Review - 2003 Edition

There are so many CDs on the market today that are "specially designed" for Baby. The choices are overwhelming if you're not musically inclined. As a classically trained musician with advanced degrees, I tend to be very selective with the music I expose my children to. The new Music for Babies^TM CD Series from Advanced Brain Technologies is something I will recommend to everyone I know! I was so thrilled to hear well-known classical pieces, traditional folk melodies, lulabies and nursery rhymes played by classically trained musicians on "real" acoustic instruments. The choice of instrumentation is perfect for Baby's ears: harp, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, flute and celeste, and all selections are beautifully arranged so that you will actually like listening to them as well! There are four CDs in the series: Playful Baby^TM, Cheerful Baby^TM, Sleepy Baby^TM and Peaceful Baby^TM. The Playful Baby^TM CD is quite unique because everyday sounds are mixed with the music at carefully planned points in the music. You'll hear everything from horses galloping, lambs bleating, pigs snorting, to real cuckoo birds and even children laughing! I can't say enough about this wonderful CD Series! (LB)


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Review - Jan/Feb 2003

This deligthful series of compact discs uses classical, folk, lullaby and nursery-rhyme music to stimulate babies' brain development.

This series offers lovely arrangements of harp, celeste, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and flute. Their sounds are a soothing antidote for both parent and child to the noisy world around them.

Among the Cheerful Baby^TM selections are "London Bridge Is Falling Down", "The Farmer in the Dell" and works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Grieg.

Sleepy Baby^TM goes for the opposite effect. As the hour-long program progresses through the music of Brahms, Saint-Saens and others, the tempo slows, tonal range narrows and volume drops to soothe baby into a sound sleep. The lullabies include "Rockabye, Baby", Saint-Saens' "The Swan" and, surprisingly, a pretty combination of Bach's and Gounod's versions of "Ave Maria". The two other CDs in the Music for Babies^TM series, which has been endorsed by several parenting and professional groups, are Peaceful Baby^TM and Playful Baby^TM.


Baby Years

Review - Dec/Jan 2003

Music for Babies^TM is a break-through for early child development; it's built note by note on the latest discoveries related to brain development in young children. Created with the National Academy for Child Development, each volume helps children achieve their extraordinary, and unique potential. The series includes classical and traditional folk music, as well as instrumental versions of well-known lullabies and nursery rhymes, masterfully played by the award-winning musicians of the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble. Ages 0-36 months.






Massage Therapy Journal

Review - Winter 2003

Another interesting take on massage music are these two delightful productions, Advanced Brain Technologies' Cheerful Baby^TM and Sleepy Baby^TM, designed to calm, soothe and develop young brains - and perhaps also an appropriate soundtrack to those clients willing to visit their inner child. Sleepy Baby^TM features familiar lullabies, classical pieces and traditional folk songs, from "Rockabye, Baby" to Mozart's "Sleep, Little Child" to "All Thru the Night" to Bach's "Ave Maria". Performed by the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble, the harp, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and flute calm and soothe. Track by track, the 13 songs gradually diminish in pace, tonal range and volume.

The livelier Cheerful Baby^TM includes 28 tracks, including gems by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Haydn and Beethoven, mixed with traditional nursery rhymes and folk songs, such as "London Bridge Is Falling Down" and "Mocking Bird". Listening to either CD, you start to feel as though there's not much wrong in this world that a good snack and a walk in the park won't fix.


Parenting

Review - November 2002

Each of these disks draws upon classical selections, nursery rhymes and traditional melodies geared to an infant's mood - whether it's pretty, upbeat music like Mozart's "Baa! Baa! Black Sheep" or the especially gentle "Gaelic Cradle Song".

-Suelain Moy








Tucson Lifestyle

Review - November 2002
This Is Your Brain On Beethoven

Get a jump-start on your baby's development with Advanced Brain Technologies' Music for Babies^TM. It provides the elements of music - melody, tone, and harmony - that are beneficial for a baby's brain development. Scientific evidence suggests music enriches not only a tot's auditory experience but also his or her learning and language abilities. The music is appropriate for children from birth to 36 months, and includes classical, folk, lullabies and nursery rhymes.


South Florida Parenting

Review - August 2002

Ah, to eliminate the "toxic noise" of today's world and settle into some music that child development researchers have found actually stimulates baby's brain. On these albums - specifically designed for daytime and night-time activities - is music that has proven to help shape the young child's brain functions, such as emotion, language, relationships, judgement and artistry. An added appeal for older children is that the gentle music in Cheerful Baby^TM makes a great soundtrack for homework time. Albums feature the music of Mozart and Bach along with many traditional favorites played by the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble with soothing strings, woodwinds and soft, xylophone-like instruments. Other albums in this series include Playful Baby^TM and Peaceful Baby^TM.


Natural Beauty & Health Review

Review - Fall 2002 Ed.

This series of four CDs is designed by Advanced Brain Technologies to provide quality auditory stimulation for infants from birth to 36 months based on the latest research on brain development. To suit the different needs of the day, the CDs provide a range of "moods": Sleepy Baby^TM, Peaceful Baby^TM, Cheerful Baby^TM, and Playful Baby^TM. Each includes improvisation as well as recognizable tunes, played by the talented Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble, whose violins, flutes, cello, harp and other instruments will delight all listeners, not just the babies. This set would make a beautiful and thoughtful gift for any new arrival.


Women's Lifestyle

Review - August 2002 Edition

Nearly everyone who has ever cared for children knows how annoying most children's music can be. After a while, the wheels on the bus are not the only thing going 'round and 'round. Your mind begins to spin from the sheer tediousness of the music. The folks who developed the Music for Babies^TM CD series must have been well acquainted with this feeling and decided to produce music that adults and children would enjoy.

Advanced Brain Technologies produced this series and while they promote the CDs as beneficial for babies' hearing and cognitive development, they are a welcome change from the status quo. For variety, selections include classical and folk music, lullabies and nursery rhymes. Selections feature acoustic recordings of harp, celeste, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and flute played by accomplished musicians.

Music arranger Richard Lawrence approached this project with the intent of creating a series of music that would appeal to both babies and the adults who take care of them, and it seems that he has succeeded. We don't guarantee that these CDs won't leave you with a certain melody playing incessantly in your mind but we do think that you and the children in your care will enjoy the classical presentation of this music time and again without tiring of Music for Babies^TM.