App Review: Animal Music
The same thing that I love about Animal Music is also the same thing that leads me to hesitate a bit in recommending it — the app is incredibly simple. Upon loading the app, you get a single screen with six animals faces floating against a landscape background.
Each animal head corresponds to a note played on a flute-like instrument reminiscent of the sound of Ocarina. Together they form a major pentatonic scale, which means that a toddler can bang away on the app without producing any dissonant intervals. This simplicity does open up the app to the littlest learners, as does the face that the buttons are big and easy to push for fingers that may not yet have adult-level coordination. That said, it’s tough to love the graphics of this app – they just feel like clip art. Without a doubt, there are other apps out there that give you more bang for your buck — but if your kids don’t seem to focus on the graphics of an app and you think that they’d love to play with a super easy-to-use instrument, then Animal Music may be perfect for you. You can get it here if you’re interested.
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