Reference & Special Interest

There's music in the wind and sky. Can you hear it? And there's hope. Can you feel it? The boy called August Rush can. In this musical odyssey he also discovers the musical talent hidden within himself. 

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

Follow autistic children & their families as they prepare and put on a musical.

Kurt Gerron, German war hero and well-loved Jewish actor, singer and director in the 1930's was sent to Terezin camp and forced to direct a propaganda film for his Nazi captors.  Also see the story behind Terezin camp.

Classically hilarious!  6 of his favorite specials in one 100th Anniversary Edition.

Two transformative programs in public schools bring underprivileged children/youth together through dance.

Vintage clips of Roy, Dale, Gene, Tex and more singing cowboy classics.

1911 edition in digital format with enhanced navigation.

Sir James Galway hosts this comprehensive video survey of Western music. 16-part DVD series, 60 minutes each.

Boston Youth Symphony players are taken completely out of their comfort zones.

Explore the phenomena of sound. Why are some sounds musical and others only noise?

Handcrafted wooden stick with Velcro® for helping secure a Grasp-A-Sound stick to the user's hand. 

Square handle design aids grasping for those with restricted manual ability. The right angle design permits striking a drum with a twisting wrist/arm motion.

Selections from all styles of music from 100-1980 are introduced with educator commentary—a full-semester course for HS and up. 

An award-winning documentary on the power of music to change us and sustain us at all stages of life. Interviews with Bobby McFerrin, Oliver Sacks and others prominent in the music fields.

Strengthening Our Minds Across a Lifetime. This 2-part PBS program--The Art of Connection and Creativity--reveals the vital role the arts play from our earliest to our final years of life.

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

Traces the personal and musical career of 10-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin,