Teaching Resources

Jim Gamble creates a magical marionette production of The Nutcracker with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra.

Jim Gamble's marionette production of Humperdinck's opera is a wonder of drama and music for kids.

Puppeteer Jim Gamble recreates children's classics with symphonic performances by European orchestras.

The Royal Ballet brings Beatrix Potter's lovable animal tales to life with choregraphy by Frederick Ashton. 

Humperdinck's 1893 opera, animated using 35 hand-sculpted dolls and lavish sets, done especially for children.

42 min. production with lavish sets and costumes, English narration and songs in German—perfect way to introduce children to opera.

Designed to capture the imaginations of children, these classroom length DVDs are a perfect intro to opera and ballet. Humperdinck, Mozart, Prokofiev.

Five joyful ballet and opera productions designed to capture the imaginations of children.

Introduce Mozart's opera to children through the story adapted by Kyra Teis and the video of the shortened opera from the Children's Cultural Collection.

Two Fantasy Operas created from Sendak's books are composed and conducted by Oliver Knussen with production design by Maurice Sendak himself. 

Joyful classics, abridged for the classroom. A great intro to opera & ballet for kids!

Lillie demonstrates with 1st-3rd graders two sections of John Feierabend’s First Steps Curriculum: Arioso and Movement Exploration.

The Cheshire Cat leads kids through music and story plus games, puzzle, riddles and an Animated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. 

Hear the music and the story, read the composer's biography, play listening games, enjoy musical jigsaws, puzzles and trivia, explore the Animated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Parent's Choice Gold Award. 

Hear the music and the stories, read the composer's biography, play listening games, enjoy musical jigsaws, puzzles and trivia, explore the Animated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments.

Hear the music and the stories, read the composer's biography, play listening games, enjoy musical jigsaws, puzzles and trivia.

Harry deals with alien space capsules to Mussorgsky's Night on Bare Mountain.

bu Ann Bryant.  Integrate music, art, and literature with a story told to the  William Tell Overture by Rossini.

Curriculum Kits by Clifford Brooks and Roger Ames.

These joyful productions, abridged for the classroom, capture a child's imagination and are a perfect introduction to classical music.