These guides emphasize the importance of introducing children to, and generating enthusiasm for, classical music by first building a theme recognition foundation. The guides then give proposals for using each of the 40 classical music themes in each volume to introduce the relevant music concepts and the appropriate National Music Teaching Standards. This curriculum material is adaptable to any age group.
For a complete listing of themes and composers, see the list below: Bach--Toccata & Fugue in Dm, Theme 1
Bach--Toccata & Fugue in Dm ,Theme 2
Beethoven--Symphony No. 5, Movement 1
Beethoven--Symphony No. 9, Movement 4
Beethoven--Sonata No. 14 - (Moonlight), Theme 1
Bizet--Carmen, Habanara
Bizet--Carmen, Toreador
Boccherini--Minuet
Brahms--Lullaby
Chopin--grand Valse Brillante
Debussy--Clair de Lune
Dvorak--Symphony No. 9 - (New World)
Elgar--Pomp and Circumstance
Gounod--Funeral March of a Marionette
Grieg--Peer Gyne Suite, Morning
Grieg--Peer Gynt Suite, Solveig’s Song
Grieg--Peer Gynt Suite, Hall of the Mountain King
Handel--Water Music, Alla Hornpipe
Handel--The Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus
Handel--He Shall Feed His Flock
Handel--Royal Fireworks Music, Overture
Handel--Royal Fireworks Music, Minuet
Handel--Royal Fireworks Music, La Paix
Haydn--Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
Mendelssohn--A Midsummer Nights Dream
Mozart--Piano Concerto No. 21
Mozart--Symphony No. 4
Rachmaninoff--Piano Concerto No. 2
Rossini--William Tell Overture, Theme 1
Rossini--Trumpet Fanfare
Saint-Saens--
Schubert--Piano Quintet in A - (The Trout)
Schumann--The Happy Farmer
Sousa--The Stars and Stripes Forever
Sousa--Semper Fidelis
Strauss--The Blue Danube Waltz
Tchaikovsky--Swan Lake, Theme 1
Tchaikovsky--Swan Lake, Theme 2
Vivaldi-- The Four Seasons, Spring