"Music exerts a powerful influence on children's developing minds and enhances reading, math, and creative skills. Nurturing your child's interest in music, whether it's singing, humming, whistling, dancing, or banging on a drum, sets the tune for further learning." -- from Amazon.com
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Here's a fun musical way for children to learn about reading, writing, and mathematics. Phonics and numbers are presented in a meaningful context of colorful rhymes and stories. Through hand and finger motions, full body movement, and opportunities for verbal expression, children are fully engaged in the learning process. The songs focus on the relationship between letter symbols (the alphabet) and sounds of the English language (phonemes). The songs also encourage children to search for relationships, order and predictability as they work with numbers. When the lyrics pose questions or problems, answers often come from children on the recording. There is always a musical interlude or a short pause before the answer is given. This gives the child listening a chance to answer first, then check the answer immediately following.
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No stranger to the realm of children's records, They Might Be Giants have seen success with their CD No! and the book and CD combo Bed, Bed, Bed. Their latest CD, Here Come The ABCs, offers up twenty-five alphabetically themed songs. However, as is their charming way, the two Johns (Flansburgh and Linnell), use the letters as merely the connective tissue, allowing them to pursuit intriguing flights of fancy that consider everything from the relative power of letters and sounds to animal hijinks. Just as they've always done, there are wistful ballads and high octane rockers.
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In a Radio Disney TV spot, a rosy-cheeked family of four sits in its minivan outside a restaurant, unable to cut the engine and go in because they can't stop bopping to the beat. They could as easily have been listening to this disc, which culls the latest and greatest from that über-fun radio destination: With Hilary Duff coming clean (on the opener "Come Clean"), Jesse McCartney crooning in a sweetly life-affirming way on "Because You Live," and Skye Sweetnam and Lindsay Lohan spouting off for the custom ring-toned masses ("Tangled Up in Me" and "Drama Queen"), Jams 7 plays like a special-edition double fold-out teen mag sprung to musical life. If there's a single song to spoil the spunky brew, it's the inescapable "Naked Mole Rat," seemingly lumped in for the benefit of pesky little brothers everywhere. Eight-year-old girls will love it--the bonus five-song DVD especially--and so will their still-eight-at-heart big sisters, moms, and babysitters.
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Ralph Covert may have sunk to the bottom of the sea for his second release, but he swished the sophomore slump aside in his wake. Here's a world as unwatered-down as its predecessor, Ralph's World, complete with psychic cats, caffeine-addicted parents, and heapin' helpings of b-b-bean soup and rice instead. In other words, the impossibly clever songwriting is back, and so is the catchy vibe and effortless-sounding folky delivery, something that extends to the cover tunes. Nobody, not even kids too young to be cartoon connoisseurs, tires of tra-la-laaing along with the Banana Splits theme, and why hasn't anybody thought to capture Sinatra's swingin' yet suitable "Fly Me to the Moon" for kids before? As on the first record, the closing tune simultaneously conks you over the head with sentimentality and suffuses you with a sense of connectedness. Somewhere, clans of fulfilled yet fantastically kooky families thrive, and if they had to choose a champion, it'd be Ralph Covert
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Ralph Covert may have sunk to the bottom of the sea for his second release, but he swished the sophomore slump aside in his wake. Here's a world as unwatered-down as its predecessor, Ralph's World, complete with psychic cats, caffeine-addicted parents, and heapin' helpings of b-b-bean soup and rice instead. In other words, the impossibly clever songwriting is back, and so is the catchy vibe and effortless-sounding folky delivery, something that extends to the cover tunes. Nobody, not even kids too young to be cartoon connoisseurs, tires of tra-la-laaing along with the Banana Splits theme, and why hasn't anybody thought to capture Sinatra's swingin' yet suitable "Fly Me to the Moon" for kids before? As on the first record, the closing tune simultaneously conks you over the head with sentimentality and suffuses you with a sense of connectedness. Somewhere, clans of fulfilled yet fantastically kooky families thrive, and if they had to choose a champion, it'd be Ralph Covert.
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With Kid Astro, the one-man musical universe that is Ralph Covert pulls up a chair alongside heroes and legends. Ralph's talent as a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, proved over the course of the first four Ralph's World discs and again here, plant him in the upper echelon of all pop performers--check out the bright California melodies of "Sun In My Eyes" and the hooky chorus of "Treehouse Orchestra." But it's the depth of humor in his discs that sets him apart. Like the scripts and characters in Sesame Street, certain Pixar films and, yes, SpongeBob Squarepants, Ralph's songs work brilliantly on a couple of levels.
This CD is Ralph's best yet! We love it and have a lot of fives on the disk already and we just got it two days ago. If you get a chance to see Ralph in concert, or even a free show at Borders, do it! We just saw him again, after a couple of years and I wanted to go back the next night even though the kids were at home with a sitter. Wonderful music, very catchy tunes, great messages and fun, fun, fun!
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Promising to be this holiday season's family film blockbuster, the revolutionary computer-animated The Polar Express-based on a best-selling children's book, starring the voice of Tom Hanks and directed by Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis-is a classic Christmas film with a modern look. The soundtrack album also mixes the classic with the contemporary, with immortal versions of the greatest Christmas songs ever penned, such as "White Christmas" from Bing Crosby and new recordings from Josh Groban "Believe", Aerosmith's Steven Tyler "Rockin' On Top Of The World" and others. This Christmas everyone will be getting on board The Polar Express.`
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Even though it includes some of the same songs, this isn't the Time-Life Christmas collection advertised annually on TV. It's actually a budget version of that anthology, and not a bad deal at all. Some may argue it's missing the two Elvis Presley tracks found on the three-CD TV version. Others will contend that any self-respecting Christmas music aficionado probably already owns (or should own) Elvis's wonderful '57 Christmas Album. What's attractive about this one is it gathers a lot of classic singular performances in one place--a tad too much Bing Crosby, perhaps, but also the original hit versions of "Jingle Bell Rock," Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby," Burl Ives's "Holly Jolly Christmas," and the Drifters' "White Christmas" (the blueprint for Elvis's version). This is a terrific cross section of seasonal sounds.
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Original soundtrack recording of the CBS television special recorded in 1965, tracks include 'O Tannenbaum', 'What Child Is This', 'My Little Drum', 'Linus and Lucy', 'Christmas Time Is Here' (instrumental), 'Christmas Time Is Here' (vocal), 'Skating', 'Hark, The Herald Angels Sing', 'Christmas Is Coming', 'Fur Elise', 'The Christmas Song' & 'Greensleeves'. Fantasy Records. 1988.
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Holiday albums can be tedious, sappy affairs--drenched in good intentions but sappy nonetheless. Not so, this release from the consistent Music for Little People label. It may be short on old standards, but that's only because there's a lack of English-language Hanukkah standards to begin with. A Child's Hanukkah makes the case for a number of original tunes, and while not all will make the canon, they're consistently entertaining enough for a quality listen. Klezmer is the musical bed here, coupled with joyous clarinet and tambourine fills, supplemented with songs like "The Hanukkah Hop" (a variation on the bunny hop), "We've Got a Lot of Latkes" (followed by "Dance of the Leftover Latkes"), and "God Rest Ye, Jerry Mandlebaum." Held together by dialogue--a family celebrating the holiday together, with plenty of lessons delivered along the way--this is a great addition to any child's Hanukkah.
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Chanukah Favorites, by award-winning Jewish performer, Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, contains essential traditional Chanukah melodies and new Chanukah songs which will delight Jewish families and make a welcome addition to their joyous celebrations of Chanukah. Chanukah Favorites has been awarded the Parents Choice Seal of Approval and is not only entertaining, but educational as well. Songs are sung in Hebrew and English and all lyrics and translations and a vocabulary guide are included. Chanukah Favorites is a must for any Jewish home and a gold mine for anyone who wants to learn more about the holiday of Chanukah.
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Rachel Buchman is a remarkably warm and engaging vocalist. Not only does she sing songs in Yiddish and English but she also has a wonderful way of explaining their meaning and the holidays they deal with. Buchman even includes dances and games to keep the interest level high. Finally, children help in the sing-alongs, hooking listeners quickly to the tape's themes and ideas.
Come experience and listen to new and exciting performances of your favorite children's Christmas songs. Time to Sing!at Christmas™ includes classic Christmas's songs and each recording has been newly arranged. The music is fun, playful and beautiful and the words are much slower than the originals allowing everyone to easily sing along, even those children who are still learning to speak. Plus, the wide variety of arrangements, styles, and settings makes this a joy to listen to again, and again, and again. We hope that your children enjoy these fresh new looks at classic songs, now that they have time... to sing!
Putumayo presents a dynamic collection of songs from around the world; twelve countries and six continents to be exact. Introducing the musical styles of reggae, zydeco, blues, etc. the Musical Adventure is a cultural awareness tour for all ages. Liner notes provide the song in the original as well as (an English) translation. A 1999 Parents' Choice® Silver Honor Winner.
Come experience and listen to new and exciting performances of your favorite children's songs. Time to Sing!™ includes classic children's songs and each recording has been newly arranged. The music is fun, playful and beautiful and the words are much slower than the originals allowing everyone to easily sing along, even those children who are still learning to speak. Plus, the wide variety of arrangements, styles, and settings makes this a joy to listen to again, and again, and again. We hope that your children enjoy these fresh new looks at classic songs, now that they have time... to sing!
Come experience and listen to new and exciting performances of your favorite children's Christmas songs. Time to Sing!at Christmas™ includes classic Christmas's songs and each recording has been newly arranged. The music is fun, playful and beautiful and the words are much slower than the originals allowing everyone to easily sing along, even those children who are still learning to speak. Plus, the wide variety of arrangements, styles, and settings makes this a joy to listen to again, and again, and again. We hope that your children enjoy these fresh new looks at classic songs, now that they have time... to sing!
Young Children love to sing, but they need to sing at their own speed. Time to Sing! is a delightful collection of children's classic songs newly arranged for children of all ages and abilities. The music is fun and playful, the words are sung at a slower tempo so that any child can sing along- even a child learning to speak. Time to Sing! helps to build language skills and the wide variety of musical styles and settings makes it a joy to hear again and again.
All the original songs from Volumes 1-3 on a music CD that you can enjoy when you're not watching Signing Time! Also includes 11 bonus instrumental 'sing-along' versions of each song. 22 tracks total.
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All the original songs from Volumes 4-6 on a music CD that you can enjoy when you're not watching Signing Time! Also includes 12 bonus instrumental 'sing-along' versions of each song. 24 tracks total.
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Practicing the drills and skills as recommended by the Speech-Language Pathologist is made easy for children with Speechercise™— a musical workout for your mouth, a new music resource from Twin Sisters Productions. At home, in the car, or even at school, children follow the Speechercise™ workout leaders through the warm up, drill work, and cool down. The songs and drills focus on mouth movements, basic vowel and consonant sounds, complex consonant-vowel transitions, and advanced word level strings.
These instruments are durable and of good quality. I don't worry about my kids banging on them as hard as they want. They make beautiful music. The kids have so much fun playing with them. They are real instruments, not plastic imitations that don't sound quite right. This was a purchase I don't regret.
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Strike up the band with this incredibly priced 17-piece music set! Kids from 3 to 103 will enjoy exploring their musical talents with these ten favorite instruments. This set includes a xylophone, a pair of colorful castanets, a triangle, wooden clacker, two jingle sticks, a kazoo, recorder, rhythm sticks, tone blocks and a harmonica all packaged in its own wooden storage crate. These colorful instruments are a perfect introduction into the fun world of making music, and help teach both teamwork and individual creativity. Guaranteed to bring hours of musical joy!
The First Act Junior Quartet is your rhythm starter kit. With enough instruments for you and your friends This kit contains a 6" wooden tambourine with natural head, a 4" chrome triangle with striker, and two wooden jingle sticks with chrome plated jingles.
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This sturdy custom-made 12-key pipe xylophone is ideal for your child's first introduction into the world of music. Schoenhut Piano Company has been a leader in the toy musical instrument world since 1872. This xylophone -- or Glockenspiel -- is one of five classic learning instruments being re-introduced from our archive collection of original designs. It is intended for the enjoyment of adults as well as children. Magical-sounding tones of perfect pitch are produced through twelve 5/8 inch diameter aluminum pipes. Built of solid black walnut and pure maple hardwood (with an oil finish to reveal the fine wood grains), it can withstand the roughest of play. Included are two large mallets, the renowned Schoenhut tri-color learning system, and a music book with a collection of familiar tunes -- guaranteed to make playing simple and fun.
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There is only one way to describe our pre-tuned, all wood constructed Junior Bongo, it's "BONGORRIFIC". This bongo is handmade, and constructed of selected two-tone woods. It is especially sized for a child's hands, and is lightweight for a child to handle easily and safely. The natural skin drumhead is applied using our own custom process to insure a long lasting full round tone. This child's bongo set is unmatched quality and will provide years of musical fun and enjoyment.
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March to the beat of your own drummer with our marching band kit. Our authentic, parade style marching drum is designed to look and sound like the tenor drums of the world's greatest marching corps! This kit includes our candy-apple red marching drum with carrying strap, a set of finely crafted hand cymbals with wooden handles and a pair of custom scaled student drumsticks.
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Kids will love to feel the beat and play it out with this special drum set. Designed with the same quality and features of a professional drum set, yet scaled in size to match younger players aged 6 to 10. Set features a 14" bass drum with pedal, 8" mounted tom, 8" mounted snare and 10" mounted brass cymbal. Comes complete with an adjustable drum seat, drum key for easy tuning and drumsticks.
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Guitar is 38 inches in length and come with Steel Strings. The guitar has Linden Binding and wood construction with geared tuning. Each guitar comes with an extra set of steel strings, pick, tuner, gig bag and strap. The Steel String Acoustic Guitar is perhaps the most versatile and common guitar type. The Steel String Acoustic Guitar has a loud, bright ringing tone that clearly projects to the listener. This type of guitar is the backbone of most country and bluegrass bands. It's perfect for backing a singer and its stylistic palette encompasses everything from New Age and Country Blues, to hot Bluegrass flatpicking, jazz fusion and "unplugged" rock. Tuning Pegs are made of Brass and Steel for easy tuning and to keep the tuned string held in position.
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Your child probably doesn't know Lawrence Welk or the accordion he toted around so famously for years. That should work in the favor of this sturdy, enjoyable instrument. Compact and well built, this starter instrument is a great introduction to the accordion--or just a lot of ephemeral fun. The accordion fits nicely into the palms of an adult's hands, but isn't too unwieldy for its target audience. The number of keys are minimized for ease of use and simplicity, but it's still possible to crank out a complex favorite such as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (a brief "basic instructions" leaflet is enclosed) only 10 minutes after the instrument's out of the box.
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Our feisty and fun accordion is especially designed to accommodate young players. A pleasure to play and hear, this 7 key, 14 note diatonic accordion comes complete with bass, harmony and bypass keys. A classic pearlescent celluloid casing tops off this sturdy instrument, constructed with a wooden frame and stainless steel reeds.
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This complete harmonica starter kit supplies hours of educational fun for kids of all ages. The complete package includes a professional style 10 hole diatonic harmonica, a 32 page instructional songbook and an audio CD. With a little time and effort you or your child can be plating a variety of songs and having a great time doing it. Fun for all ages, the First Act Harmonica Kit requires no previous musical knowledge and is well suited for anyone to experience the joy of music.
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The First Act Learn & Play harmonica method consists of a professional style chrome harmonica in the key of C, 44-page instruction book and play-along CD. Beginners will learn to play chords and melodies to more than 15 songs with a step-by-step approach.
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The learn and play recorder is scholastically approved and comes in three assorted colors. It includes a 30-page instruction book with easy to play melodies and fun musical activities.
Get ready to see a kid, dance, Wiggle and sing all at once. With this Role Play item once kids hold and play this guitar - they will never want to stop! Lots of music 8 songs, 8 wacky sounds and 8 Wiggly Phrases! Kids love magic of a "live" toy. This is chicken dance Elmo originality in a guitar - home run Wiggles item.
See It, Hear It, Sing It, -- and Learn It! There's nothing more fun than learning core preschool skills through LeapFrog's Learning Screen Karaoke. Children can take center stage, microphone in hand, to sing and learn with more than 50 fun songs, including songs from ABC Hits, Numbers and Fun, Phonics Favorites, and Traditional Tunes. As the melodies play visual cues magically appear on the learning screen, helping the child to associate what they are hearing and singing with something they can see! Children can also mix it up or make funny voices by using the voice pitch control or by pressing one of the sound effect buttons! The Learning Screen Karaoke teaches alphabet letters, numbers, phonics, rhyming and counting, all while giving an appreciation for music and rhythms.
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The Learn Through Music Plus system helps teach preschoolers fundamental lessons through the use of music. Now featuring a play and record microphone! The learning curriculum uses fun phrases, activities and games to build the most basic and critical building blocks of learning. How does it work? Learn Through Music Plus's individual software cartridges easily slide into the unit and feature light-up touch sensitive screens to enhance children's music and learning experience. Kids can also use the play and record microphone to sing along with their favorite characters, as well as the two arrow buttons to scroll through many unique screens! The system includes one cartridge featuring Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, and SpongeBob! With Learn Through Music Plus, learning and music go hand in hand! Includes a volume control switch that can be found on the back of the unit. All software titles are compatible with both the original Learn Through Music system and the new Learn Through Music Plus! system.
Children will truly enjoy the toe-tapping music and "sing along" lyrics of Ralph Covert's latest collection of upbeat, funny, and exuberant tunes for young listeners. The original compositions comprising this highly recommended addition to any family, school or community library children's music collection include: Belly Button; Sammy the Dog; Things that I Like; Pony Boy; Say Hi to the Animals; Clean Up; Dinosaur Rumble; The Muffin Man; What's New Pussycat?; Barnyard Blues; Betty Batter; Boy Who Cried Wolf Sheepishly; Puddle of Mud; Riding with No Hands; and the title piece, Happy Lemons.
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These easy to learn activity songs are designed for pre-school and primary grade learners. They tap children's natural desire to move, sing and make-believe. From a tiny chick curled inside an egg, to the vigorous movements of a galloping pony, a full range of images and movement possibilities are explored. While clapping, stamping, turning, reaching, falling, throwing, catching, bending, twisting, crawling, walking, hoppping, running and soaring, the whole child is engaged in developing movement skills, enriching language, experiencing basic math and science concepts, and stimulating imaginative powers.
It's not that Disney's bright-smiling team of kid whisperers hasn't done this sort of thing before, it's that they do it so well this time. RemixMania is a room-rattling, Skechers-shaking affair wherein the once-mild and vaguely medicinal "Bare Necessities" undergoes a funk-fortified "jungle boogie" remix, the ever-creepy "Siamese Cat" song comes out with its claws bared courtesy of a "cat-scratch" remix, and a medley including snatches of "Under the Sea," "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)," and "Cruella De Vil" is subjected to the braid-bobbing turntable stylings of DJ Skribble. Credit the producers for so skillfully tarting up these long-loved classics, but don't forget to give it to the artists, too: Hilary Duff and sister Haylie appear, as do Ashanti, Jesse McCartney (the swoon-inducing "Second Star to the Right") and Skye Sweetnam.
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Promising to be this holiday season's family film blockbuster, the revolutionary computer-animated The Polar Express-based on a best-selling children's book, starring the voice of Tom Hanks and directed by Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis-is a classic Christmas film with a modern look. The soundtrack album also mixes the classic with the contemporary, with immortal versions of the greatest Christmas songs ever penned, such as "White Christmas" from Bing Crosby and new recordings from Josh Groban "Believe", Aerosmith's Steven Tyler "Rockin' On Top Of The World" and others. This Christmas everyone will be getting on board The Polar Express.`
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The soundtrack to 2003's Piglet's Big Movie, from which Heffalumps borrows a couple of songs, played like a well-kept secret: Instead of stuttering along with Tigger and the gang, grown-ups got to match vocals with Carly Simon, who lent the bulk of the songs baby-blanket warmth and appeal. On this sequel soundtrack for which she was wisely recruited, she appears as honey-voiced as ever, coaxing a grown-up caliber performance out of a kids' orchestra on "Shoulder to Shoulder" and getting down to the kiddy nitty-gritty of "In the Name of the Hundred Acre Wood/What Do You Do?" Though Simon's sweet-natured contributions account for only around half the disc, with the other half returning us to fluffy Pooh staples, the energy expended on a bouncy-flouncy fun-fun-fun slog through "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" is well worth it. At home harmonizing rarely gets this good.
Imaginarium.com Learning Values Musical Play- Engages children in rhythmic musical activity. Music exerts a powerful influence on children's developing minds and enhances reading, math, and creative skills. Nurturing your child's interest in music, whether it's singing, humming, whistling, dancing, or banging on a drum, sets the tune for further learning.
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