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Originally Posted by ignatius  i think a kid would understand this almost intuitively and have fun w/it. it's the perfect sort of tinker toy meets light show meets music machine.. though the stock sounds are apparently lame.. i thin it samples though right? and can control other things.
so, +1
or you could track down the siftables (the music demo is not at the beginning, it comes in at about 4:50, but its worth watching the whole thing to see what kind of awesome tech kids of the future will have): David Merrill demos Siftables, the smart blocks | Video on TED.com |
I had a go on one the other week. The sounds were not that weak and it was quite fun to use but overall i was a bit of a laugh than a serious thing. Was quite good for building up patterns etc.
What about something like the ejay stuff
eJay as a small starter for building ideas software synth wise etc and then say an electric guitar or a piano as stated or even a small midi drum kit.
I think its also essential to learn an instrument of some sort to start on the right path
Ben