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| New Release! Music for Babies
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"Music
for Babies gives our children an early start in their life's
journey. It nurtures a universal wish for health for all
children by giving them a melody of calm and relaxed alertness
which resonates throughout the body, mind and soul." -V.L. Scaramella-Nowinski, Psy.D., Mother, Clinical & Research Pediatric Neuropsychologist |
These rich and resonant acoustic
recordings feature harp, celeste, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and flute masterfully played by the award-winning musicians of The Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble under the musical direction of Richard Lawrence. Each volume includes classical and traditional folk music arranged for children, as well as instrumental versions of well-known lullabies and nursery rhymes.
| Parents' Choice
Awards™ |
Sleepy Baby™A 2002 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner!
Peaceful Baby™
A 2002 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner!
Cheerful Baby™
A 2002 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner!
Playful Baby™
A 2002 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner!
The Parents' Choice Awards Committees, comprised
of moms, dads, teachers, performing artists, librarians, and yes,
kids themselves, search out and recommend products that help kids
grow - imaginatively, physically, morally and mentally - fairly
priced products that are fun, safe and socially sound. Children's
media that helps children.
| Dr. Toy Winner
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10 Best
Audio/Video
Music for Babies™ by Advanced Brain Technologies has been
selected as one of the
10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/CDs for 2002
by Stevanne Auerbach, PhD. / Dr. Toy
"This is an excellent series of high quality music. Sleepy Baby,
Cheerful Baby, Peaceful Baby, and Playful Baby are all musical
products that your child will totally enjoy. On each CD there
is music that includes the harp, violin, clarinet, flute and cello
by award winning musicians of the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble.
There is a combination of classical and folk music lullabies and
nursery rhymes that offer diversity. The music helps build a repertoire
in your child's experiences and helps them learn. Sleepy Baby
offers relaxing music that will help your child to fall asleep.
Cheerful Baby offers soft rhythms. Peaceful Baby features melodies
that provide calmness and Playful Baby will gently stimulate and
help them to respond. The experience with their own children helped
motivate the creators of these excellent recordings. Music helps
children to grow and fosters their brain development. This is
music that the whole family can enjoy together."
100 Best Children's Products
Music for Babies™ by Advanced Brain Technologies has been
selected as one of the
100 Best Children's Products for 2002
by Stevanne Auerbach, PhD. / Dr. Toy
Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products Awards Program 2002 was
developed by noted child development authority, Stevanne Auerbach,
PhD. (a.k.a. Dr. Toy) as a service to consumers who desire to
purchase safe, affordable, educationally oriented, and stimulating
toys and products for children.
Dr. Toy's 100 Best Products were carefully chosen from among hundreds
that she has reviewed at toy fairs, catalogs, and through many
other sources, and by using extensive criteria she has developed
over many years. Among the criteria used are: safety, age-appropriateness,
design, durability, lasting play value, cultural and ethnic diversity,
good transition from home to school, educational value, learning
skills, creativity, 
improvement in
the understanding of the community and the world, good value for
price, and, naturally, fun.
"Congratulations on your product's selection as a winner in Dr.
Toy's 100 Best Children's Products for 2002 award program. It
was a pleasure for Dr. Toy to evaluate your company's product
for national and international recognition."
| KIDS FIRST!
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Advanced Brain Technologies
Music for Babies - Sleepy Baby, Peaceful Baby, Cheerful Baby, and
Playful Baby has been approved for the Coalition for Quality Children's
Media KIDS FIRST! Seal of Approval with an All Star Rating.
The All Star Rating is the highest of three levels of approval and
endorsement from KIDS FIRST! Every title is evaluated in terms of
its appeal, content, production quality and developmental benefits.
To be endorsed, it must be approved by both adult and children jurors.
Here is a list of ratings and juror comments:
Music for Babies™ Set
A selection
of acoustic recordings, featuring harp, celeste, violin, viola,
cello, clarinet and flute played by the Arcangelos. Includes folk
music, lullabies and nursery rhymes. Each CD is designed to induce
one of four moods in infant listeners. KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Wonderful collection of music. Provides great background music for various activities and environment. By blending the familiar with new, the collection exposed young children to instruments and a variety of music. Easy and enjoyable for adult listening.
KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Overall, children responded appropriately to the intentions of each category of music. All of them enjoyed it, physically interacting with the more stimulating selections, and calming down during the quieter ones. "Not one of them minded listening to it."
Sleepy Baby™
The Sleepy
Baby selections were made with the intention of inducing sleep
in baby listeners. Selections gradually slows in rhythm and softens
tonal range. KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Gentle program of instrumental classics. Songs blend nicely into one another, or each song can stand alone. Music is soothing. Exposes children to instrumental music at an early age. Can be used to quiet children in a pre-bedtime routine.
KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Seemed to calm down and settle into a tranquil mood while listening. Some would occasionally stop and stare at the stereo as though reflecting. Responded favorably to the gentleness and smooth transitions between numbers.
Peaceful Baby™
Peaceful
Baby selections were chosen to have a calming influence on baby
listeners. Features nursery rhymes, lullabies and classical compositions.
KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Beautiful, soothing music. Extremely enjoyable. Engaging improvisations flow smoothly with familiar pieces. Provides a quiet environment, great way to transition from playtime to naptime. Includes informative materials suggesting where to place speakers.
KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Smiled, sang to recognized songs, swayed in time to music, paused and listened during improvisations. Some went from active play right into a nap. Many requested a re-play. Noticeably lowered the level of energy among most listeners.
Cheerful Baby™
The Cheerful
Baby compositions were specifically selected to encourage a happy
mood in baby listeners. Includes lullabies, nursery rhymes, and
classical pieces. KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Upbeat and peppy. Fun music selections and varied instruments. Great variation of genre: some well known, some not. High quality, wonderful sound. Very happy music. The music box selections were particularly pleasant and uplifting.
KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
All liked the music and all the different instruments. They danced, clapped and twirled. Energy level was just right - did not overstimulate the children. Many wanted it played over and over. Little ones liked it better each time.
Playful Baby™
Provides
a range of tonal values and musical experiences such as melodies
and rhymes for babies to listen to. These selections are designed
to be stimulating. KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Pleasant. Very suitable for infants and highly enjoyable for adults. Music is well performed. Selection provides musical and rhythmic consistency. Familiar songs are played in different ways, i.e.. a lullaby is played in a formal, instrumental version.
KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Older kids jumped up and down, clapped and sang. Little ones cooed and smiled, looked to see where the music was coming from. All loved the animal sounds and kid laughter. Liked hearing it for background music during playtime.
| The Dove Foundation
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Congratulations! Music for Babies
- Sleepy Baby, Peaceful Baby, Cheerful Baby, and Playful Baby
have won approval by the Dove Foundation Review Board. This means
the Foundation believes that the content expressed makes for the
kind of story family members can enjoy together with confidence.
The Dove Family Approved Seal is awarded to movies, videos, made
for TV movies and specials, web site and other entertainment products
that portray and encourage positive values. THE DOVE FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization established to encourage and promote the creation, production and distribution of wholesome family entertainment. The Foundation,
free from commercial pressures, awards a blue
and white Dove Seal to any movie or video that is rated "family-friendly"
by its film review board. | National Campaign
for Hearing Health |
"There is no doubt that early auditory stimulation
is integral to a child's cognitive and language development.
The Music for Babies™ series is a delightful opportunity
to enhance learning development through sound, and is an important
extension of our Hearing Healthy Kids program - a comprehensive
public awareness and education campaign about what it means
to raise a hearing healthy child."
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