Mozart Cubed: The Embryonics Mozart Magic Cube

The Embryonics Mozart Magic Cube from Munchkin, Inc. is a fun educational toy that teaches your child the basics of music composition.

The yellow and purple cube measures five inches and has one large button on each face. One button activates a digital orchestra, and the other five activate a piano, harp, flute, violin, and French horn. As your child presses the buttons, the five instruments are added to or taken out of the orchestra. Rhythmic flashing lights indicate which instruments are playing during any of the several classic songs stored in the Magic Cube.

With the Mozart Magic Cube, your child has the ability to customize compositions. Your child may choose to hear the full orchestra or simply a solo. The important thing is that the selections are all up to your child.

This toy encourages development by allowing your child to make choices and immediately see the results of those decisions. This toy is also beneficial because it helps to your child understand that music is not just noise but a combination of multiple instruments playing their own parts.

A negative aspect of the Mozart Magic Cube is the weak quality of the digital music. The sound is very electronic and should be improved. With the electronic technology now available, there is no reason why the Mozart Magic Cube cannot have highly realistic synthesized musical sounds. Hopefully, the manufacturer will invest a little more time in product enhancement and deliver a truly spectacular version of this toy in the future.

Another negative aspect of this toy is that the electronics are a little fragile for a toy. For some reason, little boys love to drop this cube on the floor to see if it will bounce. On good bounce on a tile floor will be more than enough to put your Mozart Magic Cube into a permanent electronic coma.

With the exception of the weak music quality and fragile electronics, the Mozart Magic Cube is a great toy for teaching your child the basics of music. Your child is likely to love it.