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Trebellina—A Revolutionary New Music-Teaching Tool for Young Children As a professional musician, music educator, and mother, I thought I had seen every available music-teaching tool for young children. Then I discovered Trebellina. Frankly, I didn’t expect to be impressed, but as I watched and listened, I realized that, while the other programs I was familiar with taught kids only a fraction of what they need to know about music, Trebellina had it all! Viewing Trebellina, your children will become familiar with musical instruments by seeing and hearing them. They will absorb facts from music history, and learn to recognize all the basic musical symbols. As an added bonus, Trebellina links music with early literacy by presenting the letters of the musical alphabet. Most importantly, however, children will learn to associate the sound of a given note with its actual key on the piano, and with the note’s letter name, as a jumpstart to acquiring the special type of tonal memory known as perfect pitch. And all of this learning happens while the children are fascinated by Trebellina as a fun-to-watch cartoon. The toughest critic of all—my two year old son, Kyle—was captivated by Trebellina from beginning to end, and insisted that we watch it again and again. And parents, don’t worry! Like all the best in children’s education and entertainment, Trebellina is appealing to adults, as well. The most impressive aspect of Trebellina from a music education perspective is that, unlike other music-learning videos for young children, it does not assume that the children have a limited capacity to grasp information. Of course some children will get more from the DVD than others, and parents can help greatly by reinforcing the concepts being presented. Children who watch Trebellina on a regular basis will come away with a solid foundation for further music education, whether as an instrumentalist, singer, or simply an enthusiastic music listener/learner. Music is the greatest gift we can offer our children. And with attractive animation, impeccable sound quality, and Trebellina herself as a kid-friendly, treble clef-shaped host, this DVD is a priceless addition to every child’s early music education. Carolyn Clark We welcome your music-related questions, please click here to e-mail us.
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