A Jazzy Day
© 2012 The Melody Book
Designed to introduce young children to Jazz music and it's instruments, this app follows two children as they explore the Jazz Big Band, where they discover the sounds of each instrument. We appreciated the realism to this app -- especially the instrument sounds -- there are no cheesy synthesizers here. In addition, there's a full jazz Big Band arrangement that can be mixed and matched, making it fun to play with various parts of the band to hear how they turn into a "conversation." On the last of the 15 pages, children can test their knowledge with an un-timed quiz that asks children to match a phrase (or a lick) played by each instrument, with the correct picture. Instruments include the saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, piano, guitar and vibraphone. As with many ebook designs, there is both a read to me mode or a read it myself option. All in all, this is an excellent addition to your app library.
$4.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Teaches: music, jazz
CTR Rating: 92%