The Swan, Music Bee Club app for iPhone and iPad

Come listen to the beautiful music and hear the sweet story of “The Swan”, who discovers friendship on a tranquil lake where frogs leap, fishies twirl, and ducks play tag.
This is a unique interactive musical concept featuring an original story whose characters are brilliantly illustrated and come alive when the iPad or iPad mini screen is tapped or touched. The story is designed both to reflect the inspiration behind the music, and to fit in perfectly with its musical twists and turns.

Your children will love listening over and over to this soothing, imaginative tale of an all-too-vain swan while listening to one of the most famous musical pieces in the classical canon, featuring Carter Brey, principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic and recorded by an 11 time Grammy award winner.

Experts in child growth and development agree that learning to appreciate and understand the “language of music” helps children flourish, intellectually and emotionally. Children will find this app pure fun—but parents and educators will know that they’re also benefiting from the brain stimulation that classical music provides to growing minds.

Options:
•Story told with narration, music and interactive animation
•Story told with text for young readers, narration, music and interactive animation
•Music and interactive animation only (kids, make up your own story!)
•Paint to the music! (coming soon)
•Korean version included also!
•Maze game: help the swan swim through a water-filled labyrinth!

Early Reviews:

“The Music Bee Club" app series is a brilliant creation appealing to visual and auditory learners of all ages. It sizzles with energy as it enriches the emotional, creative and intellectual mind. I know the profound effect that music can have on a childs mood and these apps certainly make a positive impact!”

-Pam Wolf, Founder, New York Kids Club


“…apps that charmingly and enchantingly invite children into a the world of classical music as listeners through story-telling, interactive animation, games, and do-it-yourself art. A generation of children will hear their first performance of The Flight of the Bumble Bee and The Swan through these apps …..”

-Bruce Adolphe, Composer, Director of Family Concerts,
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

“… an extremely imaginative and unique approach that introduces children to music. Colorful and fanciful, with wonderful music, this creatively designed interactive app will be asked for again and again. But that’s just the fun part!

A variety of studies have linked childhood exposure to musical experiences with greater capacity for self-regulation and improved memory skills associated with higher literacy, mathematical ability, and IQ. Taken together, these studies clearly show that music is an important nutrient in children’s cognitive development, and as such, is a critical component of early childhood education.

Children will ask for the app because it is fun and holds their attention. Parents will appreciate the beneficial effects that stem from this musical exposure. It’s a win/win!”

-Peter Abrons, Ph.D., Family Therapist