Music Appreciation

Books:

NARRATIVES FOR MUSIC APPRECIATION

• Because by Mo Willems
• Dancing Hands by Margarita Engle
• Zin Zin Zin A Violin by Lloyd Moss
• 88 Instruments by Chris Barton

BALLETS AND COMPOSED TALES

• Peter and the Wolf
• The Nutcracker by Susan Jeffers
• The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker
• The Story Orchestra: Four Seasons
• The Story Orchestra: The Sleeping Beauty
• The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake
• Swan Lake (New York City Ballet)

NONFICTION

• Composers: Their Lives and Works
• The Story of the Orchestra
• Welcome to the Symphony
• Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music

BIOGRAPHIES

• Becoming Bach
• Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers
• Opal Wheeler Biographies
• Famous Children Series

Helpful Resources:

• SQUILT Music (rich learning about Composers and Musical Eras and Instruments)
• Instrument Nomenclature Cards (free from The Helpful Garden)
• Instruments Safari TOOB
• Music Signs & Symbols

Piano Learning:

• Key’ndergarten: The Montessori Inspired Piano Curriculum
• Key’ndergarten Website with Membership Options

Peg Dolls:

• Composers Peg Dolls
• The Nutcracker Peg Dolls
• Peter and the Wolf Peg Dolls
• Swan Lake Peg Dolls