Reference, Special Needs

How they are made and the history of pan drums.

Shaping Music Education from a Global Perspective by Huib Schippers.

New, expanded edition of LIFE magazine's classic book, now with CD.

Ruby helps kids explore ways to identify, express, and move through their feelings.

A Symphony of the Human Spirit.  Award-winning documentary of a Paraguayan village built on a landfill, and the man who built instruments from the garbage and began The Recycled Orchestra.

The American Boy choir made a trip to Terezin Concentration Camp to learn about a work they perform using texts from the children in the camp. 20 years later they return and are reunited with the survivors they met earlier.

When renowned dancer Pierre Dulaine (Antonio Banderas) takes a teaching job in a NYC public school, he is ridiculed by the street-wise students. He begins to meld their hip-hop moves with his ballroom style and, over time, becomes their mentor. 

Based on the inspiring true story of a Chinese peasant who beats the odds to become a world renowned ballet dancer. 

Six five-minute health raps that will get your students moving in the classroom or the gym, with lesson plans, instructions, lyrics.

The riveting story of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra during the time of Hitler.

This outstanding series starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and nominated for 6 Emmys, depicts the triumphs and the tragedies of the life and career of the King of Rock & Roll.

A homeless, ex-Julliard musician battles mental illness through the power of music and friendship. 

Diana Ross portrays jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama.

Pianist Lang Lang in solo, chamber and orchestral performance of Chinese classics, with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

A ferocious, funny, and poignant portrait of this one-of-a-kind Broadway legend still belting out Sondheim numbers at age 87,

The harrowing documentary of the 8 bandsmen who stayed and played on the Titanic knwoing their fate was sealed.

A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, Bess Kargman's documentary paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow.

When the time came for revolt to gain independence from the weight of the Iron Curtain, song became the Estonians' vehicle for free speech, uniting them in a soaring and daring anthem of independence. Inspiring, gripping, and true.

A stirring, live gospel performance by 60 exuberant children that benefited childhoood victims of AIDS in Africa.

Extended version of Christopher Nupen's award winning documentary about freedom, survival and the extraordinary place of music in the Nazi concentration camps.