Balloon Pop
Game4 levelsFinding the keys and their names
Colored balloons float up: press the key of the same color to pop them.
A balloon floats up from the bottom.
Press the key with the same color: pop!
Pop as many as you can before they fly away.
Well done!
About Balloon Pop
What your child learns
Balloon Pop trains the link between a color, a key and a note name. Each balloon carries the color, the animal and the letter of its note; finding the matching key again and again builds the map of the keyboard that every pianist needs. Every pop plays the note, so the ear learns the sounds at the same time.
The four levels
- Three colors: C, D and E, with slow balloons.
- Five colors: C to G, the five-finger position.
- All the colors: C to the high C, a little faster.
- Letters only: the balloons show letters and the keys lose their colors, the step to note names.
No game over
A round is 15 balloons. A balloon that flies away is simply gone, and at the end one, two or three stars show how many were popped. For the youngest, name the color out loud together, "the yellow one!", and let them find it.
More games and songs
Copy the AnimalsThe animals sing a little tune: play it back. One more note each round.
High or Low?Listen: is it high like a bird or low like an elephant?
Note RainColored notes fall like raindrops: press each key just as its drop lands, and a song comes out.Color ComposerTap the squares to paint a tune with colors, press Play and hear it loop. Then add a beat!
Guess the InstrumentA little tune plays: is it a violin, a trumpet, a kalimba? Tap the right picture.
First piano lessonsSix short missions: high and low, black keys, find C, finger numbers, a first tune, the rainbow scale.Frequently asked
What age is Balloon Pop for?
From about 3 at level 1, with three colors and slow balloons. Level 4, letters only, suits children who are starting to learn note names, often from 5 or 6.
Can Balloon Pop be played with a computer keyboard?
Yes: A S D F G H J K play the white keys from C. Touchscreens follow several fingers at once.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Turn the phone sideways for bigger keys.
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