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Most of these app suggestions sound like your own favorite apps rather than kid-friendly. Drambo, Koala... for kids?? AUv3 apps still need a host. Kids don't need to be challenged and pushed to learn such advanced apps - today. If the app is too complex and intimidating, they will very likely lose interest altogether and backfire. Make it funny, EASY, gradual and let them enjoy their childhood. Why do you think infants and toddlers like to watch cartoon movies but not movies with real people in it?
GarageBand - the one and only FUN app!
Medley - intro to Tracker timeline layout
(no bias)
My son isn't actually putting together modules in Drambo to be clear.
He asks how do you record something so I recorded his voice for instance.
Right now he's learning how to keep time using a shekere
playing along with polyrhythmic music from Kenya.
He does it without intimidation.
He likes to play music and many children do also
and to be clear I've been teaching all ages for nigh on thirty years.
Not all children will feel inclined to play music but
it has been proven that playing music increases focus,
calms the mind, reduces hyperactivity and encourages
team work and it also gives them confidence.
If the child or children like exploring apps as mine does
don't limit them to ones own preconceptions.
If they don't like it don't intimidate them to like it.
Came here to recommend Monomals. Most of the suggestions in this thread will not keep children engaged unless they are already proficient at music. Monomals also has a weekly leaderboard of really cool songs made by other players! My main criticism would be that the piano roll does not lock to a key.
Ampify Groovebox is amazing for the fact that it loads up example sequences a kid can edit and there is no way to play a “wrong” note.
In fact Ampify’s other two apps Blocs Wave and Launchpad are also incredible in that they immediately give the satisfaction of creating something that sounds really cool but very customizable. After that inspires them they will surely dig deeper because they are kids.
Correct. Not everyone is at the same level of inclination and IQ and less than 1% of the human population is said to be interested in actually learning music.
If we want our kids to learn the Flute or the Violin for instance, the conventional wisdom is to rent a Flute/Violin and see how it goes; if s/he likes it, go buy the instrument instead of continuing to pay rent; if not, no money was wastefully invested on buying an expensive instrument. Even Flutes have levels - Student/Beginner, Intermediate and Professional/Advanced.
There will be a time when the kids will outgrow the free GarageBand naturally - we will know it and they will know it. My point was, they don't have to learn the best and the most complex app today. GB is what it is (a beginner app) for a reason and ideally kids should dabble their feet in it first to get acquainted and transition gradually. Family Sharing will get the purchased apps free for kids but the key is - we should make sure they do not get intimidated by starting with the complex apps and resulting in loss of interest.
Agreed.
Also agreed.
Loopseque is a cute and simple sequencer toy app I got for my kid, way back in the day. It was a hit when the kid was 3 or 4 years old!
+1 for Auxy. My (then) 7 year old dug it. Actually kinda curious to check some of these out for myself….anything that might introduce me (babysteps!) to some basic music theory would be welcome.
Isle of Tune applies Minecraft energy to loop sequencing, with a community repository of ingenious arrangements to inspire.
iKaossilator
Needs some hardware too but
https://skoogmusic.com/skwitch/ Might be worth a look
Isle of tune is complicated
Figure always comes to mind when this question comes up. It’s a colorful all-in-one application that is great at making musical notes. Then I pitch GarageBand, while relating things they learnt from Figure.
Figure is intuitive from the get go.
Garageband assists in pulling the ideas together.
Good suggestions.
@CRAKROX
Take advantage of this going free to test it out
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-orchestra/id1353515249
Another vote for Incedibox; great visual cues and feedback. My kids and I have had hours of fun with it. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/incredibox/id1093131935
Also: Loopimal and Bandimal are really fun.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/loopimal-by-yatatoy/id964743113
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bandimal/id1065440354
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