“Brilliant!” – USA Today.
As part of the critically acclaimed Interactive Classics Series, Alice in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is a music appreciation tool like no other. Brimming with contagious fun and countless surprises, Alice in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons offers an engaging story and dozens of educational games, puzzles and riddles that stay firmly focused on learning about music. The CD-ROM also features an interactive Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments (including the new Baroque Instruments section); Vivaldi’s narrated Biography and an extensive Listening Room, where kids will enjoy the complete recording of Vivaldi's unforgettable masterpiece - The Four Seasons.
From the moment Alice enters the broken clock left behind by the White Rabbit, students understand that they are in for a fascinating adventure as they try to repair the clock and free Alice. There is literally no end to the kind of musical experience kids will have using this program - from understanding how music is made to identifying the unique sounds of different instruments to detecting tunes played in alternate styles. Many of the games use MGI’s proprietary Music Jigsaw Puzzle format that gives students unique exposure to the twelve movements of The Four Seasons. Learning to appreciate the beauty of Vivaldi’s music happens as a matter of course as they stroll through the different game scenarios. Users will find that in no time they will be able to identify the musical passages, the instruments playing, their unique sounds and how each composition is representative of its season. All game instructions are articulated by the charming and enigmatic Cheshire Cat, who also brims with memorable poems for kids, hilarious jokes and entertaining Lewis Carroll quotes. Alice in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is The Parenting Magazine Software of the Year (2004), Nick Jr. Magazine’s Top Pick selection and the winner Top Choice Software Award from Boston Science Museum, “This software takes the whole music appreciation genre for kids to new heights. Bravo!” -Children's Software Press Each CD-ROM contains:
• 7 Music Games
• 19 Musical Jigsaw Puzzles TM
• 8 Truly Twisted Music Riddles TM
• The Orchestra Game TM
• An Animated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
• Vivaldi’s Biography
• The Complete Four Seasons Recording by Hamburg Chamber Orchestra
System Requirements:
• Windows 98 or higher, Pentium III 360 MHz or higher, 128MB RAM, 250 MB available on Hard Drive