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Percy’s Music Club enables children to explore some of the many elements of music in a selection of fun activities.
The activities, each narrated, and with 3 levels of difficulty cover the topics of pitch, duration, tempo and dynamics. This fun title also features both an on-screen keyboard and activity for children to compose music, which can be recorded and played back.
This Percy title, aimed at Key Stage 1 and suitable for unsupervised use, also includes a good selection of printable worksheets and an extensive teacher’s section.
Key features:
- Three levels of difficulty as children progress.
- Tunes can be saved to play back at a later date.
- Children can compose their own tunes using the built-in keyboard.
- Fun games based on various musical topics.
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PC: Pentium II 500mhz processor or greater, Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP or Vista, 128mb RAM, 16 bit colour.
Mac: Power Mac G3 400mhz processor or greater, OS X (up to 10.4), 128mb RAM, 16 bit colour.
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From the main menu, the player can choose any of the six games or access the options section.
The keyboard activity lets the player make a tune. They can change the instrument being played, add a background rhythm, and save/playback their tunes.
In the music maker, the player must click and drag the pictures to compose their own tune. Their tune can be saved to play back later.
The player must listens to the sound coming from each box and decide whether it is a fast tune or a slow tune.
In this activity the player must follow Percy's instructions and using the volume controls to make sounds louder or quieter.
In this activity, the player listens to a sound and must decide whether it is a high sound or a low sound.
Long or Short is a sorting activity, where the player must listen to different sounds and tunes and sort them according to their duration.
The options section provides ample opportunity to change the program settings and the activities available.
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