Reference & Special Interest

Five 2-hour DVDs are divided into 20 half-hour segments and are ideal for classroom use for a survey of Broadway musicals. Also has teacher's manual, timeline, vocabulary, and quiz. 
 

This narrated chronological introduction to musical theater is divided into 20 half-hour segments, perfect for an upper level course. Video Download (mp4 files) & PDF Teacher's Guide

This narrated 30 min. ballet is a delightful intro to both the story, the music of Prokofiev, and ballet.

Based on Prokofiev's ballet, performed by the Berlin Comic Opera Ballet. 31 min.

Ballet, mime, acrobatics and theater combine with magnificent sets combine with music by Viktor Kalabis for Lewsi Carroll's classic story.

Filmed outdoors, this magical ballet, danced by the State Ballet of Oregon, will capture the imagination of any child.

Humperdinck's 1893 opera, animated using 35 hand-sculpted dolls and lavish sets, done especially for children.

42 min. production with lavish sets and costumes, English narration and songs in German—perfect way to introduce children to opera.

A live-action retelling of how the best-loved carol was written on a snowy night in 1818, and how it has affected generations since.

Traditional favorites to sing along or play along. Fun for Rhythm Band.

Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places by Bernie Krause.

Ruby helps kids explore ways to identify, express, and move through their feelings.

The American Boy choir made a trip to Terezin Concentration Camp to learn about a work they perform using texts from the children in the camp. 20 years later they return and are reunited with the survivors they met earlier.

This PBS film explores the science and emotions involved with our sense of hearing, and some of the many ways we use sound.

Ken Burns presents the ultimate epic celebration of the music that defines America. Outstanding.

The unconventional approach of a downtrodden musician in a repressive boy's school upsets everyone. Superb vocal performances in a heartwarming story.