Fred's Favourites is a collection of 15 songs on CD-ROM. The songs are appropriate for children and include such titles as; What a Day, Imagination, Proud and Favourite Things. The songs are not ones that you will find on Billboard's top 40 list, but they do seem very appropriate for younger children. The music is mainly Fred's voice with minimal instrumentation. The songs are fairly short, being only 2 or 3 minutes long and they are all catchy, repetitive and easy to sing along with. Most songs have children's voices accompanying Fred.
I like this CD for three main reasons. First, the songs are very positive, encouraging and optimistic, which is I think important for children (and adults) to hear on a regular basis. The music has a nice child-like quality. The music is and inviting to dance to, which I am sure many children love to do when listening to Fred. Lastly, I don't think the music speaks down to children. I think the positive messages children hear are that they are worthwhile and useful members of society.
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