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Classical History for Children
Now it is easy to introduce your younger children to the fascinating history of classical music with the Children's Classical Composers series. Eight of the most familiar classical composers are featured in this timeless series written especially for children.
Easy to read composers biographies
Nearly eighty years ago, the author, Opal Wheeler, was working with children of all ages, using music not only as a study, but as a therapy. While lecturing on music at universities, she saw the need for child friendly books on the lives of composers. Based on the material she collected firsthand at the birthplaces of composers, she wrote what today is a foundational series of easy to read composer biographies, the Children's Classical Composers series.
Read by children around the world
Each title in the Children's Classical Composers series gives an overview of a composer, with special emphasis placed on that composer's childhood. Add to that the quaint black and white illustrations and you will see why many of these books have been translated into more than half a dozen languages and are read by children around the world.
Snippets of the composers music
The large texts of the Children's Classical Composers books are refreshingly wholesome, yet accurate. They even contain selections of the composer's works so that you or your children might play snippets of the composer's music. When necessary, musical terms are explained in a way your children can understand.
Includes a study guide
Included with each book is a study guide that contains maps, timelines, glossaries of musical terms, comprehension questions, back-ground historical and geographical information, and character quality highlights for each chapter. Extremely helpful, these slim study guides multiply the value of each title. The Children's Classical Composers books make great family read alouds and are a delightful way to teach music appreciation to your children. Each soft cover book is about 120 pages, and the study guides are about thirty pages.
The complete set includes all the above books plus five MP3 CDs that include portions of the music, coloring pages, and sheet music. The books, study guides, and CDs may be purchased individually or in bundles on our site. Save $44.90!
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