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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Vivendi Universal EAN: 0738981042527 Format: CD-ROM Label: Vivendi Universal Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal Model: 4252 Platform: Windows 98, Macintosh, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: Vivendi Universal Studio: Vivendi Universal Accessories: Editorial Review: Amazon.com Product Description: Join Hopsalot on an enchanting adventure through the four different lands of Music World. The magic and harmony of the Land of Music are being threatened by Sir Sour Notes, and the instruments need your help. Help Hopsalot restore the Royal Orchestra to King Harmony's kingdom by collecting the sour notes scattered about the land. Along the way, you'll play games that teach important music skills such as beat, rhythm, tone, and melody. (Ages 5-8) Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A great introduction to a variety of music concepts!Our game arrived last night. For the most part my [...] loved playing it. I thought the variety of musical activities and the story line made the program fun. She takes violin lessons and it reinforced a number of the concepts she had learned. Sir Sour Note is a bit creepy but she didn't seem to mind. She especially liked the area where she could make her own music and listen to what she had created. I was impressed by how quickly she picked up the various activities. And yes as ... Read More Rating: - A wonderful program for ALL ages!Pros: I am a K-5 music teacher at a school district in Texas and have used Jumpstart Music with ALL grade levels with much success. The Kindergartners must have prior instruction with the rhythms before attempting to use this. However, after a few lessons to prepare, they were very successful. I recently allowed by 4th and 5th graders to use it and they were completely happy with it. Even though they saw it only goes to third grade level when first putting your name in the system, they realized ... Read More Rating:  - Both of my kids love it!We checked this out from the library time and time again. The kids have asked for their own copy for Christmas. My kids were 4 and 6 when they first found it; now 5 and 7, they still dig it! The older one takes piano lessons and this helped supplement her initial learning. I strongly disagree with the unfavorable reviews. Rating:  - JumpStart Music is a big UGHUGH. We got JumpStart Music as the second disc in the JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade 3 CD Pack. It is the worst of the 3 CD's and we suggested mom to sell it on eBay.com. I don't think she's doing it because she said it's an "incomplete set", but anyways, WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE HOPSALOT? I mean, this is for like, Toddler to 3rd Grade, but Hopsalot is a Kindergarten character. (I also think this software is veeeeery old. Too old for the new advanced series.) With old JumpStart software, it is always only ... Read More Rating:  - My child was frightened by Sir Sour Note...My 5-year old was frightened by Sir Sour Note, and to this day (over a year later) she refuses to play this software. Now my four year old won't either because of the first child's fright. It is a shame that Jumpstart couldn't find a way to encourage a child's exploration of the wonders of music without this 'Hollywood' gimic of good and evil. Shouldn't an introduction to music be a joy, not a traumatic experience? |
