Sesame Street Music Maker

This pleasant set of eight activities lets young Sesame Street fans sing along with Ernie, Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster. The songs are nicely done, and while the experience is sometimes passive- selecting and listening to songs- children will enjoy experimenting with the sounds that instruments and other objects make. In one activity, kids create their own tunes by placing instruments in a sequence of squares and pressing play. They'll also love adjusting the tempo and pitch of familiar Sesame Street songs. The activities are all open-ended, and the scenes to explore seem endless, offering a nice introduction to music and environmental sounds.