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Learning through play

Open the lid and choose today’s music tool.

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Twenty-two colorful music tools. Pick the one you want to explore.

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22 instruments

Make sound

Touch it and make a sound

No.01Tap the DrumsTap drums, tambourines, and triangles. Record a groove and play it back.No.02Play with Your BodyThe camera video never leaves this device. Waving in a zone plays its instrument.No.03Sound SlideHigher up means a higher sound. Mi–Fa and Ti–Do are narrower because those notes are closer. Switch to steps for separate notes.No.04Instrument ZooExplore how each instrument makes its sound.No.05RainstickBeads flow and make rain sounds. It is faster when upright and stops when horizontal.No.06Jew’s HarpThe pitch stays the same. Dragging changes which harmonic in the same sound becomes louder.No.07KazooA kazoo is a humming instrument. Hold a key to sustain its buzzing sound.

Rhythm

Feel the beat in your body

No.08Make a RhythmChoose cards and place them in the slots. Say ta, ti-ti, tika-tika, and rest as you play.No.09Keep the BeatTap with the audio clock. After eight beats, see your star score.No.10Loud and SoftBigger balls mean louder sounds. Try the crescendo and decrescendo.

Melody

Make songs with pitch

No.11Color XylophoneSlide sideways to play each bar in turn. Shorter bars make higher sounds.No.12KalimbaMiddle C is the lowest. Notes rise by alternating left and right; dots show higher octaves.No.13Steel Tongue DrumThe center tongue is the largest and lowest. The outer ring starts at twelve o'clock and rises clockwise.No.14Play the SongsThe enlarged color circle is next. Press the matching bar to move forward.No.15Make a MelodyTap the grid to make your own tune. Every note fits the pentatonic scale.No.16Singing FlowerDrag the ladybug and the flower sings. Up and down changes pitch; left and right changes the vowel.No.17Singing CactusUp and down snaps to a scale degree and stacks three voices. Left and right changes the vowel.No.18Mimic CactusRecording starts when speech begins and stops after 0.7 seconds of silence, up to 5 seconds. Two seconds later it replays as a robot. Audio stays on this device.

Read and listen

See, hear, and guess

No.19Read the NotesA correct answer plays the note. A wrong answer shakes the staff.No.20Chord CardsHear six triads. Tap a card to play it; double-tap to reveal its tones.No.21What Sound Is It?Try closing your eyes. It is fine to hear the same sound more than once.No.22Sound MemoryThe five notes are Do, Re, Mi, Sol, La. Repeat the order you hear.

For teachers and grown-ups: sound starts after the first tap. On iPhone or iPad, turn off Silent Mode and raise the volume if needed.