Complete Interactive Classics Series Music Software Games: Alice in Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Mozart's Magic Flute, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker

The Complete Interactive Classics Series, Music Software

This software has won over 40 awards!

The Interactive Classics' Series is the fun way to teach classical music to children as young as 5. Each title in the series features dozens of multilevel musical games, puzzles, riddles, as well as animated encyclopedias, listening rooms, music trivia and more. Order this special set and get all three titles in a convenient triple DVD box.

"Brilliant!" - USA Today, “Best Pick”

"Mind-bending, wonderful fun!" - CBS News, “Top Pick”

“So much fun, most appealing to children!" - The New York Times

"Lay a little music culture on the kids!" - The Washington Post

Contents:

• Alice in Vivaldi's Four Seasons Music Game — This exciting game teams up two masters of their form: Lewis Carroll and Vivaldi. Alice and friends take your child on a journey that combines Through The Looking Glass fantasy with Vivaldi's lush Four Seasons. Guiding your child through the mazes and levels of the games is the Cheshire Cat, whose rhyming wit introduces each game and provides timely help when needed. Click here to play a sample game
  
  
• Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Music Game — The great holiday classic brought to life, and your child is inside the action. By mastering unique games and puzzles your child earns 9 magic keys, which are needed to transform the Nutcracker back into a prince. Along the way he or she is accompanied by Usmus, the talking claxon, as the games move through a familiar soundscape rich with familiar favorites. Click here to play a sample game
  
  
• Mozart's Magic Flute Music Game — A child's journey through Mozart's operatic masterpiece. Children travel through the story as 'Wolfie', a young hero out to rescue princess Pamina from the clutches of the Queen of the Night. Wolfie saves the day by matching instruments to the sounds they make. Figuring out which instruments are playing in a quartet, and even matching a piece of music to a slightly distorted version of it. All the while he's defeating the evil Queen bit by bit. As your child plays as Wolfie he or she will absorb some of the greatest pieces of music ever composed or played. Click here to play a sample game

Features Include:

• Multi award-winning music game series (over 40 awards!)
• Dozens of unique entertaining and educational music games
• Hours of listening pleasure with some of the greatest music performed by top musicians, including London Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music, St. Petersburg Strings and many others
• Interactive Encyclopedias of Musical Instruments
• Composer Biographies, Histories and Trivia games
• Automatic Help

Recommended Ages:

• 5-7 Years — Younger kids can play for hours with minimal supervision.
• 8-10 Years — Older kids can go further, with a wealth of historical, biographical and music information included.

Selected Awards:

• Parents’ Choice – Best of 25 Years Award
• Parents' Choice – 2 Gold Awards
• CBS News – Top Children’s Software Pick
• Nick Jr. Magazine – Top Children’s Software Pick
• Parenting Magazine – 3 Software of the Year Awards
• Japan Media Prize – Japanese Ministry of Culture
• Parenting Magazine – Top Children’s Software Pick
• USA Today - Best Pick for the Holidays
• Discovery – Award of Excellence
• Dr. Toy – 10 Best Children’s Software Products
• Learning Magazine – Teachers’ Choice Award
• Association of Educational Publishers – Distinguished
• Achievement Award
• BabyZone – Two Amazing Toy Awards
• National Parenting Center – Seal of Approval
• EdutainingKids.com – 2 Best Children’s Software Awards
• Children’s Software Press – Platinum Award
• Creative Child Magazine – 2 Awards of Excellence
• Scholastic’s Instructor Magazine – 3 Teacher Raves Awards
• Homeschooling.com – Top 10 Educational Software
• Many others!

System Requirements:

• Windows® 98, 2000, Me, XP
• Pentium III 360 MHz or higher
• 128 MB RAM
• 750 MB available hard disk space
• 16-bit color
• Windows-compatible sound card and speakers
• 8X CD-ROM drive
• Printer optional

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This is one of the highest quality music software games we've seen! The games are enjoyable to play with multiple levels that provide a growing challenge. The original stories, characters and poetry are intriguing. The productions enchant young minds and stimulate busy imaginations.

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To enhance your learning experience, we've provided links below to educational websites regarding the subject matter of this item... we've done the research for you! Want more? Make sure to see our Free Resources for Parents and Educators.


Keeping Score, Revolutions in Music — Here you can enjoy multimedia biographies which explore in depth the factors that came into play in the lives and works of great composers such as Tchaikovsky, Copeland, Beethoven, and Stravinsky, with the possibility of more as this series unfolds! Includes lesson plans at the "Education" tab at the top of the page. Also includes an area for children.

Classics for Kids — Classics for Kids® is here to help you learn about classical music and have fun too! This website brings classical music's great composers to life through music and stories. You can listen to live broadcasts of a radio program or listen online. Play classical music games to compose your own music. The Classics for Kids® lesson plans and teaching resources give teachers practical, effective plans and activities that use classical music to help children learn. and meet national and state standards. What a fun site!