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Meine erste Musikschule

The new reading/story-telling/informing pens, which have made their appearance in the range of educational games, are difficult to define: When they are used, as in Die Schatzkammer von El Mirador, as assistant or game master, they are - together with the other components - clearly a game. But the possibilities of those units are manifold and so the pens can be sorted into the genre educational game due to their assistance for reading, learning and experiencing.

Meine erste Musikschule is a very good example for presentation despite being more of a toy than a game. The box without the pen comprises cardboard sheets with parts for a total of 9 musical instruments which can be constructed. This part of the game trains motor skills and presents basic information on the shape of musical instruments. When the software is downloaded and the game logged in with the pen - you simply press the pen onto the logo - you can now listen to music typical for an instrument simply by touching the instrument with the pen.

When you use the drum kit piece you can listen to rhythmic example, repeat them and try out new rhythms of your own.

They most impressive possibilities are offered by the keyboard - you can play four different instruments on it - piano, guitar, flute (recorder) and bugle (French Horn). By touching the icon for an instrument you activate it and you can hear a note in the sound of the instrument by touching a key on the keyboard; you can compose your own melodies or listen to classic pieces.

This offers an optimum combination of learning and experiencing, not really a game, but definitely an educational game.

Players: 1

Age: 3+

Time: var

Designer: not named

Art: not named

Price: ca. 18 Euro

Publisher: Noris Spiele 2012

Web: www.noris-spiele.de

Genre: Educational game on music

Users: For children

Special: 1 player

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: no

Comments:

Toystick as musical instrument

Toystick not included in the game

Leading abilities not necessary

Software download for free

Compares to:

Educational systems with similar systems, e.g. tiptoi

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 3

Memory (orange): 2

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 3