Top 10 Christmas Gift Ideas For The Little Piano Lover on Your List

Christmas is fast approaching and if you are anything like me, you are probably running around trying to figure out what to get your kids that is not only going to be fun… but educational as well!

So in the spirit of the season, we have decided to come up with a top 10 list of Christmas gift ideas for any little music or piano lover out there. These games are fun, educational and will help encourage the love of piano in your child.

So let’s get to it…

1. Piano Wizard – An amazingly simple video game that can virtually teach anyone how to play REAL piano music in minutes.
2. Fisher Price – I Can Play Piano System – Better than dull, expensive piano lessons, the I Can Play piano system by Fisher Price uses video game technology to teach kids the piano basics.
3. Teaching Little Fingers to Play – A series for the early beginner combining rote and note approach. The melodies are written with careful thought and are kept as simple as possible, yet they are refreshingly delightful.
4. Fisher Price – Interactive Baby Grand Piano – Little ones can rock out with their very own Baby Grand Piano! This pint-sized piano teaches numbers and colors, as well as exposes them to musical concepts like tempo, pitch and style.
5. Little Einsteins Play and Learn Rocket Piano – Learn about classical music composers with a press of a button or compose your own musical creation with the fun light-up keyboard.
6. Casio SA-75 Keyboard with Headset Microphone – Designed for the young or beginning musician, the Casio SA-75 Starter Musical Keyboard provides enough features and functions to get anyone to enjoy and learn to play music without having to invest a lot of money.
7. Winfun Sing-Along Keyboard – This 25 mini-key Sing-Along Keyboard is a real keyboard styled for 3-5 year olds. Loaded with features it’s sure to excite little tikes while starting them off on a musical journey.
8. Fisher Price – I Can Play Grand Piano System – This black 30 keys Piano is ideal for toddlers and children! It features 30 playable keys and has a “baby grand” Piano style. It is made of hardwood and hardboard materials.
9. Melissa & Doug’s Grand Piano – From Chopin to Chopsticks, Tchaikovsky to Twinkle, Twinkle, kids can handel and tune with this classically styled hand-tuned Grand Piano. Features a sturdy matching bench, 30 keys for a wide range of notes, a songbook and a helpful color-coded key chart to help them quickly learn the musical scale.
10. Schoenhut My First Piano II – Schoenhut’s bright red or white 25-key tabletop is the perfect choice for a toddler’s first piano. Both fun and educational, it is an ideal instrument to use for developing eye-hand coordination and encouraging musical creativity.

I hope this list is helpful to you and the children on your list this year. Now go inspire a child with music today!

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