Online Piano Lessons for Preschoolers with KinderBach

Recently as part of our TOS Crew selection we reviewed online piano lessons for preschoolers by KinderBach.  We received the The KinderBach Online Piano Lesson Membership with Teacher Corner for our review.  This is best designed for ages 3-7 and helps to encourage the basics of music to children.  No experience with piano or reading music is required for using this program.  I did use this with a variety of ages in our house.  I really let all of my kids use it or watch it and learn as much as they could.  We have from 9 years down to 9 months.  I say it can work for older than 7 well but those that are older than 7 probably could use another program just as easily.  They in my opinion(at least with my 9 year old) did not need the cute characters.  Those same cute characters though were what really helped my learning challenged 7 year old to grasp things that she just wasn’t getting any other way.

The KinderBach Online Piano Lesson Membership with Teacher Corner can be purchased for a special price at the time of this post for $95.88/year (works out to $7.99/month – regular price $130/year). They offer a Free 2 Week Trial and 30-Day Money Back Guarantee.

KinderBach can be used in schools or at home.  With my access I got access to the Teacher’s Corner as well.  I have to say going into the Teacher Corner was my favorite!  In the Teacher Corner there is access to coloring pages, songbooks(with audios), student books, teacher books, aid books, and so much more.  It is really a treasure chest just waiting to be explored.

While I reviewed the online version, there are also DVD’s available(priced at $19.95) if you don’t want to watch them online.  I did not receive any DVD’s as part of this review so cannot tell you anything about the quality of those.  There are also apps available for the iPad and iPhone.  We don’t have smart phones or devices so I didn’t really look at that, but if you do you might want to check it out along with the free trial membership.  

My kids enjoyed getting to learn with the characters.  Each note has a character, so each key has a character.  The “music” that they get to play isn’t necessarily on lines and staffs like we’re used to, but rather characters in the form of a train chugging along the tracks.  It is really the simples of music, but they are still learning what you need to know of the basics and more importantly it’s fun!

These characters teach your child note reading, rhythm, composition, and singing.  I personally grew up playing the piano but knew that I could never teach my children how to play because I am tone deaf.  Yeap, you read that right, I played piano for over 10 years(taking lessons too) with being 100% tone deaf.  My husband on the other hand plays totally by ear and can’t read music.  We talked about teaming up to teach the kids but just never had the time.  

KinderBach gave us the time.  Through their cute little videos(which are really short) and coloring pages/activities, my kids can play simple songs on the piano.  There are currently 6 levels of lessons which equal out to 60 weeks worth of lessons.  The lessons are interactive and engaging for your child.  I say child, but more than one child can use this at a time.  Since it is ideally for children ages 3-7 there is a great age range to work with.  There are also 240 videos as well as several downloadable song books, activity sheets, and coloring pages.

This program gets my seal of approval.  My kids loved it!  We used it daily Monday through Friday for the review period except for a week we took off due to our house fire for cleaning etc.  It doesn’t take long to do, but what they learn they can easily keep practicing and racking up the hours with.  My kids didn’t have to have a keyboard to do their practicing either.  We’d print out some of the handy little “train” worksheets and they could practice their finger placement and tapping one finger at a time.  That for us was a major issue with some of the kids.   They just don’t have the fine motor that they should have and using only one finger at a time or using that finger hard enough to put down a key was not always happening.  

You can get a keyboard to use next to your computer or we were a bit more inventive, tech savvy, whatever you want to call it.  We have an older laptop that the screen no longer works on.  Combine this with an htmi cable and our television and tada!  Everyone can watch at the same time AND take turns sitting at the piano.  We pulled out all the stops too because I wanted all my kids to work on this.  We worked on rhythm with pots and pans and wooden spoons.  That of course was much fun.  Even the 8 month old had fun keeping rhythm with a wooden spoon and a pot.  I have to say she’s pretty good!  

So, in conclusion, we in our house totally adore KinderBach!  We fully recommend them and think they’re  a great addition to any preschool homeschool program.  Make sure to check them out and see for yourself with their free trial and free printables.  My kids can play simple tunes on the piano without “reading” music, they also know what the keys are thanks to the cute characters that were used for each note.  While cute and fun it teaches which is all a mommy can ask for.

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