journey Vol. 1
The perfect tool to introduce young children to the language of music, and develop an ability to play the piano. Animated versions of famous composers such as Beethoven, Bach, Joplin and dozens more engage the child from beginning to end of an exciting journey of music discovery, after which your child can read music, play piano with both hands, compose and improvise. The numerous educational and entertaining games and the improvisation room help reinforce theory and ensure kids learn the language of music in a really fun way.
Concepts Learned (25 week program):
High notes, low notes and middle C * Repeating short rhythmic patterns * Variety of great piano works presented with some history * Directional note sequences, descending/ ascending, from/to, middle C * ‘Double’ notes * ‘Holding’ notes * Finger numbers * Middle C position (by stepwise movement, or finger number) * Stepping notes * Musical alphabet * Keyboard letter names * Half notes * Whole notes
 Children's Music Journey Vol. 2
The second volume of the widely acclaimed interactive music education software series, with even more famous animated composers providing interactive instruction and introducing new musical pieces. Parents and children will love all the activities. This volume offers many new fun and exciting games such as Guitar Girl, Metronome Soup, Dueling Musicians, Build a Song, and many more. This title promises to increase your child's musical knowledge, composition, piano playing and improvisation skills, providing months of fun.
Concepts Learned (25 week program):
Dotted half notes * Grand staff, treble and bass clef * Progressive history of music with notable compositions * Notation of middle C position notes * Time signatures and bar lines * Tempo, and Italian terms: andante, allegro, moderato * Dynamics f, mf, mp, p * Repeat sign * Rests * Playing hands together * Eighth notes * Ties
 Children's Music Journey Vol. 3
The third volume of Children’s Music Journey introduces seven exciting new composer teachers and take music learning to a whole new level with 35 new lessons and 50 new learn-to-play pieces. Completing the series ensures children have fun learning the language of music leaving them with an interest and talent to enjoy, for life!
Concepts Learned (35 week program):
Sharps, flats and naturals * Music history with examples continued * Notation of standard C position * Staccato, legato, Accents, Fermata * Increase range and diversity of repertoire * Dotted quarter/eighth note patterns * Intervals of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th * Notation of G position * Introduction of orchestra instruments * Moving hand positions * Key signatures
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