The Soundbops Blog

How should beginners to music theory start learning? There isn't any one right way to learn music. But we would always advise you to start at the beginning! And start at the right time. The best age for a child to begin learning music is between the ages of 5 and 9, but starting earlier can be even better. With Soundbops, you can start...

How to make music part of your child's life You don't need to be a musical expert or a teacher to start teaching your children about music at home. You don't even need to spend a fortune. You can easily use some of these ideas, and make your own instruments, or buy inexpensive toy instruments. With Soundbops, you get a complete series of lessons...

Perfect Pitch, more properly known as Absolute Pitch, is the ability to identify a note just by hearing it. Relative pitch, the skill of recognising one note in relation to another, is very common, but absolute pitch is only found in one in 10,000 people.  People with absolute pitch can name a note instantly, the same way most people can name a colour. Mozart...

Is it ever ‘too soon’ for a child to start learning a musical instrument? You’ll know from reading our previous blog posts that learning music from an early age can have a profound effect on a child’s development across the board. So, is it ever too soon for a child to learn a musical instrument? In short, yes. Most musical instruments require strong fine...

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Soundbops has been nominated for the prestigious Beazley Designs of the Year 2020, among what curator Emily King describes as “the most innovative designs across fashion, architecture, digital, transport, product and graphic design, as nominated by the public and design experts from around the world. Founder Michael Tougher says: “We are honoured and humbled to be one of the design success stories of 2020....