Composers is a chronological history of composers and their music, with intriguing facts, anecdotes, and musical insights into composers from Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven to Gershwin and Bernstein, together with other composers who form the Western musical canon.
Other products in the category Music:
101 Hymn Stories -- These inspiring collections of short stories that tell of how our great hymns came to be can be used as a devotional or just great stories to enjoy. As a child I heard the story of It Is Well With My Soul, and it changed to way I sang and felt about the song. You'll appreciate knowing the details behind the songs you've sung all your life.
101 MORE Hymn Stories -- These inspiring collections of short stories that tell of how our great hymns came to be can be used as a devotional or just great stories to enjoy. As a child I heard the story of It Is Well With My Soul, and it changed to way I sang and felt about the song. You'll appreciate knowing the details behind the songs you've sung all your life.
Addition CD Kit from Audio Memory -- Audio Memory puts math facts to music, singing tables in echo style. Each song is different and is repeated with a pause before answers are provided, for self-testing. Each kit includes a reproducible workbook and an audio CD. This Addition Song CD has a 25-minute sound track that begins with counting from 1 to 20, then teaches math facts from 1+1 to 9+9.
Click here to enjoy hearing a sample.
Alphabet and Counting Music CD and Workbook
Twin Sisters -- 19 songs that teach the letters of the alphabet with titles like – The Animal Alphabet, ABC Nursery Rhymes, and Old MacDonald’s Letter Farm.
- Beginning Letter Sounds
-Numbers and counting 1- 20, and simple addition.
The 96-page full color workbook features –
The Animal Alphabet with 26 art activities, 25 beginning sounds, tongue twisters, 26 animal . . .
Bach/Mozart Companion CD -- This enhanced CD provides audio files of all the music from Wheeler & Deucher's classic books on Bach and Mozart in an MP3 file format, so that you can hear these composers` works. In addition, all the music contained in the books can be printed as sheet music from this enhanced CD. Moreover, printable coloring pages for each chapter of Sebastian Bach, The Boy of Thuringia and Mozart, The Wonder Boy are provided. Printable sheet music of all the music is included. Geared for a variety of learners . . .
Beethoven/Haydn Companion CD -- This enhanced CD provides audio files of all the music from Wheeler & Deucher's classic books on Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells and Joseph Haydn, the Merry Little Peasant in MP3 file format, so that you can hear these composers' works. In addition, all the music contained in the books can be printed as sheet music from this enhanced CD. Moreover, printable coloring pages for each chapter of the books are provided. Geared for a variety of learners - auditory, kinesthetic, visual . . .
Bible Stories Workbook & Music CD
by Twin Sisters Productions -- Songs help make discussing and learning the Bible easy and fun
The Music CD includes kid-friendly contemporary arrangements of:
Traditional Bible songs
Classic Hymns
New, original choruses
The 96-page workbook features:
14 reproducible "I Can Read My Bible" mini-books to make, color, and read
Mix-n-match Bible story finger puppets with suggestions for discussing the Bible stories with children
Illustrated sign language for Jesus Loves The Little Children / Jesus Loves Me medley . . .
Bob Jones Appreciating Music Set -- The Appreciating Music Teacher Resource Materials book presents thirty-six lessons and a wealth of resources and tests with answer keys. Includes the Student Book. Soft Cover.
Bob Jones Appreciating Music Student Text -- The Student Text is divided into four units:
Basic Sound Producers
Elements of Music
Forms of Music
Historical Perspective
Included are two CD's (Listener's Choice and Appreciating Music) that have many of the listening selections of both vocal and instrumental music from the historical periods. This Student Text is included in the Teacher Resource Materials.
Soft Cover.
Bob Jones The Composer Student Text -- The Student Text provides simple composing activities and guided learning of concepts.
Softcover.
Bob Jones The Composer: Teacher Resource Materials -- Teaches music theory through lessons in fundamentals, sight-translation, dictation, and composing. Includes 18 lessons that may be covered in one class per week or that may be studied in depth in three to five class periods per week. Requires no musical knowledge to begin. The Teacher Resource Materials book provides answers to the questions and activities in the student text, along with teaching suggestions and blackline masters for quizzes and other teaching tools.
Spiral bound - Softcover.
Brainy Baby Music DVD -- Rhythm, tempo, harmony and pitch are just some of the musical basics that the viewing child will learn in this DVD. Toe-tapping sing-alongs and colorful animation's will get children moving to the music. Introduction to wind instruments, string instruments, quartets make for a great mix with the music. This DVD also features:
Chopin, Early & Later Years Companion CD -- This enhanced CD provides audio files of all the music from Wheeler`s classic books on Frederic Chopin in audio and MP3 file format, so that you can hear a sample of these composer`s works. In addition, all the music contained in the books can be printed as sheet music from this enhanced CD.
Printable coloring pages for each chapter of both books are provided. Geared for a variety of learners - auditory, kinesthetic, visual, and just plain "active" - it`s an excellent supplement to your reading . . .
Chopin, Early & Later Years Study Guide -- Intended to complement Opal Wheeler`s classic Frederic Chopin, Son of Poland, Early Years and Frederic Chopin, Son of Poland, Later Years. Packed with timelines, maps, reading comprehension questions, character quality highlights, and extra tidbits of information about Chopin`s life and his music. Written for children in grades K-6, this study guide makes a great addition to any study of master composers.
Softcover, 40 pages
Chopin, Son of Poland Early Years -- 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 on the estate of the Count Skarbek whose children were tutored by his father, Nicolas Chopin. The child loved music from babyhood and when the family moved to Warsaw a few years after his birth, he was placed under the tutelage of the best masters of music in Poland. His astounding performance, playing the solo part of a difficult concerto with the . . .
Chopin, Son of Poland Later Years -- Chopin remembered Vienna as the city where he had made an instant success with his music, so when, after years at home in Warsaw, he returned to Vienna he was heartsick to find only a cool welcome awaiting him. Vienna wanted to dance and sing and forget warand Poland was on the brink of war. In Paris, however, Chopin found himself warmly welcomed; his concerts became the vogue; his days were crowded with both gayety and the work he loved. Years passed and the world hailed his greatest compositions. . . .
Classical Music Timeline -- From Parthenon Graphics, this timeline is 44 inches long, cleanly illustrated, and laminated! This Arts timeline covers over 60 composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century eras arranged chronologically and color coded. Most major works are included
Color the Classics - Godly Composers I -- 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?" Although not perfect, these composers sought to honor Christ with their music. Give your children a love for "classical" music while they are young. Color the Classics (Godly Composers) will help them to understand what was behind these pieces of timeless music. By coloring the illustrations, as they listen to music, while you retell the short . . .
Color the Classics - Godly Composers I (Book Only) -- This consumable book is included in set #10-64002. Purchase if using the program for more than one child.
Color the Classics - Godly Composers II -- Which famous German composer started the first lawsuit over the copyright of his music? What famous queen received a marriage proposal from a young Amadeus Mozart? (Hint: the French Revolution). Can you name another German composer who renounced his Judaism and fully embraced the Christian faith? Did you know that Dvorak's New World Symphony caused much controversy over its origin? In our first book, Godly Composers, men were chosen who sought after glorifying God through their music. In this second . . .
Color the Classics - Godly Composers II (Book Only) -- This consumable book is included in set #10-64004. Purchase if using the program for more than one child.
Color the Classics - Hymns -- Did you know that Charles Wesley was almost bitten by an alligator in the colony of Georgia? What was Charles Wesley doing in Georgia anyway? Did you know that a ruthless slave trader wrote one the most loved hymns of all time? Color the Classics (Hymns) will take you from the Wittenburg Castle with an ex-monk through the swamps of Georgia with the Wesley brothers, on to the African coast hunting for slaves. Retell the short biographies, color the pages and then listen to the hymns to inspire your . . .
Color the Classics - Hymns (Book only) -- This consumable book is included in set #10-64003. Purchase if using the program for more than one child.
Color the Classics - One Year Program, Part II -- The music for the Christmas Carols and Patriotic Songs books have been combined together on one CD. Your students will study 13 Christmas Carols and 5 Patriotic Songs. Learn the stories behind them all. Where did we get our Christmas carols? Why did it take 4 men 115 years to write "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing?" Your kids (as well as yourself) will discover the origins of the Christmas carols. How long did it actually take to compose "Messiah?" This Christmas remember the carols that honor Christ! . . .
Color the Classics - One Year Program, Part I -- The music for Godly Composers I and the Hymn Writers books have been combined together on one CD. (See individual titles for more details)
Color the Classics - Patriotic -- What famous lawyer defended 2 traitors and went on to write the most well known hymn ever written? Who mistakenly stole another nation’s anthem, and made it “American?” What do Ferris Wheels and the Colorado Rockies have to do with the patriotic song, “America, the Beautiful?” Retell the brief biographies, have your children listen to the patriotic songs and color the illustrations for a patriotic learning experience! Yankee Doodle, The Star Spangled Banner, My Country ’Tis of Thee, Battle Hymn of . . .
Color the Classics - Patriotic (Book Only) -- This consumable book is included in set #10-64007. Purchase if using the program for more than one child.
George Frederic Handel (Sower Series) -- Listening to, or participating in, the singing of Handel's Messiah is now as much a part of Christmas celebrations as the buying of gifts. And that experience will be richer yet for people who realize the series of miracles that were required to bring this oratorio into being.
While a lad of seven, Handel's barber-surgeon father assured him that he would rather his son's fingers be cut off than that he become a musician. To emphasize this, he burned all of the boy's musical toys in the fireplace. . . .
Handel and Schumann Companion CD -- This enhanced CD provides audio files of all the music from Wheeler's classic books on Handel and Schumann in MP3 file format, so that you can hear a sample of these composers' works. (DOES NOT INCLUDE COMPLETE WORKS, ONLY THE MUSIC CONTAINED IN THE BOOK) In addition, all the music contained in the books can be printed as sheet music from this enhanced CD. Moreover, printable coloring pages for each chapter of both books are provided.
Handel, at the Court of Kings -- Handel’s strange boyhood, clouded by the fact that his father did not want him to become a musician, and the later years when, thanks to the patronage of the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, his music was played before the greatest music lovers of Europe. The selections of Handel’s music included here are those best understood and most apt to be mastered by young musicians. Paperback, 168 pages, by Opal Wheeler
Handel, at the Court of Kings
Study Guide -- The Study Guide is packed with timelines, maps, comprehension questions, character quality highlights, and extra tidbits of information about the composer’s life. Written for children in grades K–6, the Study Guide makes a perfect addition to any study of master composers. Paperback, 32 pages
Home Schoolers on CD!
Songs for Growing Kids -- Performed and produced professionally this CD was developed by a great group of home school kids! You'll enjoy hearing 15 scripture songs done masterfully well by this very talented group at Harvest Ministries in Jacksonville, FL. Songs titles are:
You're a Part of the Church, 1 Cor. 3:9
Children, Be Obedient, Col 3:20
First Time Obedience, Eph 6:1
Good Manners, 1 Peter 2:12
Consequences, Gal. 6 8-10
May I Appeal Skit
May I Appeal? Prov. 6:20
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Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant -- This is a simple, inspiring children's biography of the great musician Haydn. This story, like all the stories of the great composers by Wheeler and Deucher, will win its way into the hearts of all music loving children: for it too, is told with all the understanding, sympathy and appreciation that its two inspired authors have to give. "Little Sepperl" (as the child Franz Joseph Haydn was called) always sat on a wooden stool near his father and with two smooth pieces of wood held firmly in his . . .
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
Study Guide -- Intended to complement Opal Wheeler and Sybil Deucher's classic Joseph Haydn the Merry Little Peasant. Packed with timelines, maps, reading comprehension questions, character quality highlights, and extra tidbits of information about Bach's life and his music. The use of this study guide will assist you in record keeping requirements you may have for courses taught, and will help your student to retain the information gathered. Grades K - 6
Ludwig Beethoven and the
Chiming Tower Bells Study Guide -- Intended to complement Opal Wheeler and Sybil Deucher's classic Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells. Packed with timelines, maps, reading comprehension questions, character quality highlights, and extra tidbits of information about Bach's life and his music. The use of this study guide will assist you in record keeping requirements you may have for courses taught, and will help your student to retain the information gathered. Grades K - 6
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells -- Here is the story of Ludwig van Beethoven, greatest master of all, told with feeling and delicate skill for boys and girls. Perhaps he, too, will become a musician like all the Beethoven's, said Father Johann. From then on, the four-year-old Ludwig was kept at the piano hour after hour until the long exercises were mastered. This is the inspiring story of his achievements against all odds of his growing deafness. "Long live Beethoven!" shouted the audience. But the master could not hear them . . .
Mozart, The Wonder Boy -- This classic children's work from the Wheeler & Deucher composers' series on Mozart will be enjoyed by all family members, whatever their age. You will be amazed how much history, biographical material, and music are included in each work. 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. "Here is a book about the most musical boy that ever lived. Fortunately . . .
Mozart, The Wonder Boy Study Guide -- Intended to complement Opal Wheeler and Sybil Deucher's classic Mozart, the Wonder Boy. Packed with timelines, maps, reading comprehension questions, character quality highlights, and extra tidbits of information about Mozart's life. The use of this study guide will assist you in record keeping requirements you may have for courses taught, and will help your student to retain the information gathered. Grades K - 6
Multiplication CD Kit from Audio Memory -- Audio Memory puts math facts to music, singing tables in echo style. Each song is different and is repeated with a pause before answers are provided, for self-testing. Each kit includes a reproducible workbook and an audio CD. Multiplication Songs: 32-minute track teaches from 2x2 to 12x12.
Click here to enjoy hearing a sample.
Musical Genius -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is perhaps the most important and recognized composer of all time. Playing the keyboard when he was just three years old and composing at age four, Mozart spent much of his youth touring European courts with his family. Although he died at the age of thirty-five, he created a huge volume of musical works. Among them are the famed operas. The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, and Don Giovanni. This is a resource that goes along with Beautiful Feet's: The History of Classical . . .
Recorder Fun! Worship Songs for Kids
Songbook and Recorder with Easy Instructions -- This terrific pack features everything you need to teach yourself recorder - a high-quality instrument with the feel and tuning of a pro model; and a songbook featuring easy versions of popular songs, complete instructions, a fingering chart, and coloring pages.
Includes 10 worship favorites in E-Z Play notation –
*Awesome God * Beautiful One * Friend of God * Here I Am to Worship * More Precious Than Silver * Open the Eyes of My Heart * Sing to the King * Step by Step * There Is . . .
Robert Schumann and Mascot Zif -- From the time he was a little boy, playing with his beloved cat, Ziff, in his home village in Saxony, until he became the famous composer, friend of Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Liszt, Robert Schumann lived happily and pleasantly. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he had few major problems to overcome. His work, his family life, all brought him the reward of renown and joy. Even the stiff finger which virtually ended his career as a musician was the means of emphasizing his genius as a composer. Paperback . . .
Robert Schumann and Mascot Zif
Study Guide -- The Study Guide is packed with timelines, maps, comprehension questions, character quality highlights, and extra tidbits of information about the composer’s life. Written for children in grades K–6, the Study Guide makes a perfect addition to any study of master composers.
Sebastian Bach, The Boy of Thuringia -- This classic work for children from the Wheeler & Deucher composers` series will be enjoyed by all family members. You'll be amazed how much history, biographical material, and music are included in each work. 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. It is filled with vivid descriptions of Bach`s childhood: how he sat up many nights and copied music . . .
Sebastian Bach, The Boy of Thuringia Study Guide -- Intended to complement Opal Wheeler and Sybil Deucher's classic Sebastian Bach, The Boy of Thuringia Packed with timelines, maps, reading comprehension questions, character quality highlights, and extra tidbits of information about Bach's life and his music. The use of this study guide will assist you in record keeping requirements you may have for courses taught, and will help your student to retain the information gathered. Grades K - 6
Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers -- Giving detailed information of the faith behind the music, this impressive book tells of the lives of twelve great composers. Handel, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Messiaen . . . Men of genius as different as their music - but all inspired by deep spiritual convictions. Peter Kavanaugh uncovers the spirituality of twenty of music's timeless giants, revealing legacies of the soul as diverse as the masterpieces they created. Warmly written, beautifully illustrated . . .
States and Capitals CD and Workbook
from Twin Sisters -- Quick - Name the capital of South Dakota! Kids of all ages can quickly and easily master the names of all 50 states, their capitals, and interesting facts about each state. Always a favorite in social studies classrooms and geography units! FYI: the capital of South Dakota is Pierre. Great family fun, too!
The Music CD includes songs that teach
Each state in alphabetical order—with an interesting fact about the state’s history, geography or a famous attraction—slow at first and then double-time . . .
The Composer Audio CD Set -- This CD set presents all the sightreading and dictation exercises for The Composer, a required item for those using The Composer in a self-teaching method or for teachers who lack college-level theory training.
Also corresponds with The Composer Teacher Resource Materials.
The History of Classical Music Timeline
Beautiful Feet -- This latest addition to the time line collection features twenty-three illustrations featuring composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern Periods of orchestral composition. Portraits of Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Clara Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Stravinsky and others make this a vibrant time line. This is a resource that goes along with Beautiful Feet's: The History of Classical Music.
The Very Best of Classical
Beethoven -- Enjoy nine of Beethoven's masterpieces on this one CD:
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor Op. 67: 1st Movement
Fur Elise
Romance No. 2 In F Major
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Eroica": 1st Movement
Symphony No. 7 in a Major: Presto
Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
Triple Concerto in C Major: Last Movement
Bagatelle
Symphony No. 9 In C (Choral)
Total listening time: 62:20
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