https://itunes.apple.com/il/app/id142... "The House On Melody Street" interactive eBook tells the heart-warming story of the instruments of the orchestra learning to live in harmony.
The storyline, written in rhymes and set to a symphonic score, includes lessons about friendship, tolerance, and mutual understanding. The musical score represents different dialogues between the various characters, portraying each one with its own unique sound. Children are introduced to the musical families of the orchestra- Strings, Woodwinds, Percussion, Brass and Pluck, and learn to recognize them by look, sound, character and family orientation.
FEATURES: Introduction to 18 different musical instruments. Child friendly interactive interface on each page. Narrated by musical prodigy, Ethan Bortnick. Auto play version that plays like a movie. Fluid design with animation.
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The House on Melody Street
In a five-story house on Melody Street live five families I would like you to meet.
On floor number one, overlooking the grass, happily lives the family Raz.
Tiberius Tuba with a deep, deep voice and a serious look that he puts on by choice.
He's a traffic policeman with a badge made of steel.
The king of all things that move on a wheel.
Tori Trumboe. All day she is cooking.
Father Tuba says she is very good looking.
Sister Heidi Horn. She just turned 12.
Got lots of dresses she keeps on a shelf.
And last, Timmy Trumpet. He likes to play games.
If something goes wrong, he's the one father blames.
On the second floor, in a flat worthy of kings, lives the well-educated family Strings.
Benson Bass. He's a college professor.
Smoking a pipe, he's a real fancy dresser.
Chelsea Cello. She's busy each day.
She works at the school and teaches ballet.
Vicky Viola. She prefers violina.
Her dream is to become a world-class ballerina.
And little Val Violin. He's allergic to flowers.
So he sits in his room for hours and hours playing all sorts of games on his laptop computer.
Mother Cello says he couldn't be any cuter.
On the third floor, there's no room for discussion, lives the awfully loud family Percussion.
Father Timpany Tim. He's big and he's fat, makes lots of noise as he walks through the flat.
He works as a loadmaster down at the dock, making sure that things run as smooth as a clock.
Mary Marimba, with a big wide smile. A hairdresser, she cuts with speed and with style.
Sammy Snare. He's a sports fan and likes to play ball.
He plays in the bedroom, the kitchen, the hall.
And baby sister Glockenspiel. Her brother calls her Glocky.
She looks just like her mom, and father says,
She's lucky.
Who lives on the fourth floor? They're long and they're thin.
You guessed it, that's right, the family Woodwinds.
Barry Bassoon. He works hard all day. He has lots of money, but no time to play.
Abby Oboe. She enjoys painting. She paints when it's hot and she paints when it's raining.
Calvin Clarinet. He studies so hard, never goes out to play in the yard.
Phoebe Flute. She's just like her mother. She'll always be painting one thing or another.
And little baby Piccolo. He's awfully glad. He has some time before he'll choose to be like mom or dad.
And in the basement apartment lives old lady Harp. She's a little confused, her mind no longer sharp.
She's afraid of the dark and afraid of the rats, so she lives with no less than nine fluffy cats.
She sings to herself and she sings to her kittens. When cold winter blows, she knits them all mittens.
And in the penthouse apartment with view to the moon, no one lives at the moment. This will change very soon.
But all is not well on Melody Street. In fact, you can say things are a little offbeat.
Such lovely neighbors, but you'll realize soon that the five families are just out of tune.
Each family sings like a bird on a tree, but each family sings in a different key.
