Top 5 apps for teaching music to children
It's in the cradle that our ears have their greatest learning capacity. Introducing a child to music doesn't mean putting a 2-year-old behind a guitar or his first drum kit. From birth, you can start by getting your baby's ear used to discovering sounds and rhythms. Playing an instrument comes next. Before or alongside lessons with a music teacher at school, the child can be introduced to musical practice... while having fun!
Give your child a taste for music: why opt for fun applications?
In the eyes of children, school music theory is boring. Video games, on the other hand, are more fun (sometimes to the dismay of parents)! So what better way to stimulate your offspring than with a game on a tablet?
As well as being entertaining, the app also helps students to stay on track. If apprentice musicians are discovering music at conservatory, they'll find it easier to assimilate lessons by practicing remotely, or by practicing regularly with apps during moments of relaxation.
When it comes to early learning, certain tools are perfect for introducing the youngest children to music. Like little Mozart at their age, toddlers discover sounds and instruments, and compose their first melodies.
Newzik has selected a top 5 list of the most intuitive and fun apps for beginner ears! IPad, Iphone or Android: these educational apps are available on a variety of tablets and cost less than €5. To your digital chopsticks, maestros!
Top 5 apps for fun music learning
1. Music Crab: easy solfeggio from age 5
Launched by Eric Zorgniotti, cellist and former musician at the Paris Opera, this free musical game is a fun way for children to learn the basics of music theory. How does the game work? Music Crab invites little music lovers to follow the crab's progress, recognizing the notes it jumps on and playing them back on a small keyboard. With almost 200 levels, the application helps children to improve their memory and develop their musical ear at their own pace rythm.
Aimed at music theory beginners aged 5 and over, as well as more experienced children, the totally free Music Crab application offers different levels, with guaranteed improvement in all 7 clefs: the treble clef, the bass clef and the C clefs.
Application available on App Store and Google Play
2. Toca Band for budding composers aged 18 months and over
Toca Band is the ideal application for introducing children to music while letting them play and enjoy themselves. Dedicated to children aged 18 months and over, the app enables the youngest to familiarize themselves with musical instruments and the creation of musical notes, all for less than €4.
In Toca Band, instruments aren't represented by pianos or guitars, but... by colorful characters who make funny sounds! Children have to make connections between the sound avatars to create a melody and then a song. Simple, interactive and fun: the winning trio to get your child excited about music.
Application available on App Store and Google Play
3. Music 4 Kids: challenges to create your own melodies
Composing on their own: are your kids up to the challenge? With Music 4 Kids, apprentice musicians (aged 4 and over) can practice reproducing well-known melodies, record their creations and learn the basics of music theory (pause, sigh, flat, sharp, chords, rythm, etc), all thanks to an attractive interface. The application features various modes:
- creating a melody from a blank staff,
- play musical challenges for gentle learning,
- the melody game to find and modify famous tunes
In short: for less than €3, Music 4 Kids offers great training for future instrument lessons at music school!
Application available on App Store and Google Play
4. Incredibox for learning to compose beatbox rhythms
Incredibox is an interactive sound application that lets children compose music by manipulating a band of crazy beatboxers.
Halfway between a game and a tool, this application is above all a sound and visual experience that introduces users to rhythmic and melodic concepts. A clever blend of music, graphics and interactivity that appeals to all age groups.
Electro, hip-hop, pop or jazz rhythms: users choose their style from 9 moods and can start creating, recording and sharing their mix. Game fee: €5. Turn up the bass!
Application available on App Store and Google Play
5. Mussila Musique: an introduction to the greatest piano scores
Mussila Musique is a 100% free, fun application with a real music learning program for children. The application features a structured program. Step by step, users take quizzes to recognize musical instruments and play notes by great composers.
In the application, children complete their musical knowledge through simple, interactive solfeggio and piano exercises. Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Mozart? The great classical compositions will hold no secrets for them!
Application available on App Store and Google Play
Once your children have become true budding musicians, you'll be able to use the Newzik collaborative score reader. Ideal for scanning, annotating and playing sheet music, the app lets apprentices share their very first scores with family and teachers alike! Let's play!