My First Classical Music App ($4.99)

Using My First Classical Music App to get Kids Excited About Classical Music

This app has it all. My First Classical Music app is engaging and fun from the moment the user opens it and is presented with all of the topics and features of classical music that you could want to teach a child. This includes the ‘When and Where’ of classical music, which explains that it is heard in television, dancing, concert halls, and many more environments.

The ‘People’ section takes the user through a selection of biographies of classical composers, all of which have both listening options and a question to test the user on his or her newly acquired knowledge. Then there is the instrument section, which goes through a selection of 15 instruments commonly associated with classical music, and again has audio options so that you can listen to the instruments being played.

The instruments section also includes questions about each instrument, and tidbits of information, like “When Mozart was a little boy, he was scared of the trumpet!” Finally, there is a complete list of all of the music tracks included in the app to give you a quick reference list and easily allow you to find a song you want to play. The entire app is geared towards explaining classical music and making it relevant to young people today.


My First Classical Music app teaches young users about a variety of instruments



There are opportunities to listen to and answer questions about pieces by many composers



Music teachers everywhere can breath a sigh of relief after having searched for ways to make classical music relevant and exciting for young people, many of whom often find it difficult to engage with this genre. My First Classical Music app gives plenty of information about instruments, composers, and contexts so that it is very informative but doesn’t flood the young user with too much material.

It is also very interactive, offering opportunities to listen to pieces that exemplify the work of each composer, the contexts in which classical music can be heard, and the way each instrument sounds. In addition, the app asks the user to test him or herself on new content by presenting questions on each page. Finally, a complete and easy reference list of the pieces included in the app is easily accessible on the homepage. My First Classical Music app provides a very comprehensive way to introduce students to classical music and encourage them to understand its pertinence in their lives.

It is interesting, fun, interactive, and educational – an outstanding app for use by music educators everywhere, and by parents who want to give their child his or her first experience of classical music!


This app also shows the different contexts in which classical music is played