Music Education

This book features larger-than-most fake book notation with simplified harmonies and melodies - and all songs are in the key of C. An introduction addresses basic instruction in playing from a fake book.

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A young violinist, Katarina, arrives at the Pieta orphanage in Venice where Antonio Vivaldi was music director. The only clue to her family heritage, is a ring left with her as a baby.

Marjorie Persons has written light-hearted, educational lyrics to 127 of the worldâs most beautiful classical music themes.

Volume 2 features all four of Vivaldiâs Four Seasons, Tchaikovskyâs Nutcracker Suite and Stravinskyâs Firebird Suite and lots more.

Is it important to give your children music lessons? When should you begin musical training for your kids? Is music just some nice little extra that you should do with your children?

Your children can begin to learn the fine art of music at a very low cost from a Christian perspective using music that glorifies the Lord.

This book for early piano players will provide an excellent start at using their instrument to praise the Lord.

It's a combination of both theory and practical exercises which follow along in logical, sequential order. Selections carefully arranged so that players will soon achieve success at playing good melodies with complimentary harmonies.

A tale of courage and adventure: Tchaikovsky arrives in New York for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891. Itâs all aboard for a fun-filled musical adventure to Niagara Falls.

The waltz was all the rage in 1860âs Europe, and composer Johann Strauss Jr. was the known as the "King of Three-Quarter Time." In this movie, Strauss is stressed by the pressure of outdoing himself with each new composition and the memory of his late fatherâs disapproval of his music.

Sebastian Bach, The Boy of Thuringia is the first complete work on the life of Bach ever written for children. Every important incident is mentioned and every detail of the story is true.

Set in 1816, the year "The Barber of Seville" had its disastrous premiere, Rossiniâs Ghost is the story of three women who learn that friendship, like opera - or great pasta sauce - requires nurturing, patience, and time.

Your children can begin to learn the fine art of music at a very low cost from a Christian perspective using music that glorifies the Lord. The Master's Music Courses are specially designed to meet the needs of every Christian wishing to study music.

Original portraits of the most famous composers with a short biography that includes the most interesting facts of the composerâs life.

The fascinating true story of the life of Peggy Hillsâ little Giovanni Grancino violin from its âbirthplaceâ 300 years ago in Milan, Italy to present day. The journey of the âlittle butterflyâ violin features music by composers such as Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Mozart.

Many Romantic and post-Romantic composers wrote music with specific images in mindâto develop an idea, describe a scene or create a mood. Called "program music," it fosters visualization, stimulates imagination, and empowers contemplation. Its ability to tap deep emotion and inner strength helps you cope with crises and overcome grief.

Especially selected music by Mozart  Bach, J.S.  Vivaldi  Scarlatti -- Analytical Reasoning  Math  Planning  Organizing  Systematizing  Computer Work  Memorizing Concepts, Data, Vocabulary, Spelling Words  Calming  Healing M

Called "program music," it fosters visualization, stimulates imagination, and empowers contemplation. Its ability to tap deep emotion and inner strength helps you cope with crises and overcome grief. In addition the particular sequence on this cassette or CD facilitates problem solving and engenders a flow of creativity and inspiration.

With written step-by-step instructions for using this music for Studying  Teaching  Test Taking  Problem-Solving  Decision Making  Stress Reduction  Exercise  Healing

Baroque music with its unique rhythmic structure and stability is particularly conducive to memory, productivity and healthy, stress-free environments. This 60 minute CD consists of carefully researched selections of Baroque composers that have been specially sequenced to give you optimal results.

The OptimaLearning Classic CDs provide uniquely sequenced excerpts of great classical music compositions--sequenced by tempo, key, pitch, instrumentation and themes--to stimulate your brain in specific ways.

The Dream Children are about to be written out of Mozartâs most famous opera. In the hopes of changing their fate, they enlist the help of the composers young son Karl. Together the children embark on an incredible journey that takes them back in time to Mozartâs childhood and far ahead into the future. Along the way, Karl learns much about his father and comes to understand the great composers legacy of timeless music.

This story tells of a journey into "The Magic Flute" opera with all the plot and action of a great old-time radio drama. A young girl finds herself in the fairy-tale world of Mozartâs "Magic Flute."

Mozart, The Wonder Boy presents the musical genius of this child prodigy, the loving family in which he was reared, and the impact he had on the world around him and to generations beyond.

Mozartâs music was the embodiment of the Classical style of late eighteenth century Europe. Teaching himself piano and violin by age four and composing by age five, he went on to dazzle the music world, becoming historyâs prototypical child prodigy.

With 'Mastering Finger Picking' you will learn techniques and songs to help improve your fingerpicking skills.

This is his story, an inspiring story of Beethoven's achievements against all odds of his growing deafness. Long live Beethoven! shouted the audience. But the master could not hear them, and as a singer turned him gently to face the audience, the noble head bowed low as he saw from the flutter of handkerchiefs, the applause that rained upon him.

Franz Liszt is the 19th-century equivalent of a rock star - handsome, rich and famous beyond his dreams. But the Hungarian-born Liszt wants to be more than simply Europe's most celebrated pianist; he wants to compose great music - not just play it.

This is a simple, inspiring children`s biography of the great musician Haydn.

The music of America in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century was Ragtime, and the King of Ragtime was Scott Joplin. Born in 1868 in Texarkana, Texas, he came from a music loving family and began to study piano at the age of seven. By fourteen, he was proficient enough to leave home and travel through the worlds of minstrel, dance halls and vaudeville in Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas. . .

Ever wondered how to create better accompaniments for the melodies in your favorite fake books? This teach yourself book introduces you to chord building, various rhythmic styles, and much more, so that you play the songs you like just the way you want them.

In 1750, George Frideric Handel gave music his greatest gift-MESSIAH-to an orphanage in London. From that cityâs dark lanes comes Thomas, a boy who sings like an angel but will not speak. Finally, the boy is healed with the help of Maestro Handel, a young woman, and the power and glory of the music.

One of the finest achievements of Western culture is its brilliant heritage of classical music. A Gift of Music looks at the lives of the greatest composers who have given us this heritage, and especially at how their music was shaped by their beliefs.

Born in 1898 in New York City, George Gershwin was the son of a non-musical immigrant family. At a young age, he was fascinated by a friendâs player piano and taught himself popular tunes of the day. Today, many decades after his death, Gershwinâs music is known throughout the world as quintessentially American.

A must-own collection of more than 735 songs arranged with melody line, lyrics and guitar chord frames. It features a wide variety of songs, including singalongs, Christmas songs, classical themes, marches and patriotic songs, polkas, inspirational and sacred tunes, international folksongs, and many more.

A wonderful mix of classical music and poetry from Classical Kid's Collection. A celebration of poetry, song and classical music.

Color the Classics--Godly Composers Did you know that Johann Sebastian Bach served time in prison? Why did Josef Haydn marry the wrong woman? Did Handel really have to "file for Chapter 11?" . . .

Can your child name the composer who could write music he would never hear? Did you know that The Blue Danube was not accepted in Europe but when played in America, it became Strauss' greatest achievement? Composers III includes: Beethoven, Strauss,Jr., Brahms and Tchaikovsky.

Stories and pictures from the lives of Pachelbel, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Dvorak. Give your children a love for classical music while they are young. Color the Classics will help them to understand the history behind the pieces of timeless music.

An unprecedented, amazingly comprehensive reference for all classical music lovers. Imagine having one handy volume that includes everything from Renaissance music to Vivaldi to Mozart to Mendelssohn to Debussy to Stravinsky.

Frederic Chopin, celebrated pianist and probably the greatest composer for the piano the world has ever known, was born in a little cottage in Poland. These 2 books cover his early years and his later years.

Set in 1875 Bizetâs Dream tells the compelling and bittersweet story of the friendship shared by a young Parisian girl named Michelle Marin, and the great composer Georges Bizet, who teaches her piano.

Until the end of the eighteenth century, a musician in Europe was a skilled craftsman, basically a servant of the aristocracy. Beethoven saw himself as an artist, a creator. He ended the Classical Era of European music (1750-1800) and began a new era where the musicians were free to express themselves.

Set in 1717, Bachâs Fight for Freedom is a story about the positive power of ambition. It focuses on a temperamental, demanding composer and a free-thinking servant boy, both of whom feel like prisoners of circumstance.

Filmed on the 250th anniversary of Bachâs death, this production guides the audience through the composerâs life. Selections from Bachâs orchestral and religious works are heard and excerpts from many of his masterpieces are performed on the harpsichord, clavichord and piano.