{"id":3206,"date":"2013-03-28T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T00:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=3206"},"modified":"2013-11-12T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:21:00","slug":"v-drums-friend-jam-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/28\/v-drums-friend-jam-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"V-Drums Friend Jam for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interactive V-Drums Software for Kids<\/h2>\n

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The V-Drums Friend Jam Kids<\/a>\u00a0is a free software download for children to build drumming skills and compare their progress with other V-Drums users around the world.\u00a0A special version of Roland\u2019s acclaimed V-Drums Friend Jam <\/a>software designed for young drummers, V-Drums Friend Jam Kids provides a fun way to practice and enjoy playing drums<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Available for both Windows and Mac OS X, V-Drums Friend Jam Kids helps young drummers improve their skills with enjoyable songs and fun practice evaluation features. It offers a friendly and inviting user interface, plus a continuously growing library of play-along songs that can be downloaded directly within the application from the web. Included are traditional children\u2019s tunes like \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star,\u201d classic pieces such as \u201cAir on the G String,\u201d and a variety of musical grooves in popular styles, all specially arranged for playing along on the V-Drums. Users can also add MP3 files stored on their computer to jam with their favorite songs.<\/p>\n

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Since its release two years ago, V-Drums Friend Jam has become an extremely popular social networking tool for drummers, with over 30,000 users to date in 175 countries and regions worldwide. The software allows players to share scores and interact with each other via their Twitter accounts while practicing the drums.<\/p>\n

V-Drums Friend Jam Kids is a completely self-contained application that does not require Twitter to share scores. Its practice features and functions are similar to V-Drums Friend Jam<\/a>, but are tailored more to children who are just starting to learn the drums. The software supports 13 different languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Russian, Turkish, and more.<\/p>\n

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By connecting a computer to a V-Drums kit, such as the compact and kid-sized HD-3 <\/a>or TD-4KP<\/a>, players can capture and evaluate individual performance elements such as rhythm, technique, and variation, then see how their results compare with other V-Drums Friend Jam Kids users around the world via the Internet.<\/p>\n