Baby Einstein Count and Compose Piano
- Comes with three play modes; instrument key mode, baby composer mode, counting mode
- High quality speaker with volume control
- Baby will get an introduction to numbers 1-5 in English, Spanish, and French as each numbered piano key is pressed
- Multiple music modes and instruments
Product Description
Sing, count, play together! The Baby Einstein Count and Compose Piano features 3 exciting play modes. Piano Mode: Choose to play piano, flute or xylophone sounds.Counting Mode: Introduce your baby to numbers in three languages. Select English, Spanish or French and as baby presses the keys, they will hear numbers one through five in the selected language. Composer Mode: Encourage your baby to conduct a symphony of sound with the touch of their hands. Each press of a… More >>
Baby Einstein Count and Compose Piano
Ever since I was about 20 I wanted to train to become a classical pianist. I had hoped that this product would provide me with the basic tools I needed to begin as a novice and move up to at least an intermediate level. I was very excited by this product upon reading about it on Amazon. I splurged and ordered it Next Day Air so I could play it immediately.
The next day the box was delivered. Although I was extremely excited as I opened the box, I was surprised by how small the box was. I was sure this must be the first piece of the piano, with more to come.
Imagine my disgust when I opened the box to find this tiny plastic instrument.
To add insult to injury, upon tapping the first key on this “piano”, rather than hearing a melodious instrument I only heard a computerized voice saying “three”. “Three” “Three” “Three” it kept on repeating as I furiously tapped the key. Plus there were only five keys. I thought pianos had a lot more than that. Ridiculous!!!
The rattle on the top of the instrument provided some enjoyment, but not enough to warrant even two stars.
If I could give this item zero stars, I would. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
Okay so this plays five notes right… But which ones? We have no idea because nothing says what notes correspond to the keys. Not only that but it doesn’t come with anything that says how to play any songs like some do. For example, the Puppy Tunes shows which colors to press in order to play a few bars of a few songs. Nothing like that with this.
The other thing I don’t like is that there are colorful lights that flash when songs are played or keys are pressed. For each note played, a light will light up. That in itself doesn’t bother me but the color of the lights doesn’t correspond to the color of the keys… How does that make any sense?
Also, it doesn’t exactly “count” anything – It will just say the number of the key you pressed and play a piece of a song.
I will say though that I do like all the positive things that the other reviewers have mentioned. This does entertain my 8 month old daughter for about five to ten minutes at a time (sometimes a little longer) before she moves on to something else and it’s not annoying to listen to at all. It actually sounds quite nice.
Overall it’s good if don’t care about your kids really learning how to play the piano and you just want something that you can hear over and over without going nuts.
Rating: 3 / 5
My son (now 9 months old) likes this toy – somewhat. It can hold his attention for max 2-3 minutes. There are better and more interactive toys out there. I would recommend to keep looking. Also, the music is really low as the speaker is on the bottom and it gets muffled.
Rating: 2 / 5
My son who is now almost 10 months old enjoys playing with this toy, but he tends to flip it over with the keys down and bang from the back because the speaker for the music is on the bottom. When it sits on a carpet you cannot hear the music very well. Baby Einstein needs to move the speaker to the side of the toy next to the label so you can see it. Then it will get 5 stars.
Rating: 4 / 5
I got this toy when my daughter was about 7 months. She has had it for almost two months and has never really been crazy about it. She plays with it for about 2 minutes and then moves on to other toys. The music is pleasing, but it is not nearly loud enough to actually catch my daughters attention. The speakers are on the bottom of the toy, so if it is on the ground you can barely hear the music, even on the highest setting. I find you have to push the keys just right for it to play music or count too, so my daughter isn’t successful every time. My daughter much prefers the V-tech laptop over this toy. Maybe this is great for some babies, but it was a waste of money for mine.
Rating: 3 / 5