Music History & Appreciation

by Robert Levine

with historical narration by Rusty & Keith McNeill.

From spirituals to hip-hop by Blair Bielawski.

by Sharon Burch.  An ear-and eye-opening way to grasp music & math concepts.

John Jacobson has K-2 moving and singing to learn coins, time, counting by 5's, 10's, and more,.

Folk Tales, Fables,& Poems for the Music Classroom Gr. 1-5 by Karen Farnum-Surmani & Anna Wentient.

A complete instructional unit by Artie Almeida: flashcards, printable game pieces, guided listening activities, musical examples, website lessons, and more! 

The symphony orchestra comes alive in sight and sound with this interactive CD.

Genevieve Helsby. Clever texts and illustrations are keyed to the audio for continuing engagement of the reader/listener.

Genevieve Helsby, illus. by Karin Eklund. A little green troll guides us through the orchestra, with music cued to the text. 

Genevieve Helsby & Jason Chapman.  An intriguing cartoon-style overview of classical music with 26-selections.

Peter Usitnov reads the book by Mark Rubin with the Toronto Phlharmonic playing.

Watch guided listening concerts on DVDs, with insightful narration. Project or print PDF listening guides to immerse yourself in the music. 

An Introduction to 100 Years of American Popular Music by Daniel Glass.

The history of music from European Ars Antiqua through American Rock.  Each DVD has two 30-min live performances before student audiences. 

Wynton Marsalis teaches the fundamentals with down-to earth humor, vivid examples (syncopation taught by dribbling a basketball), and a contagious love of music.

An all-star lineup of musicians reflects on the genius and power of Bach, and performs some of his greatest works.

Matthew C. Cremisio & Jennifer Lee-Alden. Composing is fun for all when presented in listen-sing/play-read-write sequence

Jazz history in depth.