Parents' Guide to Awesome Xylophone

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Education
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Dana Anderson By Dana Anderson , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 4+

Little musicians tap out tunes on simple app.

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Why Age 4+?

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What's It About?

The rainbow-colored xylophone bars on AWESOME XYLOPHONE fill the entire screen. Other than that, there's just room for a pair of wooden mallets that sit in the corner awaiting kids' fingers to tap and move them onto the xylophone bars. There's also a feature on the paid version that can zoom the screen in on a specific part of the xylophone for more focus.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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No bells and whistles here: Awesome Xylophone is just about tapping tunes on this music app's colorful xylophone bars. This is a fun tool for younger kids to play around on and learn the names and tones of notes. All the child has to do is touch one of the eight bars on the screen, and a mallet drops down on it to make the sound. What's missing: the capability to save and play back songs, or to follow along with popular kids' songs by tapping highlighted notes. But it's still a solid choice for a simple music app.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Encourage your kids to sing the letter of the note when they play it to promote memorization.

  • Tap a simple rhythm on the bars and see if your kids can follow it. Continue to build in complexity as long as it's fun for them.

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