Heather, dear, I’m sorry. I just didn’t respond because I have never tried the programs you mentioned.
I only know about Color the Classics, but most of my boys don’t care for coloring, so we never considered it. All we’ve ever done is gotten a list; at first we used a simple book called How to Grow a Young Music Lover; it has twelve listed composers, one for each month, and even lists suggested pieces to listen to. Then we just went bargain CD hunting. Now, we take the module lists here at SCM, and head to the library for a little bio when available, then to eclassical.com for a few pieces for the mp3 player. That’s it! We read the bio, then pop in our music at least once a week. During lunch works really well for us. Easy as pie. 🙂
I took my kids to a municipal band concert last night, and they were SOOOO delighted to have recognized three pieces; a country dance by Mozart, a march by Sousa, and a medley of songs by Gershwin. CM mama happiness right there. 🙂 It can really be this easy. You can try a program if it makes it easier for you, but it doesn’t have to be fancy or cost much. I spent a grand total of $6 for my music this year; I needed to get a CD of Purcell since he isn’t a popular guy on the free classical download places for some reason. Everyone else we had covered with free stuff.