Jan. 6, 2009
Kinderbach
Posted in Product Reviews for Homeschooling
 We have been enjoying Kinderbach at our house! This online music program has provided a lot of fun and learning for our 3- and 6-year-old daughters. Hubby and I have no music knowledge at all, and we appreciated the opportunity to sample this program, and it is on our school list for the Fall! Kinderbach provides an introduction to music for 2-7 year olds. The online class consists of four 15-minute lessons per week and costs approximately $10/month, which is comparable to one week of a traditional piano lesson. Kinderbach also offers DVD programs to purchase, which might be more cost-effective for a larger family. Our 6-year-old was able to do several lessons at one sitting, while the 3-year-old could attend to the scheduled one lesson, maybe two; if your goal is to begin formal piano lessons, realize that an older child could work through Kinderbach more quickly and be ready sooner than you thought. We feel Kinderbach is a good purchase for us, as it is cheaper and more convenient than out-of-home lessons, though it will prepare our children for those in the future. The program is kid-friendly, as in entertaining and easy to understand. There are stories with characters associated with the keyboard, yet they include the appropriate musical terms, so the child learns to play notes and understand terminology apart from the Kinderbach characters. There are PDF work/color sheets to reinforce ideas that the girls also liked. They often asked to "do Kinderbachs" and would be singing the songs around the house! Check out some samples of Kinderbach at YouTube, and you can have two weeks of free lessons at Kinderbach. Also, sign up for their newsletter e-mails for specials. I know I can't tell you about our girls' results from Kinderbach with such a short review period, but I can tell you that we're "sold" on it and will be purchasing it for the following school year. I am partial to the online program but will compare costs with the DVDs to see which is more beneficial. Please check out their information if piano lessons are a part of your plan for the future. |
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